There are two notable individuals named James Roscoe:
- James Roscoe (c. 1820 – 1890) was an English locomotive engineer and colliery owner from Little Hulton, Lancashire. He invented an automatic locomotive lubricator and invested his earnings in coal mines. He operated pits in Little Hulton and Tyldesley, and his company, James Roscoe and Sons, continued until 1938. He lived at Kenyon Peel Hall and died in 1890.
- James Roscoe MVO is a contemporary British career diplomat currently serving as the interim UK ambassador to the United States as of September 2025. He was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Washington, former UK Ambassador to the UN General Assembly, Communications Secretary to the late Queen, and held senior communication roles in the UK government. He has also served in diplomatic postings in Sierra Leone, Iraq, and at the UN.
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