James or Jim Cunningham may refer to:
Politics James Cunningham (Australian politician) (1879–1943), Australian politician and President of the Senate Jim Cunningham (politician) (born 1941), Labour MP in the United Kingdom James Cunningham (Canadian politician) (1834–1925), former member of the Canadian House of Commons from British Columbia James Cunningham (Manitoba politician) (died 1915), former member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba James Bertram Cunningham (1872–?), politician in the Canadian province of Ontario James B. Cunningham (born 1952), American diplomat, formerly the acting US ambassador to the UN James E. Cunningham (1916–1992), member of the California legislature James Glencairn Cunningham (1903–1996), Ulster Unionist Party Senator Cal Cunningham (James Calvin Cunningham, III, born 1973), Democratic state senator in North Carolina
Sports James Cunningham (footballer) (1885–1959), Scottish footballer for St Mirren, Kilmarnock, Cowdenbeath Jim Cunningham (American football) (born 1939), former NFL running back for the Washington Redskins Jim Cunningham (basketball) (1935–1991), college basketball player at Fordham University Jim Cunningham (ice hockey) (1956–2011), ice hockey player in the National Hockey League Jimmy Cunningham (born 1973), former return specialist and wide receiver in the Canadian Football League and the XFL James Cunningham (rugby league) (born 1994), rugby league footballer
Other James Cunningham, 1838 founder of James Cunningham, Son and Company, coach and later automobile maker James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn (1552–1630), Scottish peer and member of the Privy Council of Scotland James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Glencairn (1749–1791), Scottish nobleman James Cunningham (bishop) (1910–1974), Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle James Cunningham (botanist), Scottish botanist James Cunningham (comedian) (born 1973/74), Canadian comedian host of Food Network Canada's Eat St. James Cunningham (director) (born 1973), New Zealand film director James A. Cunningham (1830–1892), officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War James D. Cunningham (1887–1963), American manufacturer James S. Cunningham (1840–1921), Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient J. V. Cunningham (1911–1985), American poet, literary critic, and teacher
Characters James Cunningham (Coronation Street), in the soap opera Coronation Street Jim Cunningham, in the film Donnie Darko