James Stanton may refer to:

James Stanton V (1771–1829), namesake of Stantonsburg, North Carolina Jimmy Stanton (1860–1932), English footballer James V. Stanton (1932–2022), U.S. representative from Ohio James M. Stanton (born 1946), American bishop James Stanton (water polo) (born 1983), Australian water polo player Jamie Stanton (alpine skier) (born 1994), American Paralympic alpine skier

See also Jim Stanton, composer and writer James Tanton (born 1966), Australian mathematician and math educator Jamie Stanton (born 1995), Australian rules footballer