James McNaughton may refer to:

James McNaughton (bobsleigh) (born 1987), Canadian Olympic bobsledder James McNaughton (Ruairí Óg Cushendall hurler) (c. 1963–2014), Irish hurler James McNaughton (Loughgiel Shamrocks hurler) (born 1997), Irish hurler James McNaughton (politician), former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from Alberta, Canada See also James MacNaughton, president of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company