James Oliver may refer to: Jamie Oliver (born 1975), English chef Jamie Oliver (musician) (born 1975), keyboards player of Welsh band Lostprophets James Oliver (inventor) (1823–1908), American inventor and industrialist James Oliver (New York City) (1844–1911), New York politician James Arthur Oliver (1914–1981), American zoologist, herpetologist, and educator James C. Oliver (1895–1986), American politician James Harrison Oliver (1857–1928), American admiral and governor of the United States Virgin Islands James T. Oliver (1849–1923), American politician James V. Oliver, American politician from Maine Jim Oliver (novelist), American novelist Jim Oliver (footballer) (born 1941), Scottish former footballer Jimmy Oliver (born 1969), American basketball player Jimmy Oliver (musician) (died 2005), saxophonist and bandleader Michael Oliver (Lord Mayor) (James Michael Yorrick Oliver, born 1940), Lord Mayor of London 2001–2002