James Tate may refer to:
- James Tate (headmaster) (1771–1843), headmaster of Richmond School, 1796–1833
- James "Honest Dick" Tate (1831–?), State Treasurer of Kentucky
- James Hugh Joseph Tate (1910–1983), Irish-American politician, mayor of Philadelphia
- James Tate (Emmerdale), a fictional character on the soap opera Emmerdale
- James Tate (writer) (born 1943), poet
- James W. Tate (1875–1922), songwriter, accompanist, and composer
- James Tate, murderer involved in the 2003 John McDonogh High School shooting
- James Tate, student banned from prom at Shelton High School
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or tate:
“As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to magnanimity, and appeals to sympathy or justice, are folly when we are dealing with human crocodiles and boa-constrictors.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“For now the moon with friendless light carouses
On hill and housetop, street and marketplace,
Men will plunge, mile after mile of men,
To crush this lucent madness of the face....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)