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:
“So here it is at last, the distinguished thing!”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“fast, perfect, and unwilling
to tell me that you are doing
well, or that it was mistake
that placed you in that world,
and me in this; or that misfortune
placed these worlds in us.”
—James Tate (b. 1943)