James Rutherford

• James Rutherford (Arkansas politician), member of the Arkansas Senate
• James Rutherford (Australian pioneer), transit pioneer in Australia
• James Todd Rutherford, American politician; state representative for South Carolina
• James Rutherford (New Zealand politician), New Zealand politician
• James W. Rutherford, American politician; mayor of Flint, Michigan
• James Rutherford (baritone), British bass baritone
• James Rutherford (historian), New Zealand historian at the University of Auckland
• Jim Rutherford, Canadian ice hockey goaltender and executive
• Jim Rutherford (baseball), Major League Baseball center fielder
• Jim Rutherford (footballer), English football full-back
• Jim Rutherford (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
• James Rankin Rutherford, Scottish politician
• James Rutherford (Canadian politician), member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Skip Rutherford, American non-profit executive and academic administrator
• J. T. Rutherford, American politician from Texas
• James Rutherford (MP), Scottish politician