Jim Sheppard (born 1963) is an American bassist.
James or Jim Sheppard may also refer to:
- James Sheppard (born 1988), Canadian hockey player
- James Sheppard (born c. 1940), American musician singing in Shep and the Limelites
- James Sheppard (MP) (1681–1730), British politician
- James Sheppard (American politician), American police officer and politician
- James Sheppard (cricketer) (1888-1944), Australian cricketer
- James O. Sheppard (1890–1973), American politician, lieutenant governor of South Carolina
- James Edgar Sheppard (1845–1921), Canon of Windsor
- A character in the novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd