James, Jim, or Jimmy Butler may refer to:

Irish noblemen

* James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (c. 1305–1338) *

James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond (4 October 133118 October 1382) was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376, and a dominant political leader in Ireland in the 1360s and 1370s. The son of James Bu ...

(1331–1382) *

James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (c. 1359 – 7 September 1405), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382, and built Gowran Castle three years later in 1385 close to the centre of Gowran, making it his usual residence, ...

(c. 1359–1405) * James "Gallda" Butler (died 1434), a son of the 3rd Earl of Ormond; half-brother to the 4th Earl of Ormond *

James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (23 May 1393 – 23 August 1452) was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond. He was called 'The White Earl', and was esteemed for his learning. He was the patron of the Irish literary work, 'The Book of the ...

(1392–1452) *

James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, Earl of Wiltshire (24 November 1420 – 1 May 1461) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and soldier. Butler was a staunch Lancastrian and supporter of Queen consort Margaret of Anjou during the Wars of the Roses. He w ...

(1420–1461) *Sir

James Butler of Polestown Sir James Butler of Polestown (died 1487) was a warlord in Yorkist Ireland. Career James was the eldest son of Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler, whom he succeeded in 1464 as Lord Deputy of Ireland over his absentee cousins John and Thomas, the 6th ...

(died 1487), warlord in Yorkist Ireland *

James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and 2nd Earl of Ossory ( – 1546), known as the Lame (Irish: ''Bacach''), was in 1541 confirmed as Earl of Ormond thereby ending the dispute over the Ormond earldom between his father, Piers Butler, 8th Earl o ...

(1496–1546) *

James Butler of Duiske James Butler of Duiske (Irish language, Irish: ''Séamas de Buitléir an Dubhuisce'') was a younger son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond, Lady Joan Fitzgerald. In 1576, Queen Elizabeth I of England awa ...

(fl. 1540–1576) *

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, KG, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688), was a statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond from 1642 to 1661. Following the failure ...

(1610–1688), Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier *

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, (1665–1745) was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormond. Like his grandfather, the 1st Duke, he was raised as a Protes ...

(1665–1745), Irish statesman and soldier * James Butler (military adventurer) (fl. 1631–1634), Irish military adventurer *

James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde James Wandesford Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde, (15 July 1774 – 18 May 1838) was an Irish nobleman and politician. He was the second son of John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde and Frances Susan Elizabeth Wandesford. He was born at Kilkenny ca ...

(1777–1838) * James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde (1844–1919), Irish nobleman * James Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde (1849–1943) *

James Butler, 5th Marquess of Ormonde James George Anson Butler, 5th Marquess of Ormonde (18 April 1890 – 21 June 1949) was the son of James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde and American heiress Ellen Stager, daughter of Union General Anson Stager. Biography ...

(1890–1949) * James Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde (1893–1971), British peer * James Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde (1899–1997)

Politics

U.S. politics

James Joseph Butler James Joseph Butler (August 29, 1862 – May 31, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Butler attended the public schools. He served an apprenticeship as a blacksmith, and worked at that trade for several ye ...

(1862–1917), U.S. Representative from Missouri *

James Butler Hare James Butler Hare, (September 4, 1918 – July 16, 1966) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. He served for one term from 1949 to 1951. Biography He was born in Saluda, South Caro ...

(1918–1966), American politician *Jim Butler, founder of

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Jim Butler (Ohio politician) James L. Butler Jr. (born May 10, 1973) is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 41st House District, and was Speaker Pro Tempore. Life and career Butler received his bachelor's degree in history with h ...

(born 1969), member of the Ohio House of Representatives *

Jim Butler (West Virginia politician) James Harry Butler is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 14th district from 2012 to 2020. In 2022, he was elected to the House again from the 18th district. Elections *2012 With ...

, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates

Other politics

* James Butler (1651–1696), Member of Parliament for Arundel *

James Butler (1680–1741) James Butler (1680 – 17 May 1741), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1705 and 1741. Butler was the son of James Butler of Amberley Castle and his wife Grace Caldecott, daughter of Richard Caldeco ...

, Member of Parliament for Arundel and Sussex *Sir

J. R. M. Butler Sir James Ramsay Montagu Butler, (20 July 1889 – 1 March 1975) was a British politician and academic. He was a member of parliament for Cambridge University from 1922 to 1923. He was Regius Professor of Modern History (Cambridge), Regius Prof ...

(James Ramsay Montagu Butler, 1889–1975), British politician and academic

Sports

James Butler (American football) James Oscar Butler, Jr. (born September 7, 1982) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Georgia Tech ...

(born 1982), American football safety *

James Butler (boxer) James Butler Jr. (born December 18, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2004. He challenged once for the IBF super middleweight title in 2000, but he is best known for his infamous bout on November 23, 2001. Bu ...

(born 1972), American boxer * James Butler (Canadian football) (born 1995), Canadian football running back *

James Butler (sprinter) James Butler (born June 21, 1960) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200-meter dash. He was an NCAA champion and winner at the Liberty Bell Classic Olympic boycott event. He represented the United States at the ...

(born 1960), American track sprinter *James Caron Butler (born 1980), American basketball player *

Jim Butler (American football) James "Cannonball" Butler (May 4, 1943 – February 10, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Atlanta Falcons and the S ...

(1943–2014), American football running back * Jim Butler (table tennis) (born 1971), American table tennis player * Jimmy Butler (born 1989), American basketball player

Others

James Butler (artist) James Walter Butler MBE RA (25 July 1931 – 26 March 2022) was a British sculptor most famous for his 1980 statue of Richard III in Leicester. Butler was educated at Maidstone Grammar School and studied art at Saint Martin's School of Art and ...

(1931–2022), British sculptor * James Butler (Bible scholar), Australian founder of Adelaide Bible Institute *

James Butler (British Army officer) Lieutenant-General James Butler (died 18 August 1836) was an officer of the British Army. Biography James Butler was appointed a cadet in October 1772 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in January 1776. He was prom ...

(died 1836) * James Butler (grocer) (1855–1934), American businessman *

James Butler (Irish Brigade officer) Colonel James Butler was the son of Richard Butler of Galmoye and the grandson of Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount Galmoye. He was the heir of Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye who died without male issue. However, Colonel Butler's succession to the ...

(died 1770), officer in the Irish Brigade in France *

James Bayley Butler James Bayley Butler MBE MRIA (8 April 1884 – 21 February 1964) was an Irish biologist and academic, and was considered the foremost expert on the fungus which causes dry rot. Life James Bayley Butler was born in Secunderabad, India, on 8 ...

(1884–1964), Irish biologist and academic *

James Edward Butler James Edward Butler (May 20, 1843 – July 23, 1913) was an American justice of the peace, planter, and merchant in Alabama. James Edward Butler was born May 20, 1843, in Poplar Ridge, Alabama, the son of Canada Butler. He served in the Confederate ...

(1843–1913), Justice of the peace, planter, and merchant in Alabama *

James G. Butler James Girard Butler (September 26, 1920 – May 26, 2005) was an American trial lawyer. He was known for winning many large verdicts for plaintiffs in civil litigation, including the first in a thalidomide case.Valerie J. NelsonObituary, Jam ...

(1920–2005), American trial lawyer *

Jim Butler (game designer) Jim Butler is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Butler was the brand manager of the ''Alternity'' role-playing game for Wizards of the Coast. He was part of the ''Alternity'' team with Bill Slavicsek, Rich ...

, American role-playing game designer * Jimmy Butler (actor) (1921–1945), American actor {{hndis, Butler, James