James Bentley may refer to:

James Bentley (Eureka Rebellion), Australian hotelier and owner of Bentley's Hotel, and prime suspect of the murder of James Scobie, which led to the Eureka Rebellion James Bentley (author) (1937–2000), English author James Bentley (actor) (born 1992), English actor James Bentley (rugby league) (born 1996), Ireland international rugby league footballer James L. Bentley (1927–2003), American politician; Comptroller General of Georgia James C. Bentley (1903–1984), Canadian racehorse trainer Jim Bentley (born 1976), English footballer