Boswell vs James Boswell

Boswell and James Boswell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Boswell	Yes	No	No	No
James Boswell	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Boswell and James Boswell are synonyms defined as:

Boswell and James Boswell: Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)

Boswell (noun)	James Boswell (noun)
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)	Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds