James Stokes may refer to:
- James Stokes (VC) (1915âÂÂ1945), British Army soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Stokes (rugby union) (born 1991), English rugby union player
- James Boulter Stokes (1804âÂÂ1881), American businessman
- James Graham Phelps Stokes (1872âÂÂ1960), American socialist, railroad president, political activist, and philanthropist
- J. William Stokes (1853âÂÂ1901), U.S. representative from South Carolina
- James Hughes Stokes (c.âÂÂ1814 or 1815 â 1890) , Union Army officer during the American Civil War
- Chase Stokes (James Alexander Chase Stokes, born 1992), American actor and director