James Rutherford may refer to:
- James Rutherford (Arkansas politician) (1825âÂÂ1914), member of the Arkansas Senate
- James Rutherford (Australian pioneer) (1827âÂÂ1911), transit pioneer in Australia
- James Todd Rutherford (born 1970), American politician; state representative for South Carolina
- James Rutherford (New Zealand politician) (1825âÂÂ1883), New Zealand politician
- James W. Rutherford (1925âÂÂ2010), American politician; mayor of Flint, Michigan
- James Rutherford (baritone) (born 1972), British bass baritone
- James Rutherford (historian) (1906âÂÂ1963), New Zealand historian at the University of Auckland
- Jim Rutherford (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey goaltender and executive
- Jim Rutherford (baseball) (1886âÂÂ1956), Major League Baseball center fielder
- Jim Rutherford (footballer) (1894âÂÂ1924), English football full-back
- Jim Rutherford (rugby league) (1913âÂÂ1964), Australian rugby league player
- James Rankin Rutherford (1882âÂÂ1967), Scottish politician
- James Rutherford (Canadian politician) (1875âÂÂ1939), member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Skip Rutherford (James Luin Rutherford III, born 1950), American non-profit executive and academic administrator
- J. T. Rutherford (1921âÂÂ2006), American politician from Texas
- James Rutherford (MP) (died 1747), Scottish politician
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