James Potter may refer to:
James Potter (Pennsylvania politician) (1729–1789), soldier, farmer, and politician from Pennsylvania James Potter (baseball) (1864–1934), American businessman and owner of baseball club the Philadelphia Phillies James B. Potter Jr. (born 1931), Los Angeles, California, City Council member James C. Potter (1855–1925), American engineer, inventor, businessman and civic leader Jimmy Potter (born 1941), Northern Irish former footballer James Potter (character), father of Harry Potter in the Harry Potter series James Sirius Potter, son of Harry Potter in the Harry Potter series