Butler (surname)
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Butler is a surname, and may refer to
- Alban Butler, British Catholic priest and hagiographer, uncle of Charles Butler
- Amir Butler, British-Australian writer on Islam
- Andrew Butler, American politician
- Andrew M. Butler, British academic
- Arthur Gardiner Butler, British entomologist
- Benjamin Butler, one of several people including
- Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795–1858), American lawyer, served as Attorney General from 1833 until 1838.
- Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818–1893), American political figure; general in the American Civil War; governor of Massachusetts 1883–1884
- Bernard Butler, British musician, of McAlmont and Butler
- Bill Butler, British politician
- Blair Butler, American comedy writer/comedienne
- Brenda Butler, British UFOlogist
- Brett Butler, one of several people including
- Brett Butler, comedian
- Brett Butler, baseball player.
- Brett Butler, the voice of "Dr. Quinn" on Sealab 2021
- Bryon Butler, British sports writer and broadcaster
- Caron Butler, American basketball player
- Chad Butler, drummer
- Charles Butler, British lawyer
- Charles Butler (NYU), American lawyer and philanthropist
- Charles Henry Butler, American lawyer
- Charles Butler (skater)
- Cher Butler, American model and actress
- Christine Butler, British politician
- Christopher Butler, British Catholic bishop
- Chris Butler, Scottish
- Dan Butler, American actor
- David Butler, one of several people including
- David Butler (Nebraska), first Governor of Nebraska, U.S.
- David Butler (film), screenwriter and film director
- David Butler (academic), academic of Nuffield College, Oxford
- David Butler, Commissioner of the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department
- David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
- Dawn Butler, British politician
- Daws Butler, American voice actor
- Domovoi Butler, fictional character from Artemis Fowl
- Duane Butler, American football player
- Edward Butler, Irish journalist and Australian politician
- Edward Arthur Butler, British ornithologist
- Edward Burgess Butler, American businessman and artist
- Ellis Parker Butler, American writer
- Lady Eleanor Butler, mistress of Edward IV of England
- Eleanor Butler, one of the Ladies of Llangollen
- Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler, later Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
- Elizabeth Beardsley Butler, American surveyor of social conditions
- Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, British judge
- Faykan Butler, fictional character from the Dune universe
- Francis Butler, American writer and dog-trainer
- Frank Butler, American sharpshooter and husband of Annie Oakley
- Frederick Guy Butler, South African poet and playwright
- Geezer Butler, British musician, bass guitar player in Black Sabbath
- George Butler, British photographer
- Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
- Guy Montagu Butler, British runner
- Harry Butler, Australian naturalist
- Henry Butler, American jazz pianist
- Henry Montagu Butler (1833–1918), English academic
- Hubert Butler, Irish essayist
- Hugo Butler, Canadian screenwriter
- Jack Butler, one of several people including
- Jack Butler, last native speaker of the Australian Aboriginal language Jiwarli.
- Jack Butler, American author.
- Jack Butler, English football player and manager.
- James Butler, one of several people including
- James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (1610–1688)
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665–1745)
- James Armar Butler - army officer
- James Edward Butler - French army officer
- James Ramsay Montagu Butler (1889–1975), Sir James Butler, historian
- James Butler (artist), British
- James Butler (boxer) (born 1972), nicknamed "The Harlem Hammer"
- Jerry Butler (singer), American singer
- Jerry Butler (porn star)
- John Butler, one of several people including
- John Butler (politician) (1707-1766), British politician - MP, East Grinstead
- John Butler (pioneer) (1728-1796), American Tory activist
- John Butler (musician) (born 1975), American-born Australian musician and environmentalist
- John Clarence Butler (1921-1942), American air-solidier
- John Cornelius Butler, American politician - Senator, New York
- John M. Butler (1897-1978), American politician - Maryland
- John "Picayune" Butler (fl. 19th century), American performer
- Jonathan Butler, South African singer-songwriter
- Joseph Butler, English bishop
- Joseph Campbell Butler, American musician, with The Lovin' Spoonful
- Josephine Butler, British activist of the Victorian era
- Judith Butler, American feminist philosopher and queer theorist
- Kevin Butler, American football player
- Larry Butler, American country music producer
- Larry Butler, American darts player
- Lee Pierce Butler, American academic and librarian
- LeRoy Butler, American football player
- Louis B. Butler, American judge
- Mario Butler, Panamanian basketball player
- Marion Butler, American politician
- Matthew Butler, American Confederate general
- Michael Butler, American podcaster
- Mildred Anne Butler, 1858 to 1941. Irish Artist.
