James Burton (disambiguation)

James Burton (born 1939) is an American guitarist.

James Burton may also refer to:

Sportspeople

 * James Burton (American football) (born 1972), former defensive back for the Chicago Bears
 * Jim Burton (baseball) (1949–2013), American baseball player
 * Jim Burton (ice hockey) (1963–2015), retired professional ice hockey defenceman

Others

 * James Burton (conductor) (born 1974), British conductor and composer
 * James Burton (Egyptologist) (1788–1862), English Egyptologist
 * James Burton (millowner) (1784–1868), English mill owner
 * James Burton (priest) (1745–1825), English clergyman and canon of Christ Church, Oxford
 * James Burton (property developer) (1761–1837), British property developer and architect
 * James G. Burton, retired USAF colonel and author of The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard
 * James H. Burton (1823–1895), Confederate soldier
 * James Ryder Burton (died 1876), British Royal Navy officer
 * James Burton, the protagonist of the popular Gradius series and the most recurring character piloting the Vic Viper