Butler (family name)

Butler is a family name .

Name bearer

A.

Alban Butler (1710–1773), English clergyman and educator
Alexander Butler (1869–1959), American silent film director
Algernon Lee Butler (1905–1978), American lawyer and politician
Allan Macy Butler (1894–1986), American pediatrician
Andrew Butler (1796-1857), American politician
Arthur Butler (rugby player) (1883-1947) Australian rugby league player
Arthur Butler (soccer player) (1892–1975), English soccer player
Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844-1925), British zoologist
Arthur John Butler (1844-1910), British historian
Arthur Lennox Butler (1873-1939), British zoologist, ornithologist and game warden
Austin Butler (born 1991), American actor

B.

Basil Christopher Butler (1902–1986), Auxiliary Bishop at Westminster
Benjamin Butler (artist) (born 1975), American artist
Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician, 1795) (1795–1858), American lawyer and attorney general
Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician, 1818) (1818-1893), American lawyer, politician and general
Bernard Butler (politician) (1886-1959), Irish politician
Bernard Butler (musician) (born 1970), British guitarist ( Suede ) and producer
Bertram Theodore Butler (1872–1958), American botanist, geologist and university professor
Betsy Butler (* 1963), American politician
Bill Butler (cameraman) (born 1921), American cameraman
Bill Butler (film editor) (1933-2017), American film editor
Bill Butler (politician) (born 1956), Scottish politician
Billy Butler (soccer player) (1900–1966), English soccer player
Billy Butler (guitarist) (1925–1991), American guitarist
Billy Butler (singer) (1945-2015), American singer
Billy Butler (baseball player) (born 1986), American baseball player
Bobby Butler (* 1987), American ice hockey player
Brett Butler (baseball player) (born 1957), American baseball player
Brett Butler (actress) ( Brett Ashley Anderson ; born 1958), American comedian and actress
Brett Butler (athlete) (* 1974), middle-distance runner from Guam
Brett Butler (voice actor) , American voice actor
Brett Butler (racing driver) (* 1985), American racing driver
Brian Butler (* 1991), German basketball player
Brooke Butler (* 1989), American actress

C.

Carl Butler (1927–1992), American country singer
Carl-Hubertus von Butler (* 1950), German general
Caron Butler (* 1980), American basketball player
Carrie Butler-Beashel (* 1970), American sailor
Cecil Arthur Butler (1902–1980), Australian aviation pioneer of British origin
Charles Butler (beekeeper) (1560–1647), English logician and beekeeper
Charles Butler (figure skater) (* 1979), American ice dancer
Charles Randolph Butler (* 1940), American lawyer
Charles Thomas Butler (* 1932), American bobsledder
Chester Pierce Butler (1798–1850), American politician
Chris Butler (musician) (born 1949), American musician
Chris Butler (politician) (born 1950), British politician
Chris Butler (Director) , British film director, animator and screenwriter
Chris Butler (soccer player) (born 1984), Irish soccer player
Chris Butler (ice hockey player) (* 1986), American ice hockey player
Chris Butler (cyclist) (* 1988), American cyclist
Chris A. Butler (1952–1994), American set designer
Christine Butler (* 1943), British politician
Clifford Charles Butler (1922-1999), British physicist
Colin Butler (1913-2016), British entomologist
Craig Butler (* 1974), English snooker player
Cuthbert Butler (1858–1934), English historian, Benedictine and abbot

D.

Dan Butler (born 1954), American actor
Daniel Butler (1944–1970), American racing cyclist
Da'Sean Butler (* 1988), American basketball player
David Butler (Politician) (1829-1891), American politician, Governor of Nebraska
David Butler (Director) (1894–1979), American director, actor
David Butler (election researcher) (* 1924), British election researcher
David Butler (screenwriter) (1927-2006), British screenwriter
David Butler (sailor) (1927–1972), Zimbabwean sailor
David Butler (General) (born 1928), Australian general
David Butler (soccer player, 1945) (born 1945), English soccer player
David Butler (soccer player, 1953) (born 1953), English soccer player
David Butler (wrestler) (born 1957), American wrestler
David Butler (snooker player) , British snooker player
Dawn Butler (* 1969), British politician
Daws Butler (1916–1988), American voice actor
Dean Butler (born 1956), Canadian actor
Dean Butler (hockey player) (born 1977), Australian hockey player
Duane Butler (* 1973), American football player

E.

