James R. Vukich (December 15, 1945 – August 6, 2002) was an American curler and two-time national champion.

Vukich defeated the defending champion Steve Brown to win his first national title in 1987.

[3] At the 1987 World Men's Championship they missed the playoffs when they lost a tiebreaker to Germany's Rodger Schmidt, leaving Team Vukich in fifth place in the final standings.

The trials were a triple-elimination tournament, and Vukich's third loss came against fellow Seattle curler Roger Schnee.

[8] Vukich's stepdaughter Emily and son Jake are also successful competitive curlers, Emily having competed at the 2016 World Mixed Curling Championship and Jake at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships.