James Bailey may refer to: James Bailey (basketball) (born 1957), National Basketball Association player James Bailey (executive), former executive of Thinking Machines and the author of the book After Thought James Bailey (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer James Bailey (rugby union) (born 1983), English rugby union footballer for Gloucester RFC James Bailey (classical scholar) (died 1864), English schoolmaster James Bailey (British politician) (1840–1910), British Conservative Party politician, MP 1895–1906 James Bailey (American politician) (1801–1880), mayor of Houston, Texas James Bailey, veterinary anesthesiologist who appeared on the Animal Planet show Emergency Vets James Anthony Bailey (1847–1906), co-founder of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus James E. Bailey (1822–1885), United States Senator from Tennessee James E. Bailey (Medal of Honor), recipient during the Indian Wars James R. A. Bailey (1919–2000), founder and original editor of Drum magazine James Thomas Bailey, founder of ComedySportz Los Angeles James Bailey (author), American author and TV actor J. O. Bailey (1903–1979), professor of literature James Montgomery Bailey (1841–1894), American journalist Jay Bailey (James E. Bailey, 1944–2001), American biochemical engineer and pioneer of metabolic engineering James R. Bailey, professor at George Washington University James Bailey (field hockey) (born 1991), English field hockey player