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

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