Eamonn Butler (* 1953), British economist
Eddie Butler (* 1971), Israeli singer
Édith Butler (* 1942), Canadian author, composer, musician and actress
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick , Anglo-Irish nobleman and civil servant
Edward Arthur Butler (1843–1916), British officer and ornithologist
Edwin John Butler (1874–1943), British mycologist and phytopathologist
Eleanor Charlotte Butler (1739–1829), Ladies von Llangollen, see Ladies von Llangollen
Eliza Marian Butler (1885–1959), Irish-born Germanist
Elizabeth Butler, Duchess of Ormonde (1615–1684), Anglo-Irish nobleman
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss (* 1933), British lawyer and judge
Eric Butler (Politician) (1916–2006), Australian politician and journalist
Eric Butler (basketball player) (born 1974), Canadian-British basketball player
Ernest Butler , American basketball player
Eugene Butler (1894–1995), American editor and publisher
Eugenia Butler (1947–2008), American conceptual artist
Everald Butler (1884–1958), Canadian rower
Ezra Butler (1763-1838), American politician

F.

Fiona Butler (* 1977), South African hockey player
Frank Butler (screenwriter) (1890-1967), British-American actor and screenwriter
Frank Butler (musician) (1928–1984), American jazz drummer
Frank Butler (water polo player) (* 1932), South African water polo player

G

Geezer Butler (born 1949), British bass player
George Butler (jazz producer) (1931–2008), American jazz producer
George Butler (blues musician) (1936–2005), American blues harmonica player and singer
George Butler (director) (born 1944), British documentary filmmaker
George Edmund Butler (1872–1936), British artist
Gerard Butler (born 1969), Scottish actor
Greg Butler (* before 1993), film technician
Gregory Butler (born 1940), Canadian pianist
Guy Butler (1899-1981), British athlete
Guy Butler (Author) (1918-2001), South African author
Gwendoline Butler (1922–2013), English writer
Gweneth Butler (born 1915), British figure skater

H

Harriet Butler , American tennis player
Harry Butler (rugby player) , Australian rugby league player
Harry Butler (pilot) ( Henry John Butler ; 1889–1924), Australian Air Force officer
Harry Butler (naturalist) ( William Henry Butler ; 1930-2015), Australian naturalist and environmentalist
Henry Butler (1949–2018), American jazz and blues pianist
Henry Montagu Butler (1833-1918), British educator
Horacio Butler (1897–1983), Argentine painter and writer
Hugh A. Butler (1878–1954), American politician
Hugo Butler (1914–1968), Canadian screenwriter

J

Jack Butler (soccer player, 1868) (1868– ??), Welsh soccer player
Jack Butler (soccer player, 1885) (1885– ??), English soccer player
Jack Butler (football player, 1894) ( John Dennis Butler ; 1894–1961), English football player and coach
Jack Butler (soccer player, 1908) (1908–1985), English soccer player
Jack Butler (musician) (1909–2003), American jazz musician
Jack Butler ( American football player ) ( John Bradshaw Butler ; 1927-2013) American football player

Jack Butler Yeats (1871–1957) Irish artist

Jackie Butler (born 1985), American basketball player

Jacob Butler (* 1982), Australian musician

James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde (around 1304–1338), Irish nobleman

James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (1331–1382), Irish nobleman

James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde († 1405), Irish nobleman

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (1610–1688), British-Irish statesman and military leader

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665–1745), British-Irish statesman and military leader

James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde (1844-1919), Irish nobleman

