James Harlan is the name of:
- James Harlan (congressman) (1800–1863), Kentucky
- James Harlan (senator) (1820–1899), Iowa
- James S. Harlan (1861–1927), American lawyer and commerce specialist, son of John Marshall Harlan
- Jim Harlan (born 1954), American football player
Famous quotes containing the word james:
“Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance, and saves the children of fortune from the envious uprisings of the poor.”
—William James (1843–1916)