James Putnam may refer to: James Putnam (judge) (1725–1789), Attorney General in Massachusetts; judge and politician in New Brunswick James Putnam (Nova Scotia politician) (1756–1838), politician in Nova Scotia James Jackson Putnam (1846–1918), American neurologist James O. Putnam (1818–1903), New York politician James Putnam (curator), independent curator of art and historical exhibitions James E. Putnam (born 1940), American politician in the state of South Dakota James D. Putnam (1859–1917), American politician, lawyer, and businessman
See also James Putnam Jr. House, Danvers, Massachusetts