James Stanhope may refer to:
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope (c. 1673–1721), British statesman and soldier James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope (1880–1967), British politician James Hamilton Stanhope (1788–1825), British soldier and MP James Stanhope (MP) (1821–1904), Member of Parliament for North Lincolnshire, 1852–1868