James Donovan may refer to:
James Donovan (Boston politician) (1859–1929), Democratic politician from Boston James B. Donovan (1916–1970), lawyer and US Navy officer James G. Donovan (1898–1987), Democratic politician, New York state senator and US congressman James H. Donovan (1923–1990), Republican politician, New York state senator James J. Donovan (1890–1971), mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey 1939–1943 James F. Donovan (1902–1979), American businessman and industrialist James Donovan (forensic scientist) (1944–2025), Irish forensic scientist
See also Jim Donovan (disambiguation)