Jim or James Read may refer to:
James Read Chadwick (1844–1905), American gynecologist and medical librarian James Canham Read (1855–1894), British bigamist known as Southend Murderer or Prittlewell Murderer James Morgan Read (1908–1985), American educationalist and UN Commissioner Jim Read (footballer) (1943–2020), Australian who played for St Kilda in VFL James Read (actor) (born 1953), American cast member in North and South Jim Read (alpine skier) (born 1962), Canadian Olympic alpine skier James Read, drummer for black metal band Revenge (Canadian band)
See also James Reed (disambiguation) James Reid (disambiguation) James Ready (disambiguation)