James Curtis may refer to: James Curtis (author) (1907–1977), British author James Curtis (biographer), American biographer James Curtis (journalist) (fl. 1828–1835), British eccentric and journalist James Curtis (politician) (died 1819), merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island James C. Curtis (1797–1881), New York politician James F. Curtis (1825–1914), vigilante leader in San Francisco and its first Chief of Police James L. Curtis (1870–1917), American ambassador James O. Curtis (1804–1890), shipbuilder from Medford Massachusetts James Waltham Curtis (1839–1901), English-born artist in Australia Diego Cortez (born James Curtis, 1946–2021), American filmmaker and art curator Kasey James (born 1982), also known as James Curtis, American wrestler