| Intro | British member of parliament (1707-1766) |
| Was | Politician |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 19 March 1707 |
| Death |
29 December 1766 (aged 59 years) |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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 (Irish Confederate), a officer of the Irish Confederate Army of the 1640s
- 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, S.J. Jesuit priest.
- John Butler (priest) (d. 1682) Canon of Windsor
- John Butler (bishop) (1717–1802), bishop of Oxford
- John Gare Butler (1781–1841), one of the first clergyman of New Zealand
- 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 1937), English footballer
- John Butler (footballer, born 1962), English footballer
- 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
- John S. Butler, founding member of the American Psychiatric Association