John Butler may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864), American banjo performer; may have been used by a number of performers * John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), American artist * John Butler (author) (born 1937), British author and YouTuber *John Butler (born 1954), member of Diesel Park West * John Butler (director) (born 1972), Irish screenwriter, director and novelist * John Butler (musician) (born 1975), Australian musician **

John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio were an Australian Folk music, roots-Rock music, rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler (musician), John Butler, an Australasian Performing Right Association, APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in ...

, his jam band ** ''John Butler'' (album), its 1998 album * John Butler (''Doctors''), a fictional character from ''Doctors''

Military

* John Butler (Irish Confederate), officer of the Irish Confederate Army of the 1640s * John Butler (Ranger) (1728–1796), American-born military officer * John Butler (general) (died 1786), brigadier general of militia in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War * John A. Butler (1910–1945), U.S. Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient * John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler (1888–1916), English soldier and Victoria Cross recipient * John Clarence Butler (1921–1942), U.S. naval aviator ** USS ''John C. Butler'', a ship named in his honor * John G. Butler (inventor), 19th century officer in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps who developed better shot for rifled cannon

Nobility

* John Butler of Clonamicklon (died 1330), youngest son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick *

John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond (died 14 December 1476) was considered one of the first gentlemen of the age in which he lived. He was an ambassador to the most important courts of Europe. Family John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond was the second ...

(died 1476) * John Butler of Kilcash (died 1570), third son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond *

John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran John Butler, Earl of Gowran (1643–1677) was an MP in the Irish Parliament 1661–1666 before being created Earl of Gowran in 1676. He married but died childless. Birth and origins John was born in 1643 in Dublin, the sixth child of Jame ...

(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 John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, Order of St. Patrick, KP (24 August 1808 – 25 September 1854) was an Irish politician and peer. Family He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples. He married France ...

(1808–1854), Irish politician and peer *

John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde John Butler (died 1766), known as John Butler of Kilcash, a member of the Irish landed gentry, was ''de jure'' 15th Earl of Ormond and 8th Earl of Ossory. He did not assume these titles as he thought them forfeit by the attainder of the 2nd D ...

(before 1744–1766)

Politics

* John Butler (MP for Kent) (c. 1370–c. 1420) * John Butler (died 1423), MP for London * John Butler (died 1572 or 1573) (1503/04–1572/73), MP for Warwick * John Butler (died 1576) (1511/14–1576), MP for Hertfordshire * John Butler (died 1613), MP for Maldon *

John Butler (Nova Scotia politician) John Butler (before 1749 October 25, 1791) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1762 to 1772. Probably born in England, Butler came to Halifax in 1749 b ...

(died 1791) *

John Washington Butler John Washington Butler (December 17, 1875 – September 24, 1952) was an American farmer and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1923 to 1927,Jeanette Keith,John Washington Butler (1875–1952)" ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of Hi ...

(1875–1952), U.S. Representative for Tennessee * John Cornelius Butler (1887–1953), U.S. Congressman 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), American politician in Maryland * John D. Butler (1915–2010), American Republican politician and mayor of San Diego * John Edward Butler (1916–1999), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1979 * John E. Butler, American politician, lawyer, and newspaper editor from Maine

Religion

* John Butler (Jesuit) (1727–1786), Jesuit priest * John Butler (priest) (died 1682), Canon of Windsor * John Butler (bishop) (1717–1802), bishop of Oxford *

John Gare Butler John Gare Butler (March 1781 – 18 June 1841) was the first ordained clergyman to reside in New Zealand with the Church Missionary Society (CMS). In 1818 he was ordained as a priest by the Bishop of Gloucester. Butler and the Māori workers ...

(1781–1841), clergyman of New Zealand * John Jay Butler (1814–1891), ordained minister and professor of systematic theology * John George Butler (1826–1909), Lutheran clergyman; Chaplain of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives * John Joseph Butler (1883–1966), Catholic priest

Sports

American football

* John Butler (American football coach) (born 1973), American football assistant coach since the 1990s * John Butler (American football executive) (1946–2003), general manager in the National Football League * John Butler (defensive back) (born 1965), National Football League player with the San Francisco 49ers * Johnny Butler (running back) (1918–1963), National Football League player from 1942 to 1945

Association football

* John Butler (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2010), English footballer * John Butler (footballer, born 1962), English footballer * John Butler (footballer, born 1969), Scottish footballer

Other sports

* John Butler (cricketer) (1863–1945), English cricketer * John Butler (athlete) (1871–1959), British Olympic athlete * John Butler (baseball) (1879–1950), catcher in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1907 * John Butler Jr. (born 2002), American basketball player * Johnny Butler (1893–1967), baseball player * John Butler (rugby league) (born 1949), English rugby league footballer * John Butler (jockey), rider in the 1847 Grand National steeplechase

Other fields

* John O. Butler, American dentist and periodontist * John M. Butler (scientist), expert on forensic DNA typing * John Alfred Valentine Butler, English physical chemist *

John Dixon Butler John Dixon Butler (December 1860 – 27 October 1920) was a British architect who, for 25 years, was the surveyor for the Metropolitan Police Service, Metropolitan Police in London. He was the fifth architect to hold the post since its inceptio ...

, British architect * John Butler (actor) (1884–1967), actor in ''

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'' * John S. Butler, founding member of the

American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world. It has more than 39,200 members who are in ...