William Butler
William Butler may refer to:
- William Butler (MP), for Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Butler (colonel) (died 1789), American Revolutionary War soldier from Pennsylvania, one of five Butler brothers in the war
- William Butler (1759–1821), American Revolutionary War soldier, 1790s militia general, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- William Butler (militiaman) (died 1818), U.S. militia captain killed in the Creek War, namesake of Butler County, Alabama
- William Butler (1790–1850), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- William F. Butler, African American leader after the American Civil War
- William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), U.S. soldier in the War of 1812 and Mexican-American War, 1848 Democratic vice-presidential candidate
- William Archer Butler (1814–1848), Irish historian of philosophy
- William Butler (judge) (1822–1909), U.S. federal judge
- William Allen Butler (1825–1902), American lawyer and writer of poetical satires
- William C. Butler (1844–1914), played football for England in England v Scotland representative matches (1870–1872)
- Sir William Francis Butler (1838–1910), 19th century British Army lieutenant general and adventurer
- William Henry Butler (1790–1865), English wine merchant and Mayor of Oxford
- William J. Butler (1860–1927), Irish silent film actor
- William M. Butler (1861–1937), lawyer and legislator for the state of Massachusetts, United States Senator
- William Butler (cricketer) (1871–1953), New Zealand first-class cricketer, later international Test cricket umpire
- William Butler (footballer) (1872–1953), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
- William Boynton Butler (1894–1972), British Army soldier awarded a Victoria Cross
- William Elliott Butler (born 1939), American-British legal scholar
- William Butler (musician) (born 1982), U.S. musician, member of the Arcade Fire
- William Butler (actor), U.S. actor, played in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
- William Butler (boxer), English boxer
- William Butler (author), author of the novel The Butterfly Revolution
- William Butler (New Zealand) (1841–1875), New Zealand politician
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