James McMillan may refer to:
James McMillan (fur trader) (1783–1858), founder of Fort Langley, British Columbia
James W. McMillan (1825–1903), Union officer during the American Civil War
James McMillan (politician) (1838–1902), U.S. Senator from Michigan
James McMillan (footballer, born c. 1866) (c. 1866–?), played for Sunderland
James McMillan (footballer, born 1869) (1869–?), played for Scotland and St Bernard's FC
James McMillan (Scottish footballer), played for Notts County
James Bryan McMillan (1916–1995), U.S. federal judge
Jim McMillan (Canadian football) (born 1952), American football player
Jim McMillan (speedway rider) (born 1945), Scottish motorcycle speedway rider
Jimmy McMillan (born 1946), U.S. fringe politician, founder of The Rent Is Too Damn High Party
James Francis McMillan (1948–2010), Scottish historian and author
James MacMillan (born 1959), Scottish composer
James McMillan (cricketer) (born 1978), New Zealand cricketer
J. W. McMillan (brick manufacturer) (1850–1925), Scottish brick manufacturer in the American South
James E. McMillan (died 1907), mayor of Victoria, British Columbia
James McMillan (trumpeter), British jazz trumpeter, record producer and founder and owner of Quietmoney Recordings