James Cleland may refer to:
James Cleland (footballer) (1869–1942), Scottish footballer James Cleland (politician) (1839–1908), Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly James Cleland (statistician) (1770–1840), Scottish statistician and historical writer James Dowsett Rose Cleland (1767–1852), Irish naturalist and estate owner James T. Cleland, former Dean of Duke Chapel James William Cleland (1874–1914), Scottish Liberal Party politician and barrister