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
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“Since belief is measured by action, he who forbids us to believe religion to be true, necessarily also forbids us to act as we should if we did believe it to be true.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“One joins the movement in a valueless world,
Choosing it, till both hurler and the hurled,
One moves as well, always toward, toward.”
—Thom Gunn (b. 1929)