James Caron Butler, widely known as Caron Butler (born March 13, 1980), is an American professional basketball player, currently starting at small forward for the NBA's Washington Wizards.

Butler was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, where he suffered through a rough childhood; he was arrested 15 times before the age of 15. After a brief career at Washington Park High School, he enrolled at Maine Central Institute where he was successful enough to receive a scholarship to play at UConn for coach Jim Calhoun for two years.

He lives in Centreville, Virginia with his wife, Andrea, and daughter, Mia. He has another daughter, Camary, and son, Caron Jr., who live in Racine.