James or Jim Donaldson may refer to:
James Donaldson (classical scholar) (1831–1915), Scottish classical scholar, and educational and theological writer James Donaldson (basketball) (born 1957), retired professional English-American basketball player James Donaldson (publisher) (1751–1830), publisher of the Edinburgh Advertiser; founder of Donaldson's Hospital James Donaldson (rugby league) (born 1991), English rugby league player James Donaldson (cricketer) (1943–2025), English cricketer James A. Donaldson (1941–2019), American mathematician James Lowry Donaldson (1814–1885), American soldier and author Jamie Donaldson (born 1975), Welsh golfer Jim Donaldson (footballer), Scottish footballer Jim Donaldson (rugby union), Irish international rugby union player MrBeast (James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, born 1998), American YouTuber
See also Donaldson Group, formerly James Donaldson & Sons, a Scottish timber supplier