James Banks may refer to:

• James Arthur Banks (1897–1967), Scottish civil engineer
• James A. Banks (born 1941), American professor at the University of Washington, Seattle
• James Banks III (born 1998), American basketball player
• Jim Banks (born 1979), United States Congressman from Indiana
• Jimmy Lee Banks (1956–1982), American professional wrestler

• James Banks (footballer), English footballer
• Jimmy Banks (1964–2019), American soccer defender
• Jimmy Banks (English footballer) (1893–1942), English footballer
• Jimmy Banks (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Doncaster

• Jimmy Bancks (1889–1952), Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip Ginger Meggs
• James Bankes, MP for Appleby