James or Jim Kearney may refer to:
James Kearney (politician), member of the Ireland parliament for Kinsale, 1768–1790 James Kearney (1784–1862), Topographical Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and co-wrote a report "Upon an Examination of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from Washington, D.C. to the 'Point of Rocks", 1831. James E. Kearney (1884–1977), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester Jim Kearney (American football) (born 1943), former American football safety Jim Kearney (Australian footballer) (1894–1944), Australian rules football player Jim Kearney (rugby union) (1920–1998), New Zealand international rugby union player