James, Jim, or Jimmy Butler may refer to:
Irish noblemen James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (c. 1305–1338) James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond (1331–1382) James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (c. 1359–1405) James "Gallda" Butler (died 1434), a son of the 3rd Earl of Ormond; half-brother to the 4th Earl of Ormond James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (1392–1452) James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond (1420–1461) Sir James Butler of Polestown (died 1487), warlord in Yorkist Ireland James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond (1496–1546) James Butler of Duiske (fl. 1540–1576) James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (1610–1688), Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665–1745), Irish statesman and soldier James Butler (military adventurer) (fl. 1631–1634), Irish military adventurer James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde (1777–1838) James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde (1844–1919), Irish nobleman James Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde (1849–1943) James Butler, 5th Marquess of Ormonde (1890–1949) James Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde (1893–1971), British peer James Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde (1899–1997)
Politics U.S. politics James Joseph Butler (1862–1917), U.S. Representative from Missouri James Butler Hare (1918–1966), American politician Jim Butler, founder of Tonopah, Nevada Jim Butler (Ohio politician) (born 1969), member of the Ohio House of Representatives Jim Butler (West Virginia politician) (born 1965), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Other politics James Butler (1651–1696), Member of Parliament for Arundel James Butler (1680–1741), Member of Parliament for Arundel and Sussex Sir J. R. M. Butler (James Ramsay Montagu Butler, 1889–1975), British politician and academic
Sports James Butler (American football) (born 1982), American football safety James Butler (boxer) (born 1972), American boxer James Butler (Canadian football) (born 1995), Canadian football running back James Butler (sprinter) (born 1960), American track sprinter James Caron Butler (born 1980), American basketball player Jim Butler (American football) (1943–2014), American football running back Jim Butler (table tennis) (born 1971), American table tennis player Jimmy Butler (born 1989), American basketball player
Others James Butler (artist) (1931–2022), British sculptor James Butler (Bible scholar), Australian founder of Adelaide Bible Institute James Butler (British Army officer) (died 1836) James Butler (grocer) (1855–1934), American businessman James Butler (Irish Brigade officer) (died 1770), officer in the Irish Brigade in France James Bayley Butler (1884–1964), Irish biologist and academic James Edward Butler (1843–1913), Justice of the peace, planter, and merchant in Alabama James G. Butler (1920–2005), American trial lawyer Jim Butler (game designer), American role-playing game designer Jimmy Butler (actor) (1921–1945), American actor