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
Nick Zedd
Jim Harding, Canadian professor, author of Canada's Deadly Secret
James Harding (runner), New Zealand middle-distance runner