James or Jim Boyd may refer to:
Academia James Boyd (schoolmaster) (1795–1856), Scottish schoolmaster and author James E. Boyd (scientist) (1906–1998), American scientist and academician; director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute James Dixon Boyd (1907–1968), Irish-American professor of anatomy James I. C. Boyd (1921–2009), British author and narrow gauge railway historian James Boyd (engineer) (1904–1987), American mining engineer and educator
Arts and entertainment James Boyd (novelist) (1888–1944), American novelist Jim Boyd (actor) (1933–2013), American actor who appeared on the 1971 iteration of The Electric Company Jimmy Boyd (1939–2009), American singer Jim Boyd (newscaster) (born 1942), American news anchor and reporter Jim Boyd (musician) (1956–2016), American musician from the Colville Indian Reservation
Politics and law James H. Boyd (mayor) (1809–1877), American politician, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi James P. Boyd (1826–1890), Canadian businessman and political figure James E. Boyd (politician) (1834–1906), American politician, governor of Nebraska James Edmund Boyd (1845–1935), U.S. federal judge James Boyd (Australian politician) (1867–1941), member of the Australian House of Representatives James H. Boyd (Atlantic City politician) (1906–1974), Atlantic City politician and crime and political boss Jimmy Boyd (Louisiana politician) (fl. 1944–1952), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Jim Boyd (politician) (born 1956), American politician in the Florida Senate
Sports James Boyd (sportsman) (1891–1930), Scottish cricketer, rugby union international and Royal Navy officer Jimmy Boyd (footballer) (1907–1991), Scottish footballer Jimmy Boyd (baseball) (1918–1965), American Negro league baseball player Jim Boyd (boxer) (1930–1997), American boxer Jim Boyd (ice hockey) (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player Jim Boyd (racing driver), New Zealand racing driver in the 1967 Tasman Series James Boyd (American football) (born 1977), American football player
Others James Boyd, 2nd Lord Boyd (c. 1469–1484), Scottish peer James Boyd, 9th Lord Boyd (died 1654), Scottish noble James William Boyd (1822–?), American military officer; supposed double of John Wilkes Booth James Harbottle Boyd (1858–1915), Hawaiian colonel James Boyd of Trochrig (c. 1530–1581), Scottish clergyman James Matthew Boyd (1975–2014), American man fatally shot by police in James Boyd shooting
Other uses James H. Boyd Intermediate School, primary school in Huntington, New York