James Thompson, DD (b Ilkley 9 March 1802; d Oxford 26 December 1860) was an Oxford college head in the 19th-century. He graduated BA from Lincoln College, Oxford in 1823, MA in 1826 and BD in 1833. He was a Fellow of Lincoln from 1823 and also held the College living at Twyford, Buckinghamshire. Radford was Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford from 1851 until his death.