James Stuart has been the name of several historical figures. Some are better known under the older spelling of James Stewart; others include:

• James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), "the Old Pretender", claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland
• James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (1776-1845)
• James Stuart (1780-1853), Lower Canada lawyer, politician, judge
• James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833-1864), Confederate States military officer in the American Civil War
• James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1897-1971), Conservative Party politician and Secretary of State for Scotland
• James Stuart (1843-1913), Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics at Cambridge University and Liberal Party politician
• James Frederick Stuart-Wortley, New Zealand politician
• James H. Stuart, Former mayor of Kelowna
• James Stuart (1713-1788) English architect, archaeologist, and painter.

Several Earls of Moray, including

• James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1501 creation)(c.1499-1544)
• James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1531-1570)
• James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray (1708-1767)

See also

• James Stewart

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