James Hume may refer to: James Hume (architect) (1798–1868), architect in Sydney, Australia James Hume (cricketer) (1858–1909), Scottish-born New Zealand cricketer James Hume (magistrate) (1808–1862), British magistrate and political commentator in Calcutta James Hume (mathematician) (fl. 1639), Scottish mathematician given credit for introducing the modern exponential notation James Hume (superintendent) (1823–1896), New Zealand asylum superintendent James Hume (rugby union) (born 1998), Irish rugby union player James B. Hume (1827–1904), lawman in the American West James Deacon Hume (1774–1842), English official, economic writer and advocate of free trade Jim Hume (born 1962), Scottish Liberal Democrat politician See also James Humes (disambiguation)