James Coleman may refer to: Academics James Smoot Coleman (1919–1985), American political scientist James Samuel Coleman (1926–1995), American sociologist James Earl Coleman (born 1946), American attorney and professor of law Artists and entertainers James Coleman (Irish artist) (born 1941) J. Paul Emerson or Jimmy Coleman (1942/3–2001), American radio host Jim Coleman (actor) (born 1961), American actor and producer James Coleman (broadcaster) (born 1968), New Zealand television presenter, radio host and actor Jim Coleman (musician) (fl. 1990s–2010s), American keyboards and sampler player Government James P. Coleman (1914–1991), Governor of Mississippi James M. Coleman (1924–2014), American jurist and legislator James Coleman (politician) (fl. 2010s–2020s), member of the Colorado House of Representatives James H. Coleman (born 1999), Councilmember for the City of South San Francisco James S. Coleman (judge) (1906–1987), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Sports James W. Coleman, early 20th-century American basketball coach Jim Coleman (volleyball), volleyball player for the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics Jim Coleman (dancer), dancer who worked with Martha Mason in the 1980s Jim Coleman (curler), curler in the 2010 Safeway Championship Other people Jim Coleman (journalist) (1911–2001), Canadian sports journalist James J. Coleman (born 1950), American electrical engineer James Malone Coleman, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee Other uses James Coleman House in Swainsboro, Georgia James W. Coleman House in Moultrie, Georgia See also Coleman (disambiguation) James Colman, American businessman Coleman, James