James Hilton may refer to:
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James Hilton (academic) (born 1959), Vice Provost and University Librarian & Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan
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James Hilton (designer) (born 1973), English designer
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James Hilton (novelist)
James Hilton (9 September 1900 – 20 December 1954) was a British-American novelist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his novels ''Lost Horizon'', ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' and ''Random Harvest'', as well as co-writing screenplays for th ...
(1900–1954), English novelist
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Jimmy Hilton (1883–1943), English rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s
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James L. Hilton (born 1957), astronomer
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