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Anthony Buller (1613–1679) Anthony Buller (1613–1679) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. Buller was the son of Sir Richard Buller, of Shillingham, Cor ...
, English soldier and Member of Parliament * Sir
Anthony Buller (1780–1866) Sir Anthony Buller (26 July 1780 – 27 June 1866) was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament. He was the 7th son of John Buller (1745–1793), MP of Morval, Cornwall, who had represented Exeter, Launceston and West Looe in the British Pa ...
, English lawyer and Member of Parliament *
Arthur Henry Reginald Buller Arthur Henry Reginald Buller, (19 August 1874 – 3 July 1944) was a British-Canadian mycologist. He is mainly known as a researcher of fungi and wheat rust. Academic career Born in Moseley, Birmingham, England, he was educated at Queen's C ...
(1874–1944), British/Canadian mycologist *
Charles Buller Charles Buller (6 August 1806 – 29 November 1848) was a British barrister, politician and reformer. Background and education Born in Calcutta, British India, Buller was the son of Charles Buller (1774–1848), a member of a well-known Corn ...
(1806–1848), English politician * David Buller (born 1959), American philosopher of science *
Sir Edward Buller, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Buller, 1st Baronet (24 December 1764 – 15 April 1824) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Buller was born into a prominent West c ...
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Ed Buller Edmund Wilbur Hudson "Ed" Buller (born 9 August 1962 in Reigate, Surrey) is an English record producer and former musician. He has primarily worked with English bands including Suede, Pulp, The Raincoats and The Courteeners. Biography Buller fir ...
, British musician *
Eric Buller Major Eric Tremayne Buller (3 January 1894 – 8 August 1973) was an English cricketer and decorated British Army officer. Early life and military career Born in Highworth, Wiltshire, he was educated at Harrow School, where he represented t ...
(1894–1973), cricketer and British army officer *
Francesca Buller Francesca Buller (born 20 January 1964) is an English actress best known for her portrayal of various characters in the TV series '' Farscape'', most notably that of War Minister Ahkna. She also has performed in theatre roles, including in ''Haml ...
(b. 1964), British actress *
Francis Buller (Parliamentarian) Francis Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War. Buller was the son of Sir Richard Buller, of Shillingham, Cornwall. The Bu ...
English politician * Francis Buller (c 1630–1682), English politician *
Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet (17 March 1746 – 5 June 1800) of Churston Court in the parish of Churston Ferrers, of nearby Lupton, Brixham, Lupton in the parish of Brixham, and of Prince Hall on Dartmoor, all in Devon, was an English jud ...
(1746–1800) * Fred Buller (1914–1994), Canadian aeronautical engineer, sailboat designer *
George Buller (MP) George Buller (1607 – before August 1646) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1646. Buller was the son of Sir Richard Buller, of Shillingham, Cornwall and his wife Alice Hayward, daughter of Sir Rowland Hay ...
(1607–c. 1646), English politician * Sir
George Buller General Sir George Buller (1802 – 12 April 1884) was an English general officer of the British Army who served in the Rifle Brigade and as a commander of a brigade in the Crimean War. Life He was the third son of General Frederick William Bu ...
(1802–1884), British Army General *
Georgiana Buller Dame Audrey Charlotte Georgiana Buller (4 August 1884 – 22 June 1953) was a British hospital administrator and the founder of the first school dedicated to occupational therapy in the United Kingdom. Buller was born in Crediton, Devon, the o ...
(1884–1953), British hospital administrator *
Hy Buller Hyman Buller (March 15, 1926 – August 3, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Nicknamed the "Blueline Blaster" because of his penchant for hitting opposing players above the skate toe and below the pads, Buller was one of two Jewish profe ...
(1926–1968), Canadian ice hockey player *
James Buller (the younger) James Buller may refer to: * James Buller (the elder) (1678–1710), British MP for Saltash, Cornwall 1701–1705 and 1708–1710 * James Buller (1717–1765) (1717–1765), British MP for East Looe 1741–1748 and Cornwall 1748–1765 * James Bull ...
(c. 1729–1765), British politician *
James Wentworth Buller James Wentworth Buller (1 October 1798 – 13 March 1865) of Downes, Crediton, Devon, was a British Whig Member of Parliament for Exeter, in Devon, from 1830 to 1835, and for North Devon from 1857 to 1865. Origins He was the son of James Bul ...
(1798–1865), British politician * Joe Buller (1909–1986), English footballer * John Buller MP (1632–1716), English politician *
John Buller (1721–1786) John Buller (1721–1786) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 39 years from 1747 to 1786. Buller was the son of John Francis Buller, M.P. and his wife Rebecca Trelawny, daughter of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet bis ...
, British MP for East Looe *
John Buller (1745–1793) John Buller (1745–1793), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1784 and was an active agent in various Cornish constituencies.. Buller was the son of James Buller and his second wife Lady Jane Bathurst dau ...
, MP for Exeter, Launceston, and West Looe *
John Buller (composer) John Buller (7 February 1927 – 12 September 2004) was a British composer. Career John Buller was born in London on 7 February 1927. His musical career began as a chorister at St Matthew's, Westminster. Although the BBC accepted a work of ...
(1927–2004), British composer *
Jon Buller Jon Buller (born December 27, 1970) is a Contemporary Christian artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He now resides in Vernon, British Columbia, where he works as Pastor of Worship and the Arts at Vernon Alliance Church, a position he began in ...
(born 1970), Canadian musician *
Marion Buller Marion R. Buller , also known professionally as Marion Buller Bennett, is a First Nations jurist in British Columbia and current chancellor of the University of Victoria. Buller served as the Chief Commissioner for the National Inquiry into Missin ...
, Canadian judge *
Redvers Buller General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, (7 December 1839 – 2 June 1908) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forc ...
(1839–1908), British soldier * Sir
Richard Buller Sir Richard Buller (1578–1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642. He was a Parliamentarian officer during the English Civil War. Buller was born at Shillingham Cornwall, the son of Franc ...
(1578–1642), Parliamentarian *
Syd Buller John Sydney Buller (23 August 1909 – 7 August 1970) was an English first-class cricketer and international umpire. He was a wicket-keeper. Playing career Buller was born in Wortley near Leeds in Yorkshire. As a player, he was a competent w ...
(1909–1970), English Test cricket umpire *
Walter Buller Sir Walter Lawry Buller (9 October 1838 – 19 July 1906) was a New Zealand lawyer and naturalist who was a dominant figure in New Zealand ornithology. His book, ''A History of the Birds of New Zealand'', first published in 1873, was publishe ...
(1838–1906), New Zealand ornithologist * Lt. Col.
Walter Buller (bridge) Lt. Col. Walter Buller (10 December 1886 – 21 May 1938) was a British auction and contract bridge organiser, player and writer, the leading British bridge personality at the start of the 1930s. Buller was from London. Life Buller joined the A ...
(1887–1938), British bridge player *
William Buller (bishop) William Buller (1735–1796) was an English clergyman who served as Bishop of Exeter from 1792 to 1796. Buller was born probably at Morval, Cornwall, to John Francis Buller and Rebecca Trelawney. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford ...
, theologian and churchman *
William Buller (racing driver) William Buller (born 17 September 1992) is a British racing driver. Career T Cars After successful spells in both karting and mini stocks, Buller made his circuit racing debut in the 2007 T Cars championship; the series designed for aspiring rac ...
(born 1992), British racing driver


