James Skinner may refer to: James Skinner (MP) (died 1558), MP for Reigate James Skinner (missionary) (died 1821) English missionary and translator, see J. V. S. Taylor James Skinner (East India Company officer) (1778–1841), Anglo-Indian soldier, founder of cavalry regiments, Skinner's Horse and 3rd Skinner's Horse James Atchison Skinner (1826–1894), Scottish-born farmer, merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada James Scott Skinner (1843–1927), Scottish fiddler and dancing master James Allen Skinner (1890–1974), British trade unionist and pacifist Jimmy Skinner (footballer) (1898–1984), English footballer Jimmy Skinner (1917–2007), Detroit Red Wings head coach James John Skinner (1923–2008), Irish-born Zambian and Malawian jurist James A. Skinner (born 1944), former CEO of McDonald's James Skinner (CANZUK International) (fl. 2011–2018), executive director of CANZUK International James L. Skinner (born 1953), American theoretical chemist