James Sharpe may refer to: James Sharpe (Australian politician) (1868-1935), Australian politician James Sharpe (Canadian politician) (1846-?), English-born pioneer and politician in Ontario, Canada James Sharpe (Dutch politician) (born 1962), Dutch politician, businessman and athlete James Sharpe (Jesuit) (1577-1630), English Jesuit and professor of scripture James Sharpe (historian), historian at the University of York