Places

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Mount Buller (Victoria) Mount Buller is a mountain in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Australian state of Victoria. It has an elevation of , Toponym The British explorer and surveyor Major Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell named the mou ...
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Mount Buller, Victoria Mount Buller is primarily a resort town on the slopes of Mount Buller in the Shire of Mansfield of the Australian state of Victoria. It is located approximately northeast of Melbourne. It is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter d ...
, a resort town on the mountain of the same name ;New Zealand *
Buller (New Zealand electorate) Buller is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1871 to 1972. It was represented by eleven Members of Parliament. Population centres The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a parliamentary select committee based on pop ...
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Buller District Buller District is one of 53 districts of New Zealand, and is within the West Coast Region. It covers Westport, Karamea, Reefton and Inangahua Junction. Buller District's overall land area is . The district is administered by the Buller Distri ...
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Buller Gorge The Buller Gorge is a gorge located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. The Buller River flows through the deep canyon between Murchison and Westport. Land Information New Zealand lists two sections for the gorge, Upper Buller ...
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Buller River The Buller River ( mi, Kawatiri) is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. One of the country's longest rivers, it flows for from Lake Rotoiti through the Buller Gorge and into the Tasman Sea near the town of Westport. Within the Bulle ...


Other uses

* Buller, nickname of the
Bullingdon Club The Bullingdon Club is a private all-male dining club for Oxford University students. It is known for its wealthy members, grand banquets, and bad behaviour, including vandalism of restaurants and students' rooms. The club is known to select it ...
, a student dining club at Oxford University


See also

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Buller baronets There have been two Buller baronetcies. The baronetcy of Buller (later Buller-Yarde, Buller-Yarde-Buller and Yarde-Buller), of Churston Court, Devon, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 13 January 1790 for Francis Buller. The se ...
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Sir James Buller East, 2nd Baronet Sir James Buller East, 2nd Baronet (1 February 1789 – 19 November 1878) was a British barrister. East, eldest son of Sir Edward East, 1st Baronet, Sir Edward Hyde East, was born in Bloomsbury, London, on 1 February 1789. He was educated at Ha ...
(1798–1878), British MP for Winchester *
Baron Churston Baron Churston, of Churston Ferrers and Lupton in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1858 for the former Conservative Member of Parliament, Sir John Yarde, 3rd Baronet. He had earlier repr ...
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Eliza Manningham-Buller Elizabeth Lydia Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller, (born 14 July 1948) is a retired British intelligence officer. She was Director General of MI5, the British internal Security Service, from October 2002 until her retirement in Apr ...
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Viscount Dilhorne Viscount Dilhorne, of Greens Norton in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 December 1964 for the lawyer, Conservative politician and former Lord Chancellor, Reginald Manningham-Buller, ...
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John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
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