James Cochran may refer to: James Cochran (North Carolina politician) (c. 1767–1813), Congressional Representative from North Carolina James Cochran (New York politician) (1769–1848), U.S. Representative from New York James Cochran (artist) (born 1973), Australian artist James Cochran (merchant) (1802–1877), Irish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada James Cuppaidge Cochran, clergyman and editor in Nova Scotia Jim Cochran, American farmer Jimmy Cochran (born 1981), American alpine ski racer