James or Jim Tunney may refer to:
- James Tunney (Irish politician) (1892–1964), Irish Labour Party politician
- Jim Tunney (Irish politician) (1923–2002), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, son of the above
- James Tunney (Canadian politician) (1927–2010), former Canadian senator
- Jim Tunney (American football) (born 1929), American football official
- Gene Tunney (James Joseph Tunneym, 1897–1978), American boxer