James or Jim Barton may refer to: James Barton (actor) (1890–1962), American vaudevillian and character actor James R. Barton ( 1810–1856), sheriff of Los Angeles County, California Jim Barton (American football) (1934–2013), former American football player Jim Barton (sailor) (born 1956), American Olympic sailor Jim Barton (politician) (born 1968), American politician in the Alabama House of Representatives James Barton (Emmerdale), a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale James L Barton (missionary) (1855–1936), a lifelong missionary in Turkey