James Butler (Archbishop) (1773–1791), Archbishop of Cashel

James Butler (sculptor) (* 1931), British sculptor see James Walter Butler

James Butler (boxer) (born 1972), American boxer

James Glentworth Butler (1821-1916), American Presbyterian clergyman

James Joseph Butler (1862–1917), American politician

James Walter Butler (* 1931), British sculptor
Jason Butler (* 1986), American rock musician and punk musician
Jerry Butler (musician) (born 1939), American soul singer and composer
Jerry Butler (ice hockey player) (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
Jerry Butler (porn actor) (1959-2018), American porn actor
Jim Butler (* 1971), American table tennis player
Jimmy Butler (* 1989), American basketball player
John Butler (Pioneer) (1728–1796), American military leader
John Butler (soccer player, 1937) (1937-2010), English soccer player
John Butler (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), English soccer player
John Butler (soccer player, 1964) (born 1964), English soccer player
John Butler (* 1975), Australian musician, see John Butler Trio
John Alfred Valentine Butler (1899–1977), British chemist
John Cornelius Butler (1887–1953), American politician
John Marshall Butler (1897–1978), American politician
John S. Butler (* 1947), American sociologist and economist
Jonathan Lowell Butler (1939–1974), American Romanist and Italianist
Joseph Butler (1692–1752), English philosopher
Josephine Butler (1828–1906), British suffragette
Josiah Butler (1779–1854), American politician
Judith Butler (* 1956), American literary scholar and philosopher
Justin Butler (* 2001), American-German soccer player

K

Kathy Butler (* 1973), Canadian-British long-distance runner
Keith Butler (1938–2019), English cyclist and cycling official
Kim Butler (* 1982), British basketball player
Kind Butler III (* 1989), American sprinter
Kyle Butler (* 1998), Jamaican soccer player

L.

Larry Butler (1942–2012), American music producer
LaVerne Butler , American jazz singer
Lawrence W. Butler (1908–1988), American film technician
Leon Butler (1892–1973), American rower
LeRoy Butler (born 1968), American football player
Lester Butler (1959–1998), American blues musician
Lloyd Butler (1924–1991), American rower
Lois Butler (1897–1970), Canadian ski racer
Lucy Butler , American actress

M.

M. Caldwell Butler (1925-2014), American politician

Malcolm Butler (soccer player) ( Malcolm Partridge Butler ; 1913–1987), Northern Irish soccer player

Malcolm Butler ( American football player ) ( Malcolm Terel Butler ; * 1990) American football player

Marilyn Butler (1937–2014), British literary scholar and critic

Marion Butler (1863–1938), American politician

Martin Butler (Director) (* 1952), Australian film director, screenwriter and film producer

Martin Butler (composer) (* 1960), British musician and composer

Martin Butler (soccer player, 1966) (born 1966), English soccer player

Martin Butler (soccer player, 1974) (born 1974), English soccer player

Matthew Butler (1836–1909), American politician and major general

Matthew Butler (special effects artist) , special effects artist

Megan Butler (* before 1990), actress

Michael Butler (diplomat) (1927-2013), British diplomat

Michael Butler (producer) (born 1926), American film producer

Michael Butler (screenwriter) (born 1941), American screenwriter

Michael Butler (born 1961), Canadian badminton player, see Mike Butler

Michael Butler (bassist) , American bassist

Michael Butler (soccer player) , American soccer player

Michael Butler (cameraman) (* 1945), American cameraman (also Michael C. Butler )

Michelle Butler-Emmett (* 1983), South African badminton player

Mike Butler (born 1961), Canadian badminton player

Milo B. Butler (1906–1979), Bahamian politician

Mounce Gore Butler (1849–1917), American politician

N

Nat Butler (cyclist) (1870–1943), American cyclist
Nat Butler (snooker player) , Scottish snooker player
Nicholas Murray Butler (1862–1947), American educator and philosopher
Nickolas Butler (* 1979), American writer

O

Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006), American author

P

Paul Butler (neurologist) (* 1952), British neurologist
Paul Butler (Bishop) (born 1955), British Anglican theologian, Bishop of Durham
Paul Butler (actor) , actor
Paul Butler (soccer player, 1964) (born 1964), English soccer player
Paul Butler (football player, 1972) (born 1972), Irish football player
Paul Butler (boxer) (born 1988), British boxer
Peggy Butler (1898– ??), British fencer
Percy M. Butler (1912-2015), British zoologist and paleontologist
Pierce Butler (politician) (1744-1822), Irish-American politician, signatory of the American Declaration of Independence
Pierce Butler (Judge) (1866–1939), American lawyer and judge
Pierce Mason Butler (1798–1846), American politician
Peter von Butler (1913-2010), German general
Peter von Butler (diplomat) (1940-2014), German diplomat

R.

