James Briggs is the name of: James Briggs (musician) (born 1978), American keyboardist and saxophonist James E. Briggs (1906–1979), United States Air Force general James Frankland Briggs (1827–1905), United States Representative from New Hampshire Jimmy Briggs (1937–2011), Scottish footballer Jimmy Briggs (politician) (born 1868), Australian-born South African trade unionist and Senator Jamie Briggs (born 1977), Australian politician