James Hurst may refer to: James Hurst (1922–2013), author of "The Scarlet Ibis" James Hurst (politician) (1880–1964), Tasmanian politician James Hurst (footballer) (born 1992), English footballer James Hurst (baseball) (born 1967), former Major League Baseball pitcher James Hurst (American football) (born 1991), American football offensive tackle James Willard Hurst (1910–1997), American legal history scholar James Hurst (screenwriter), Canadian television producer and writer Jim Hurst, American guitarist See also Hurst (disambiguation)