James Butler
James Butler is the name of the following people:
- James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde (around 1304–1338), Irish nobleman
- James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (1331–1382), Irish nobleman
- James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde († 1405), Irish nobleman
- James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (1610–1688), British-Irish statesman and military leader
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665–1745), British-Irish statesman and military leader
- James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde (1844-1919), Irish nobleman
- James Butler (Archbishop) (1773–1791), Archbishop of Cashel
- James Butler (sculptor) (* 1931), British sculptor see James Walter Butler
- James Butler (boxer) (born 1972), American boxer
- James Glentworth Butler (1821-1916), American Presbyterian clergyman
- James Joseph Butler (1862–1917), American politician