James Richards may refer to:

• James Richards (artist) (born 1983), British artist
• James Richards (Canadian football) (born 1969), American football offensive guard
• James Richards (cricketer) (1855–1923), English cricketer
• James Richards (politician) (1723–1810), Revolutionary War Captain and Connecticut state representative
• James Richards (veterinarian) (1948–2007), American veterinarian and noted expert on cats
• James A. D. Richards (1845–1911), United States Representative from Ohio
• James Maude Richards (1907–1992), British architectural writer
• James P. Richards (1894–1979), United States Representative from South Carolina
• James William Richards (1850–1915), Canadian politician
• James Edwin Richards (1945–2000), American journalist, editor and publisher
• James Lorin Richards (1858–1955), American financier and industrialist
• James Richard (1928–2002), sound editor, sometimes as James A. Richards
• Jimmy Richards (born 1975), Welsh rugby player
• Jamie Richards (cyclist) (born 1957), cyclist from New Zealand
• Jamie Richards (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer
• Jamie Richards (horse trainer) New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse trainer