- Milo Butler, Bahamian administrator
- Montagu C. Butler, Esperantist, for whom the Montagu Butler Library is named
- Nicholas M. Butler, American academic administrator and politician
- Norman 3X Butler, convicted for the killing of Malcolm X
- Octavia E. Butler, American science fiction writer
- Ovid Butler, American abolitionist for whom Butler University is named
- Paul Butler, one of several people including
- Paul Butler, a Canadian author born in Britain
- Paul Butler (lawyer) (1905-1961), a chairman of the US DNC (1955-1960)
- R. Paul Butler, an astronomer who partnered with Geoffrey Marcy to discover some of the first extrasolar planets
- Paul Butler (footballer), an Irish football (soccer) player
- Pierce Butler, one of several people including
- Pierce Butler, American founding father
- Pierce Butler (justice), American judge
- Pierce M. Butler, American politician
- Rab Butler, British politician
- Reg Butler, British sculptor
- Rhett Butler, fictional character from Gone with the Wind
- Rich Butler, Canadian baseball player
- Richard Butler, one of several people including
- Richard Austen Butler (1902–1982), known as 'Rab', British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Richard Girnt Butler (1918–2004), American founder of the Aryan Nations
- Richard Butler (Australian politician), Premier of South Australia, 1905
- Sir Richard Layton Butler (1850–1925), Premier of South Australia, 1927
- Richard Butler (diplomat) (born 1942), diplomat, arms inspector, and ex-Governor of Tasmania
- Richard Butler (general) (1743–1791), American Revolutionary War general, later killed fighting American Indians in Ohio
- Richard Butler (singer) (born 1956), British post-punk singer
- Rob Butler, Canadian baseball player
- Robert Butler, one of several people including
- Robert Butler, treasurer of the State of Virginia from the town of Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
- Robert Butler, a director of feature films and episodic television.
- Dr. Robert Neil Butler, physician, gerontologist, psychiatrist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who was the first Director of the National Institute on Aging
- Robert Olen Butler, American writer
- Robin Butler, British civil servant
- Samuel Butler, one of several people including
- Samuel Butler (poet) (1612–1680), author of Hudibras
- Samuel Butler (schoolmaster) (1774–1839), classical scholar, schoolmaster at Shrewsbury, Bishop of Lichfield
- Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835–1902), grandson of the scholar, author of Erewhon
- Serena Butler, fictional character from the Dune universe
- Shelley Ruth Butler, Canadian academic
- Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, USMC, American Marine, son of Thomas S. Butler
- Steve Butler, American racing driver
- Terry Butler, American musician
- Theobald Butler, 2nd Baron Butler, otherwise known as Theobald le Botiller
- Thomas Butler, one of several people including
- Thomas Frederick Butler, Bishop of Southwark, England
- Thomas Adair Butler, British recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Thomas Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde, sixteenth century British nobleman
- Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory, seventeenth century British nobleman
- Thomas Stalker Butler, U.S. Representative and father of General Smedley D. Butler
- Thomas Butler, Hartlepool United F.C. and Republic of Ireland international footballer.
- Thomas C. Butler American scientist
- Tom Butler, Canadian actor
- Tony Butler, British broadcaster
- Tony Butler (bass player), British musician
- Tony Butler (producer), American hip hip producer Pretty Tony
- Tubal Uriah Butler, Grenadian labour leader in Trinidad and Tobago
- Vicki Butler-Henderson, British racing driver
- W. E. Butler, British occultist
- Walter Butler, one of several people including
- Walter Butler (1752-1781), a British Loyalist during the American Revolution, son of John Butler (1728-1796).
- Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormonde (c.1569-1632), British Army officer
- Walter Butler, a French/American businessman, head of Butler Capital Partners
- Win Butler, American musician
- William Butler, one of several people including
- William Butler (1535–1618) was an English physician and writer.
- Colonel William Butler (died 1789) was a Pennsylvania Militia officer during the American Revolution.
- William Butler (1759–1821) was a soldier and Congressman from South Carolina.
- William Butler (1790–1850) was a Congressman from South Carolina, the son of the congressman of the same name.
- William Orlando Butler (1791–1880) ran as Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1848.
- William Archer Butler (1814-1848) was an Irish historian of philosophy.
- Sir William Francis Butler (1838–1910) was a 19th century soldier-adventurer.
- William Morgan Butler (1861–1937) was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1924 until 1928.
- William Patrick Butler (1871–1953), a New Zealand first-class cricketer, later international Test cricket umpire.
- William Boynton Butler (born ca.1895), a soldier awarded a Victoria Cross.
- William Butler (born 1900), an English footballer, scorer for Bolton Wanderers F.C. in the 1929 FA Cup Final.
- William Butler (musician), drummer for Arcade Fire
- Yancy Butler, American actress
As family name of the Earl of Ormonde:
- James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde (c. 1305-1337)
- James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)
- James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1405)
- James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1452)
- James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde (1421-1462)
- John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1478)
- Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1515)
- Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1539)(also 1st Earl of Ossory)
- James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1546)
- Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1614)
- Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1632)
- James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and 12th Earl of Ormonde (1610-1688) created Duke in 1661
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde and 13th Earl of Ormonde (1665-1745)
- Charles Butler, 3rd Duke of Ormonde and 14th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1758)
- John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1766)
- Walter Butler, 16th Earl of Ormonde (1703-1783)
- John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde (1740-1795)
- Walter Butler, 18th Earl of Ormonde (1770-1820) created Marquess of Ormonde (Ireland) in 1816
- James Wandesford Butler, 19th Earl of Ormonde (1777-1838) created Marquess of Ormonde (UK) in 1825)
- John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde and 20th Earl of Ormonde (1808-1854)
- James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde and 21st Earl of Ormonde (1844-1919)
- James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde and 22nd Earl of Ormonde (1849-1943)
- James George Anson Butler, 5th Marquess of Ormonde and 23rd Earl of Ormonde (1890-1949)
- James Arthur Norman Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde and 24th Earl of Ormonde (1893-1971)
- James Hubert Theobald Charles Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde and 25th Earl of Ormonde (1899-1997) (his presumed successors in the Earldoms of Ormonde and Ossory have been the 17th and 18th Viscount Mountgarret, descending in the male line from a younger son of the 8th Earl, but the claim has not been proven)
Also:
- Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret (1500-1571)
- Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret (d. 1602)
- Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret (1578-1651)
- Edmund Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret (1595-1679)
- Richard Butler, 5th Viscount Mountgarret (d. 1706)
- Edmund Butler, 6th Viscount Mountgarret (1663-1735)
- Richard Butler, 7th Viscount Mountgarret (1685-1736)
- James Butler, 8th Viscount Mountgarret (1686-1749)
- Edmund Butler, 9th Viscount Mountgarret (1687-1751)
- Edmund Butler, 10th Viscount Mountgarret (d. 1779)
- Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret (1745-1793)
- Edmund Butler, 1st Earl of Kilkenny, 12th Viscount Mountgarret (1771-1846)
- Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret (1816-1900)
- Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret (1844-1912)
- Edmund Somerset Butler, 15th Viscount Mountgarret (1875-1918)
- Piers Henry Augustine Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret (1903-1966)
- Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (1936-2004)
- Piers James Richard Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret (b. 1961)
[edit] See also
- Butler (disambiguation)
- Lambert & Butler, cigarette brand
- Butler Act
- Butler Party
- Butler Review
- Butler and Yelder
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