James Strong may refer to: James Strong (college president) (1833–1913), American theologian and the first president of Carleton College in Minnesota James Strong (director), British television director and writer James Strong (theologian) (1822–1894), American Methodist biblical scholar and educator, creator of Strong's Concordance and co-author of McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia James Strong (U.S. politician) (1783–1847), United States Representative from New York James Clark Strong (1826–1915), Union Brevet Brigadier General in the American Civil War James G. Strong (1870–1938), United States Representative from Kansas James Hooker Strong (1814–1882), United States Navy admiral James N. Strong (1818–1900), American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor Jim Strong (American football coach) (born 1954), former college football coach Jim Strong (running back) (born 1946), American football player James Strong (Australian businessman) (1944–2013), Australian businessman, CEO of Qantas Jimmy Strong (musician) (1906–1977), American jazz reedist