R. Paul Butler (* 1960), American astronomer
Rab Butler ( Richard Austen Butler ; 1902-1982), British politician
Rasual Butler (1979-2018), American basketball player
Reginald Cotterell Butler (1913–1981), British sculptor
Rich Butler (born 1973), Canadian baseball player
Richard Butler (General, 1743) (1743–1791), American general
Richard Butler (politician) (1850-1925), Australian politician
Richard Butler (General, 1870) (1870-1935) British general
Richard Butler (Diplomat) (born 1942), Australian diplomat and Governor of Tasmania
Richard Butler (musician) (born 1957), British musician, singer of The Psychedelic Furs
Richard Girnt Butler (1918–2004), American engineer and politician
Richard Layton Butler (1885–1966), Australian politician
Robert Butler (director) (born 1927), American director and film producer
Robert Neil Butler (1927-2010), American physician, gerontologist and university professor
Robert Olen Butler (* 1945), American writer and university professor
Robert R. Butler (1881–1933), American politician
Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell (born 1938), British civil servant
Roderick R. Butler (1827–1902), American politician
Ron Butler , American actor
Ross Butler (born 1990), American actor
Rupert Butler , British non-fiction author
Ruprecht von Butler (* 1924), German general
Ruprecht Horst von Butler , German brigadier general and commander of the 37th Panzer Grenadier Brigade
Russell Butler (* 1968), Australian water diver

S.

Sampson H. Butler (1803-1848), American politician
Samuel Butler (poet) (1612–1680), English poet
Samuel Butler (actor) († 1812), English actor and theater founder
Samuel Butler (Scholar) (1774–1839), English scholar and bishop
Samuel Butler (writer) (1835–1902), English writer, composer, philologist, painter and scholar
Sara Butler , Portuguese-British actress
Sarah Butler (born 1985), American actress
Smedley D. Butler (1881-1940), American officer
Sol Butler (1895–1954), American long jumper
Stanley Butler (1910-1993), British cyclist
Stefan Butler , British actor
Steve Butler (* 1963), English badminton player
Stuart Thomas Butler (1926–1982), Australian physicist

T

Thomas Butler (politician) (1785–1847), American politician
Thomas Butler (tug of war) (1871–1928), British tug of war
Thomas Butler (bobsleigh driver) , American bobsleigh driver
Thomas Butler (soccer player) (born 1981), Irish soccer player
Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory (1634–1680), Anglo-Irish military and politician
Thomas B. Butler (1806–1873), American politician
Thomas Bothwell Butler (1866–1931), American politician
Thomas Frederick Butler (* 1940), British Anglican clergyman
Thomas S. Butler (1855–1928), American politician
Tim Butler , American basketball coach
Tom Butler (cyclist) (1878–?), American track cyclist
Tom Butler (actor) (born 1951), Canadian actor
Toure Butler (born 1977), American football player

U

Uriah Butler (1897–1977), Trinidadian politician, labor leader and preacher

V

Vicki Butler-Henderson (* 1972), British racing driver and television presenter
Victor Butler (born 1987), American football player
Viktorine von Butler-Haimhausen (1811–1902), German social reformer, philanthropist and writer

W.

Walter Butler (Colonel) (around 1600–1634), Irish Colonel
Walter Butler (Soccer Player, 1889) ( Walter John Butler ; 1889–1968), English soccer player
Walter Butler (soccer player, 1923) ( Walter Garth Butler ; 1923–1995), English soccer player
Walter Ernest Butler (1898–1978), British parapsychologist and magician
Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931), American politician
William Butler (Politician, 1759) (1759-1821), American politician (South Carolina)
William Butler (Politician, 1790) (1790-1850), American politician (South Carolina)
William Butler (actor) (born 1968), American actor and director
William Butler (musician) (* 1982), American rock musician, member of Arcade Fire
William Elliott Butler (* 1939), American law scholar and university professor
William Francis Butler (1838–1910), British Lieutenant General
William Huxford Butler (1934–1977), American publisher
William J. Butler (1860–1927), American actor
William M. Butler (1861–1937), American politician
William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), American politician
Win Butler III (* 1980), singer, guitarist, pianist, bassist and songwriter

Y

Yancy Butler (* 1970), American actress