James Sutton may refer to:

• James Sutton (MP) (c. 1733–1801), Member of Parliament for Devizes, 1765–1780
• James Sutton (Shardlow) (1799–1868), canal carrier and High Sheriff
• James Patrick Sutton (1915–2005), United States Congressman from Tennessee
• James Sutton (actor) (born 1983), English television actor
• James Sutton (racing driver) (born 1985), English racing car driver
• James Sutton (photographer) (born 1986), international photographer and director
• Jim Sutton (born 1941), New Zealand politician
• James Sutton a.k.a. James Files (born 1942), alleged participant in the assassination of John F. Kennedy