James Smart may refer to: James Smart (civil servant) (1888–1957), former head of Canadian National Parks Branch, later Parks Canada James Allan Smart (1858–1942), Canadian merchant and politician in Manitoba James S. Smart (1842–1903), American Member of Congress from New York state James Henry Smart (1841-1900) became President of Purdue University on August 23, 1883, succeeding Emerson E. White James H. Smart (aviator), American winner of the 1931 Ford National Reliability Air Tour James Smart (journalist), A Kenyan Journalist and news anchor.