James Terrell may refer to:
James C. Terrell (1806–1835), American politician James Render Terrell Sr., lawyer, solicitor general, and state legislator in Georgia Jim Terrell (born 1965), American sprint canoer James Terrell (physicist), name given to Terrell rotation
See also Terrell James (born 1955), artist James Turrell (born 1943), American artist