James Harris is an alternate title of the ballad "The Daemon Lover", though it may also refer to:

• James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury
• James Harris the American football player.
• James Harris (1709-1780) was an English grammarian.
• James Harris was the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Presidential candidate for the Socialist Workers Party.
• James Harris was the first black player in modern times to start a season as quarterback for a professional football team.
• James Harris a professional wrestler best known as Kamala.