James Rankin may refer to: James Rankin (lighthouse keeper) (1844–1921), American lighthouse keeper Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet (1842–1915), British Member of Parliament James Rankin (footballer) (1927–1985), English footballer (Grimsby Town) James Rankin (RAF officer) (1913–1975), RAF flying ace during World War II J. Lee Rankin (1907–1996), U.S. Solicitor General James Stuart Rankin, British Member of Parliament for Liverpool East Toxteth, 1916–1924 Jimmy Rankin (born 1964), Canadian musician James Rankin (Ohio politician) (c. 1926–1978), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives James Palmer Rankin (1855–1934), physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada