James Couper may refer to: James Couper (politician) (1870–1946), Scottish politician James Couper (rugby union) (1873–1917), Scotland international rugby union player James Couper (astronomer) (1752–1836), professor of astronomy at the University of Glasgow James Hamilton Couper (1794–1866), American malacologist James Couper, of the Couper baronets James Couper (academic), identified Manganism See also James Cooper (disambiguation) Couper (disambiguation)