James Gilmour may refer to:Jim Gilmour (boxer), British Olympic boxer James Gilmour (1782–1858), entrepreneur James Gilmour (missionary) (1843–1891), Scottish Protestant Christian missionary in China and Mongolia James Gilmour (politician) (1842–1908), politician in Ontario Canada Jim Gilmour (1881–1918), rugby league footballer of the 1910s for New Zealand and Wellington Jim Gilmour, Commander Joint Forces New Zealand Jimmy Gilmour, Scottish footballer