James or Jim McAllister or McAlister may refer to:

• James G. McAllister (1861–1933), American rancher, miner, and politician
• Jim McAllister (1944–2013), Northern Irish activist and politician
• James McAlister (1951–2018), American football player
• Jimmy McAlister (born 1957), American soccer player
• Jamie McAllister (born 1978), Scottish footballer
• Jim McAlister (born 1985), Scottish footballer
• Jim McAllister, lead character in the 1999 American film Election
• Jim McAllister, fictional character in Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage