James Bellamy (British academic)

James Bellamy (1819–1909) was a British academic and administrator at the University of Oxford.

Bellamy was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St John's College, Oxford, where he attained a BA degree in 1841 and MA degree in 1845. He was ordained in 1843 and was awarded a Bachelor of Divinity in 1850 followed by a Doctor of Divinity in 1872. He was President of St John's College from 1871 to 1909.

At Oxford University, Bellamy was a member of the University Commission from 1877 to 1879 and Vice-Chancellor from 1886 to 1890. He was also a conservative and musician.