James Carnes may refer to:
James E. Carnes, American politician; served in Ohio State Senate from 1995 to 2004 James Jewett Carnes (1899–1986), American military leader; Governor of Free Territory of Trieste in 1947 James J. Carnes, American Navy, chief electrician's mate, namesake of Carnes Crag Jimmy Carnes (1934–2011), American track and field athlete, coach and administrator
See also James Carne (1906–1986), English recipient of the Victoria Cross James Carnes House, Bishopville, South Carolina