James Stirling may refer to:
- James Stirling (mathematician) (1692–1770), Scottish mathematician
- Sir James Stirling (Royal Navy officer) (1791–1865), Governor of Western Australia
- James Stirling (1800–1876), Scottish engineer
- James Hutchison Stirling (1820–1909), Scottish philosopher
- James Stirling (1835–1917), Scottish locomotive engineer
- Sir James Stirling (judge) (1836–1916), British jurist
- Sir James Stirling (architect) (1926–1992), architect
- James Stirling (physicist) (born 1953), Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Cambridge
- James Stirling (of Garden) of Garden, Prior of the Order of St John in Scotland
- James Stirling (footballer), Scottish association football player
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or stirling:
“How sick one gets of being “good,” how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours; embody selfishness.”
—Alice James (1848–1892)
“Oh, if thy pride did not our joys control,
What world of loving wonders shouldst thou see!
For if I saw thee once transformed in me,
Then in thy bosom I would pour my soul;”
—William Alexander, Earl O Stirling (1580?–1640)