James Harding
James Harding or Jim Harding may refer to:
- J. Barclay Harding (1830–1865), publisher of the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
 - James Harding (cricketer), English professional cricketer
 - James Harding (explorer) (1838–1864), English explorer
 - James Harding (harbourmaster) (1811–1867)
 - James Harding (journalist) (born 1969), British journalist and former Director of BBC News
 - James A. Harding (1848–1922), early influential leader in the Church of Christ
 - James Duffield Harding (1798–1863), English landscape painter
 - James McKay Harding (1926–1995), political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
 - James Harding (music writer) (1929–2007), writer on music and theatre
 - James Havelock Harding (1883–1978), master shipwright and shipbuilder
 - James C. Harding (born 1934), United States Air Force officer
 - Nick Zedd (né James Franklyn Harding III, 1956–2022)
 - Jim Harding, Canadian professor, author of Canada's Deadly Secret