James or Jim Clayton may refer to: James Clayton (engineer) (1870s–1946), British railway locomotive engineer James Clayton (priest) (died 1588), English Roman Catholic priest Jim Clayton (musician) (born 1967), Canadian jazz musician Jim Clayton (rower) (1911–1992), New Zealand rower Jim Clayton (Clayton Homes) (born 1934), American entrepreneur who founded Clayton Homes Gordon Clayton (footballer, born 1910) (James Gordon Thomas Clayton), English footballer James Clayton (baritone), Australian baritone, see 12th Helpmann Awards