James Noël Mackenzie Maclean (1928–1978) was a Scottish historian.
He was born on Christmas Day in 1928, the eldest son of Elsie May Maclean (nee Davis) and James Walter Maclean.
He attended the Stationers' Company's School and then Lincoln College, Oxford where he obtained a B.Litt.
He then studied for a PhD at the University of Edinburgh, which he gained in 1967.
He was a founder member of the Clan Maclean London Branch and served as the Secretary from 1953 to 1955.