James Ray may refer to: James Arthur Ray (born 1957), American professional speaker and author convicted of negligent homicide in 2011 James B. Ray (1794–1848), governor of Indiana James Earl Ray (1928–1998), assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. James Edwin Ray (born 1941), U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam-era prisoner-of-war James Ray (rock musician), founding member of James Ray And The Performance, James Ray's Gangwar, The MK Ultra, and his current band 4080peru James Ray (singer) (1941–c. 1964), singer from the early 1960s James Ray (basketball) (born 1957), American basketball player James Ray (historian), English historian Jim Ray (1944–2005), American baseball player Jim Ray (basketball) (born 1934), American basketball player Jimmy Ray (born 1970), English musician