James Shannon may refer to: People James Shannon (Massachusetts politician) (born 1952), US Representative from Massachusetts James Shannon (academic) (1799–1859), president of the University of Missouri James Shannon (Australian politician) (1840–1891) James Jebusa Shannon (1862–1923), American artist James Shannon (Irish politician) (died 1933), Irish Labour Party politician represented Wexford in 1927 James Royce Shannon (1881–1946), Irish-American composer and lyricist James C. Shannon (1896–1980), U.S. politician James A. Shannon (1904–1994), American physician, head of National Institutes of Health James Patrick Shannon (1921–2003), American Roman Catholic bishop Jim Shannon (born 1955), Northern Irish Democratic Unionist politician James Shannon (cricketer) (born 1990), Irish cricketer
Characters James Wiley Shannon, an unseen character in In Plain Sight James "Jim" Shannon, the lead character of Terra Nova