James Ellis may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
edit- James G. Ellis (composer) (1880–1966), American violinist, silent film theater pioneer, and composer
- James Ellis (actor) (1931–2014), British actor
- James Ellis (musician), British rock guitarist and record producer
Politics and law
edit- James Ellis (antiquary) (1763–1830), English lawyer and antiquary
- James Ellis (British politician) (1829–1901), British MP for Bosworth 1885–1892
- James Ellis (Australian politician) (1843–1930), Australian politician
- James A. Ellis (1864–1934), mayor of Ottawa
- James L. Ellis, (1928-2017), California state legislator
- James M. Ellis, lawyer and state legislator in West Virginia
- James F. Ellis (1870–1937), Canadian physician and politician
Others
edit- James Ellis (footballer) (fl. 1892), Scottish footballer
- Mooney Ellis (James Ellis, born 1896), American baseball player
- James H. Ellis (1924–1997), British engineer and cryptographer
- James G. Ellis (born 1947), American academic; dean of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California
- James O. Ellis (born 1947), U.S. Navy admiral