James, Jim, or Jimmy Kemp may refer to:

Religion

• James Kemp (bishop) (1764–1827), Episcopal bishop in America
• James Kemp (missionary) (1797–1872), missionary for the Church of England
• James W. Kemp (1950s–2006), Methodist minister and author

Sports

• James William Young Kemp, better known as Hamish Kemp, Scottish rugby player
• Jimmy Kemp (born 1971), former CFL quarterback
• Jimmy Kemp (cricketer) (1918–1994), New Zealand cricketer
• Jim Kemp (Australian rules footballer) (born 1947), Australian footballer
• Gabby Kemp (James Albert Kemp, 1919–1993), American baseball player

Others

• James Kemp (Australian politician) (1833–1873), member of the New South Wales Parliament
• James Furman Kemp (1859–1926), American geologist
• James Kemp (NAACP) (1912–1983), American labor organizer and president of the NAACP

See also

• James Kempt (1764–1854), British Army officer of the Napoleonic era