James Patterson (disambiguation)

James Patterson (born 1947) is an American author.

James or Jim Patterson may also refer to:

Politicians

James Patterson (New Jersey politician) (1794–1867), American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey
James Patterson (Australian politician) (1833–1895), Australian colonial politician, 17th Premier of Victoria
James W. Patterson (1823–1893), United States Senator from New Hampshire
James Colebrooke Patterson (1839–1929), Canadian politician
James O. Patterson (1857–1911), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
James T. Patterson (politician) (1908–1989), U.S. Representative from Connecticut
J. O. Patterson Jr. (James Oglethorpe Patterson, 1935–2011), American bishop and mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
Jim Patterson (California politician) (born 1948), member of California State Assembly since 2012
Jim Patterson (Alabama politician) (1950–2017), U.S. representative from Alabama
James G. Patterson, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, 1874–1875

Jim Patterson (Scottish footballer) (1928–2012), record goal scorer with Scottish club, Queen of the South
Jim Patterson (cricketer) (born 1959), Irish cricketer
Jim Patterson (Australian footballer) (1919–1994), Australian rules footballer
Jim Patterson Stadium, baseball stadium in Louisville named for the founder of Long John Silvers, Kentucky, opened in 2005

James Lloydovich Patterson (1933–2025), Russian writer of African-American descent
James T. Patterson (historian) (born 1935), American historian
Jim Patterson (screenwriter) (fl. 2010s–2020s), American producer and screenwriter

James Kennedy Patterson (1833–1922), Scottish-American academic administrator
James John Patterson (1859–1937), New Zealand blacksmith, farmer and landowner
James Joseph Patterson (1923–1992), American newspaper executive
James Laird Patterson (1822–1902), British Roman Catholic bishop
James Patterson (actor) (1932–1972), American actor
Jimmy Patterson, the main character of Medal of Honor video game series
"Big" Jim Paterson (fl. 1970s–2020s), trombonist of Dexys Midnight Runners