The name James Platt is shared by several notable historical and public figures spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the United Kingdom and the United States. Among the political figures bearing the name are James Platt (1823–1857), who served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Oldham in the United Kingdom, and James H. Platt Jr. (1837–1894), who served as a United States Representative from the state of Virginia.
In the American judiciary, James Perry Platt (1851–1913) was a notable judge. The name is also prominent in the field of athletics, associated with J. E. Platt (James Edward Platt, born 1878), who worked as an American college football coach. Additionally, two sports figures born in 1952 share the name: Jim Platt, a Northern Irish football player, and Jim Platt, an American basketball coach who served as an assistant coach with the Army Black Knights.
