James, Jim, or Jimmy Cowan may refer to:
Law and politics James Cowan (Ontario politician) (1803–1900), Canadian politician James Cowan (Scottish politician) (1816–1895), Scottish MP James Cowan (Manitoba physician) (1831–1910), Canadian politician in Manitoba James Cowan (South Australian politician) (1848–1890) James R. Cowan (1858–1911), American politician in New York James Cowan (Manitoba politician) (1914–1997), Canadian politician in Manitoba Jim Cowan (born 1942), Canadian senator from Nova Scotia
Sports James Cowan (sport shooter) (1856–1943), British sport shooter James Cowan (footballer) (1868–1918), Scottish footballer Jimmy Cowan (footballer) (1926–1968), Scottish footballer James Cowan (Scottish cricketer) (born 1929) Jimmy Cowan (rugby league) (born 1975), Scottish rugby league footballer Jimmy Cowan (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union footballer James Cowan (English cricketer) (born 1989)
Others James Cowan (New Zealand writer) (1870–1943), New Zealand writer James Alexander Cowan (1901–1978), Canadian writer and public relations consultant James Cowan (author) (1942–2018), Australian author James Cowan (bishop) (born 1952), Anglican bishop of Columbia James Cowan (British Army officer) (born 1964)
See also Cowan (surname)