James Meredith (born 1933) was the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi.

James Meredith may also refer to:

James Meredith (Medal of Honor) (1872–1915), United States Marine sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient James Meredith (soccer) (born 1988), Australian soccer player James Creed Meredith (1875–1942), Irish lawyer and judge James Creed Meredith (baronet) (1842–1912), Irish Freemason James Hargrove Meredith (1914–1988), U.S. federal judge Jamon Meredith (James Jamon Meredith, born 1986), American football player Ted Meredith (James Edwin Meredith, 1891–1957), American Olympic runner

See also Meredith (surname)