James Kirkwood may refer to: James Kirkwood (Church of Scotland) (1650–1709), promoter of Scottish Gaelic language literacy James P. Kirkwood (1807–1877), American civil engineer James Kirkwood Sr. (1875–1963), American actor and film director James Kirkwood Jr. (1924–1989), American playwright and author Jimmy Kirkwood (field hockey) (born 1962), field hockey player from Northern Ireland James Kirkwood (grammarian) (fl. 1698), Scottish grammarian James Kirkwood (sport shooter) (born 1930), Australian Olympic shooter James Kirkwood (politician) (1845–1933), politician in Ontario, Canada