James, Jim, or Jimmy Butler may refer to:
Irish noblemen
- James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (c. 1305âÂÂ1338)
- James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond (1331âÂÂ1382)
- James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (c. 1359âÂÂ1405)
- 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 (1392âÂÂ1452)
- James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond (1420âÂÂ1461)
- Sir James Butler of Polestown (died 1487), warlord in Yorkist Ireland
- James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond (1496âÂÂ1546)
- James Butler of Duiske (fl. 1540âÂÂ1576)
- James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (1610âÂÂ1688), Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665âÂÂ1745), Irish statesman and soldier
- James Butler (military adventurer) (fl. 1631âÂÂ1634), Irish military adventurer
- James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde (1777âÂÂ1838)
- James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde (1844âÂÂ1919), Irish nobleman
- James Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde (1849âÂÂ1943)
- James Butler, 5th Marquess of Ormonde (1890âÂÂ1949)
- James Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde (1893âÂÂ1971), British peer
- James Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde (1899âÂÂ1997)
Politics
U.S. politics
Other politics
Sports
Others
- James Butler (artist) (1931âÂÂ2022), British sculptor
- James Butler (Bible scholar), Australian founder of Adelaide Bible Institute
- James Butler (British Army officer) (died 1836)
- James Butler (grocer) (1855âÂÂ1934), American businessman
- James Butler (Irish Brigade officer) (died 1770), officer in the Irish Brigade in France
- James Bayley Butler (1884âÂÂ1964), Irish biologist and academic
- James Edward Butler (1843âÂÂ1913), Justice of the peace, planter, and merchant in Alabama
- James G. Butler (1920âÂÂ2005), American trial lawyer
- Jim Butler (game designer), American role-playing game designer
- Jimmy Butler (actor) (1921âÂÂ1945), American actor