James Stokes may refer to: James Stokes (VC) (1915–1945), British Army soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross James Stokes (rugby union) (born 1991), English rugby union player James Boulter Stokes (1804–1881), American businessman James Graham Phelps Stokes (1872–1960), American socialist, railroad president, political activist, and philanthropist J. William Stokes (1853–1901), U.S. representative from South Carolina James Hughes Stokes (c. 1814 or 1815 – 1890) , Union Army officer during the American Civil War Chase Stokes (James Alexander Chase Stokes, born 1992), American actor and director