John Butler

John Butler may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864), U.S. performer
• John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), U.S. artist
• John Butler (born 1954), member of the English alternative rock band Diesel Park West
• John Butler (musician) (born 1975), Australian musician
  • John Butler Trio, his jam band
  • John Butler (album), its 1998 album

Military

• John Butler, colonel of a cavalry regiment in the New Model Army's original order of battle
• John Butler (died 1786), brigadier general of militia in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War
• John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler VC DSO (1888–1916), English soldier
• John Clarence Butler (1921–1942), U.S. naval aviator
  • USS John C. Butler (DE-339), ship named in his honor

Nobility

• Several members of the Butler dynasty
  • John Butler of Clonamicklon (died 1330), youngest son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick
  • John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond (before 1449–1478)
  • John Butler of Kilcash (died 1570), third son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
  • John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran (1643–1677), seventh son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
  • John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne (1731–1800), Irish clergyman and aristocrat, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork
  • John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde (1740–1795), Irish peer and Member of Parliament
  • John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde (1808–1854), Irish politician and peer
  • John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde (before 1744–1766)

Politics

• John Butler (MP for Kent) (c. 1370–c. 1420) MP for Kent
• John Butler (died 1423), MP for London
• John Butler (died 1572/3), MP for Warwick
• John Butler (died 1576), MP for Hertfordshire
• John Butler (died 1613), MP for Maldon
• John Butler (died 1766) (1707–1766), British politician; MP for East Grinstead and Sussex
• John Butler (Nova Scotia politician) (died 1791), businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia
• John Butler (pioneer) (1728–1796), U.S. Tory activist
• John Washington Butler (1875–1952), U.S. representative for Tennessee
• John Cornelius Butler (1887–1953), American Senator from New York
• John Butler (Irish politician) (1891–1968), Irish Labour party politician from Waterford; member of the 4th Dáil
• John Marshall Butler (1897–1978), U.S. politician in Maryland
• John D. Butler (1915–2010), U.S. Republican politician and Mayor of San Diego
• John Edward Butler (1916–1999), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1979

Religion

• John Butler (bishop) (1717–1802), bishop of Oxford
• John Jay Butler (1814–?), ordained minister and professor of systematic theology
• John George Butler (1826–1909), Lutheran clergyman; Chaplain of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives

Sports

• John Butler (baseball) (1879–1950), catcher in Major League Baseball from 1901–1907
• Johnny Butler (1893–1967), baseball player
• John Butler (running back) (1918–1963), National Football League player from 1942–1945
• John Butler (American football general manager) (1946–2003), general manager in the National Football League
• John Butler (footballer) (born 1962), English footballer from the 1980s and 1990s
• John Butler (American football coach) (born 1973), American football assistant coach since the 1990s

Other fields

• John O. Butler, U.S. dentist and periodontist
• John M. Butler (scientist), expert on forensic DNA typing

See also

• Jack Butler (disambiguation)
• John Butler Smith (1838–1914), U.S. manufacturer and politician
• Jonathan Butler (born 1961), South African singer-songwriter

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