Jim Anderson may refer to:

Sports

• Jim Anderson (American football) (born 1947), American football player and coach
• Jim Anderson (baseball) (born 1957), former Major League Baseball player
• Jim Anderson (basketball) (1937–2024), American basketball player and coach
• Jim Anderson (footballer) (1869–1947), Australian rules footballer with Essendon, 1892–1905
• Jim Anderson (ice hockey) (1930–2013), NHL hockey player and coach
• Jim Anderson (swimmer) (born 1963), Scottish swimmer

Other

• Jim Anderson (loyalist) (1931–2019), Northern Irish loyalist
• Jim Anderson (editor) (born 1937), editor of the magazine Oz and author
• Jim Anderson (Australian politician) (1943–2003), New South Wales politician
• Jim Anderson (American politician) (born 1943), Wyoming politician
• Jim Anderson (sound engineer), sound engineer and producer
• Jim Anderson, the title character from the series Father Knows Best