James Simmons may refer to: James Simmons (poet) (1933–2001), Irish poet, literary critic and songwriter James Simmons (1741–1807), Canterbury newspaper proprietor, banker, mill owner, mayor and M.P. James A. Simmons (scientist), American researcher in bat echolocation James Aubrey Simmons (1897–1979), Canadian politician and notary James B. Simmons (1825–1905), recording secretary American Baptist Home Mission Society, 1867–1874 James F. Simmons (1795–1864), United States Senator from Rhode Island James S. Simmons (1861–1935), United States Representative from New York Jim Simmons (footballer) (1889–1972), English footballer who played for Sheffield United James M. Simmons (born 1942), musician and President of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas James Simmons (actor), in films such as Henry V Jim Simmons (American football) (1903–1977), American football player