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), 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 (1929–2007), writer on music and theatre

James Havelock Harding (1883–1978), master shipwright and shipbuilder

James C. Harding, United States Air Force officer

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Jim Harding, Canadian professor, author of Canada's Deadly Secret

James Harding (runner), New Zealand middle-distance runner