James Gunn may refer to:
- Sir James Gunn (explorer) of Scotland, explorer, member of Henry Sinclair's survey expedition in the 14th century
- James Gunn (senator) (1753–1801), US Senator from Georgia
- James Gunn (congressman) (1843–1911), US Congressman from Idaho
- James Gunn (author) (born 1923), American science fiction author
- James E. Gunn (born 1938), American astronomer
- James Gunn (filmmaker) (born 1970), American film maker, actor, and author
- James Gunn (politician) (fl. 1872–1882), a Electoral district of Sorell
- James Gunn (screenwriter) (1920–1966), film and television screenwriter
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or gunn:
“This comes of James teaching me to think for myself, and never to hold back out of fear of what other people may think of me. It works beautifully as long as I think the same things as he does.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“Direct me gods, whose changes are all holy,
To where it flickers deep in grass, the moly:”
—Thom Gunn (b. 1929)