James Burton | |
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| Born | James Haliburton 22 September 1786 London, England |
| Died | 22 February 1862 |
| Resting place | Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Tonbridge School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge, Lincoln's Inn |
| Occupation | Egyptologist |
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James Burton FGS (22 September 1786 – 22 February 1862) (formerly Haliburton and latterly Haliburton) was the British Egyptologist who mapped the Valley of the Kings; and was the first post-Renaissance person to enter KV5; and discovered the Karnak king list; and discovered TT391.