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
See also James Burton Telecaster, an electric guitar made by Fender James Burton Coffman (1905–2006), American preacher James Burton Robertson (1800–1877), English historian