James Howell (disambiguation)

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) was an Anglo-Welsh historian and writer.

James Howell may also refer to:

• James Howell (chess player) (born 1967), English chess grandmaster and author
• James B. Howell (1816–1880), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician
• James Howell (politician) (1829–1897), mayor of Brooklyn, New York
• James F. Howell (born 1934), American politician in the state of Oklahoma
• James Howell, author of Dodona's Grove (1640), a historical allegory
• James Howell, founder of Cardiff's Howells (department store) in 1856
• James Howell, early leader of Britain's National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers
• J. P. Howell (James Phillip Howell, born 1983), American baseball pitcher
• Jamie Howell (born 1977), English footballer
• Jim Howell, Ambassador of New Zealand to Saudi Arabia, 2003–2007
• Jim Lee Howell (1914–1995), American football player and coach
• Jim Howell (politician) (born 1949), former member of the Michigan House of Representatives