James Anderson may refer to: Arts James Anderson (American actor) (1921–1969), American actor James Anderson (author) (1936–2007), British mystery writer James Anderson (English actor) (born 1980), British actor James Anderson (filmmaker) (1902–1960), American film director James Anderson (songwriter) (1825–1899), Tyneside songwriter James Anderson (writer), American television writer James Arthur Anderson (born 1955), American writer James McConnell Anderson (1907–1998), American painter and potter Big Dad Ritch (James Richard Anderson), lead vocalist for American heavy metal band Texas Hippie Coalition James Robertson Anderson (1811–1895), Scottish actor Government James Anderson (British politician) (1800–1864), Lord Provost of Glasgow and British MP for Stirling James Anderson (Manitoba politician) (1903–1983), Canadian politician James Drummond Anderson (1886–1968), Financial Commissioner of the Punjab James Drummond Anderson (1852–1920), member of the Indian Civil Service James H. Anderson (politician) (1878–1936), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in the 1920s James Hodson Anderson (1909–1996), Nebraska Attorney General James Lee Anderson (born 1948), American politician in the Wyoming Senate James Sibree Anderson (1841–1927), Scottish-born Wisconsin politician James Thomas Milton Anderson (1878–1946), Canadian politician; Premier of Saskatchewan, 1929–1934 Military James Anderson (defense official), acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James Anderson Jr. (1947–1967), USMC, Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient James Anderson (Royal Navy officer) (1765–1835) James Anderson (Medal of Honor) (1849–1918), American Indian Wars soldier James Patton Anderson (1822–1872), Confederate Army general Science James A. Anderson (cognitive scientist) (born 1940), American professor of cognitive science and brain science at Brown University James A. D. W. Anderson (born 1958), British computer scientist James Anderson (biomedical engineer), American professor of pathology, macromolecular science and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University James Anderson (botanical collector) (1797–1842), Scottish botanical collector who later became the Superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Gardens James Anderson (botanist) (1739–1809), Scottish botanist James Anderson (civil engineer) (1793–1861), Scottish civil engineer James Anderson (mechanical engineer) (1871–1945), Scottish mechanical engineer James B. Anderson (1935–2021), American professor of chemistry and physics at Penn State University James D. Anderson (1930–1976), American herpetologist James G. Anderson (born 1944), American professor of atmospheric chemistry at Harvard University James H. Anderson (computer scientist), American computer scientist James M. Anderson (scientist), American scientist Sir James Anderson, 1st Baronet (1792–1861), Irish inventor Sports James Allan Anderson (chess player) (1906–1991), American chess player James Anderson (American football) (born 1983), American football linebacker James Anderson (badminton) (born 1974), English badminton player James Anderson (basketball) (born 1989), American basketball player Duncan Anderson (James Duncan