John Butler may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John "Picayune" Butler John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864) was a black people, black French singer and banjo player who lived in New Orleans, Louisiana. He came to New Orleans from the French West Indies in the 1820s. One of his influences was Old Corn Meal, a street ...

(died 1864), American banjo performer; may have been used by a number of performers * John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), American artist *

John Butler (author) John George Butler (born 16 May 1937) is a British author, YouTuber and retired farmer living in Derbyshire. A graduate of the University of Nottingham, Butler is known for having written several books describing his experiences with meditation ...

(born 1937), British author and YouTuber *John Butler (born 1954), member of Diesel Park West *

John Butler (director) John Butler (born 4 July 1972) is an Irish director, screenwriter, and novelist. in 2011, Picador published his novel "The Tenderloin". His Television credits include the sketch show ''Your Bad Self'', which won an IFTA for best entertainment sh ...

(born 1972), Irish screenwriter, director and novelist *

John Butler (musician) John Charles Wiltshire-Butler (born 1 April 1975), professionally known as John Butler, is an American-Australian singer, songwriter, and music producer. He is best known for his time as the eponymous frontman of the John Butler Trio, a roots ...

(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) John Butler (c.1728 – 1786) was a military officer in the Hillsborough District Brigade of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1784, and served as its commanding general between 1779 and the end of the ...

(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) Brig. Gen. John Gazzam Butler (January 23, 1842 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – August 17, 1914 in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon) was an American army officer and inventor. He spent most of his career in the United States Army Ordnance Corps ...

, 19th century officer in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps who developed better shot for rifled cannon

Nobility

John Butler of Clonamicklon John Butler of Clonamicklon (or of Lismalin), (1305 – 6 January 1330) was born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland the youngest son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and Joan FitzGerald. Once older he moved north from Lismalin and established a junior ...

(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 John Butler of Kilcash (died 1570) was an Irish landowner and soldier. A younger son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and brother of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, he received Kilcash Castle as appanage. He fought in the Desmond–Ormo ...

(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 John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne (1731 – 7 May 1800) was an Irish clergyman and aristocrat, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork and Ross. In order to advance his temporal title and marry he became, , the only authenticated apostate in the Catholic ...

(1731–1800), Irish clergyman and aristocrat, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork *

John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde, 10th Earl of Ossory (1740–1795) was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament (MP). He became a Protestant in 1764. He was an Irish MP, representing Gowran between 1776 and 1783, and Kilkenny City between 17 ...

(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 John Cornelius Butler (July 2, 1887 – August 13, 1953) was a Republican politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1949 and 1951 to 1953. Biograph ...

(1887–1953), U.S. Congressman from New York *

John Butler (Irish politician) John Butler (1891 – 16 February 1968) was an Irish politician, farmer and trade union official. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1922 general election for the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency as a Labour Party Teachta D� ...

(1891–1968), Irish Labour party politician from Waterford; member of the 4th Dáil *

John Marshall Butler John Marshall Butler (July 21, 1897March 14, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1951 to 1963. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to John Harvey and ...

(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) John Butler, S.J. (8 August 1727 – 20 June 1786) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who was appointed as Bishop of Limerick in 1778 and resigned the position in 1779 without ever being consecrated. Biography Father Butler was a member of th ...

(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 John Jay Butler (April 9, 1814 – 1891) was an ordained minister and theologian in the early Free Will Baptist movement in New England, serving as Professor of Systematic Theology at Cobb Divinity School at Bates College in Maine and later a ...

(1814–1891), ordained minister and professor of systematic theology *

John George Butler John George Butler (January 28, 1826 – August 2, 1909) was a prominent Lutheran clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate and as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. Early years John George Butler was born in Cumberla ...

(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) John Butler (1946 – April 11, 2003) was a National Football League (NFL) general manager of the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers. A native of Chicago, Butler spent four years in the Marines and saw active duty in Vietnam during the V ...

(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) John William Butler (September 14, 1918 – April 1963) was a professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). Butler played for four different NFL franchises during his four year career, finishing up in 1946 with the Be ...

(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) John Edward Butler (born 7 February 1962) is an English former association footballer who played in the Football League. With Wigan Athletic he won promotion from English football's divisional fourth tier in 1982, and as divisional champions i ...

, 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) John Albert Butler (a.k.a. Frederick King) (July 26, 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts – February 2, 1950) was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1901 to 1907. He attended Fordham University and was later a coach for the Chica ...

(1879–1950), catcher in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1907 *

John Butler Jr. John Erik Butler Jr. (born December 4, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. High school career Butler played basketball ...

(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 The 1847 Grand National Steeplechase was the ninth official annual running of a Handicap Steeple-chase horse race which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on 3 March 1847 and attracted a then record field of twenty-six runners. It ...

steeplechase

Other fields

* John O. Butler, American dentist and periodontist *

John M. Butler (scientist) John M. Butler (born April 1, 1969) is a scientist and expert on forensic DNA profiling. He is a fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Since 2020, he serves as president of the International Society for Forensic Genetics ...

, 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) 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), ...

(1884–1967), actor in ''

The Yellow Cab Man ''The Yellow Cab Man'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Jack Donohue and starring Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven and Edward Arnold. A brief sequence of distorted visual effects in the film is the work of the photographer Weegee, who a ...

'' * 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 ...