Steven Robert "Steve" James (born November 29, 1949 in Coseley, England) is an English former footballer who played at centre-back.

Steve James (February 19, 1952 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor. He starred mostly in low-budget action films such as the American Ninja series, The Delta Force (1986), The Exterminator (1980), and Enter the Game of Death (1978). James also starred as Kung Fu Joe in the 1988 comedy/spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.

James was born and raised in New York City. His uncle was James Wall, who played Mr. Baxter on Captain Kangaroo. He attended C.W. Post College as an Arts and Film major. Upon graduating, he became involved in stage work and TV commercials. James started his film career off as a stuntman for such New York based productions as The Wiz, The Warriors, and The Wanderers.

James was also close friends with actor Michael Dudikoff (the two met while shooting American Ninja) and director William Friedkin, who described him as "One of the most nicest, toughest and professional actors I've ever worked with."

Steve James died of pancreatic cancer in Burbank, California, at age 41. His last role was in the pilot for the TV series M.A.N.T.I.S.. The pilot first aired on Fox just a few weeks after his death. Eulogies at James' funeral service were delivered by Sidney Poitier and director-writer S.C. Dacy.

Stephen James (born May 2, 1961) is an English professional snooker player.

Steve James is an American film producer and director of several documentaries, including the award-winning Hoop Dreams, and Stevie. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is a long-time associate of Kartemquin Films.

Stephen Peter James (born 7 September, 1967, Lydney, Gloucestershire) is a former English cricketer who played two Tests for England in 1998, making 71 runs in four innings. He was captain of Glamorgan for three seasons before retiring in 2003 after 17 seasons with the club, aged 35. He played a total of 245 first class matches, making 15,890 runs at a batting average just above 40, with a total of 47 centuries and a highest score of 309 not out against Sussex in 2000 - which was a Glamorgan record highest score at the time. He scored more than 1,000 runs in a season nine times, with his two most prolific seasons following each other - 1,766 runs in 1996 was followed up with 1,775 runs in 1997, which led to his selection for the England A team before graduating to Test level the following season. James also played two seasons of domestic cricket in Zimbabwe for Mashonaland.

Steve James (born 1953) is a Welsh Anglican priest. From 1993 to 2006, he was Rector of Bebington Parish Church, and has been Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Platt Lane, Rusholme since October 2006. He is a noted singer and song and hymnwriter, and succeeded Michael Saward as current chairman of Jubilate Group. He has recorded and released seven albums of his own material. His best-known songs are Lift My Eyes, All My Ways, an arrangement of Psalm 90 and the Christmas song Baby Jesus.

One of 115 invitees to join AMPAS in 2007.

Steve James was often cast in action movies as the hero's sidekick, despite usually being a better actor and fighter than the star. James was raised in New York City, attended C.W. Post College as an Arts and Film major, and upon graduating, became involved in stage work and TV commercials. He started in film as a stuntman, working in such New York productions as The Wiz, The Warriors, and The Wanderers. His first major film role was as Robert Ginty's sidekick in The Exterminator; he later played sidekick to such stars as Michael Dudikoff (3 times), David Carradine, and Chuck Norris. His last film was the pilot for the TV series "Mantis". It aired on the Fox network just a few weeks after his death at age 41 of pancreatic cancer.