James Tate may refer to: James Tate (headmaster) (1771–1843), headmaster of Richmond School, 1796–1833 James Tate (mayor) (1910–1983), Irish-American politician, mayor of Philadelphia James "Honest Dick" Tate (1831–?), State Treasurer of Kentucky James W. Tate (1875–1922), songwriter, accompanist, and composer James Tate (writer) (1943–2015), poet James Tate, murderer involved in the 2003 John McDonogh High School shooting James Tate (Emmerdale), a fictional character on the soap opera Emmerdale