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Actors

* William Butler (actor), U.S. actor, played in ''Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' *
William J. Butler William J. Butler (1860 – 27 January 1927) was an Irish silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1917. An Irish immigrant to the United States, moved his family from Ohio to Hollywood, California in 1908. ...
(1860–1927), Irish silent film actor


Law

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William Allen Butler William Allen Butler (February 20, 1825 – September 9, 1902) was an American lawyer and writer of poetical satires. Early life Butler was born on February 20, 1825, in Albany, New York. He was the son of the poet and lawyer Benjamin Franklin Bu ...
(1825–1902), American lawyer and writer of poetical satires * William E. Butler (born 1939), American-British legal scholar * William Butler (judge) (1822–1909), U.S. federal judge


Military

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William Butler (colonel) Colonel William Butler (died 1789) was a Pennsylvania officer during the American Revolutionary War, known for his leadership in the Battle of Monmouth, the burning of the Indian villages at Unadilla and Oquaga, and in the Sullivan-Clinton Expedit ...
(died 1789), American Revolutionary War soldier from Pennsylvania, one of five Butler brothers in the war *
William Butler (1759–1821) William Butler (December 17, 1759November 15, 1821) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Life and career Born in Prince William County in the Colony of Virginia, he moved to South Carolina as a young man. He served in the ...
, American Revolutionary War soldier, 1790s militia general, U.S. Representative from South Carolina * William Butler (militiaman) (1759–1818), U.S. militia captain killed in the Creek War, namesake of Butler County, Alabama * William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), U.S. soldier in the War of 1812 and Mexican–American War, 1848 Democratic vice-presidential candidate * Sir William Butler (British Army officer) (1838–1910), 19th century British Army lieutenant general and adventurer * William Boynton Butler (1894–1972), British Army soldier awarded a Victoria Cross


Music

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William Butler (musician) William Pierce Butler (born October 6, 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer who is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Arcade Fire. He plays synthesizer, bass, guitar and percussion. He is known for his spon ...
(born 1982), American musician, member of the Arcade Fire * William Butler (sound designer), British/Canadian musician, sound designer and recording engineer


Politics

* William Butler (fl. 1386–1393), Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham * William Butler (1544–1577), MP for Queenborough *
William Boteler (died 1602) William Boteler (ca. 15401602) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lyme Regis in 1563 and Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bed ...
(1540–1602), or Butler, MP for Lyme Regis and Bedford *
William Butler (1790–1850) William Butler Jr. (February 1, 1790 – September 25, 1850) was a United States representative from South Carolina. He was a son of William Butler (1759–1821), brother of Andrew Butler, and father of Matthew Calbraith Butler, all of whom s ...
, U.S. Representative from South Carolina * William Butler (fl. 1859–1863), Illinois State Treasurer * William M. Butler (1861–1937), lawyer and legislator for the state of Massachusetts, United States Senator *
William Henry Butler William Henry Butler (24 February 1790 – 11 October 1865) was an English wine merchant and Mayor of Oxford. William Butler was the ninth of the ten children. His parents were James and Jane (née Slatter) Butler from All Saints parish in Ox ...
(1790–1865), English wine merchant and Mayor of Oxford *
William Butler (New Zealand politician) William Butler (1814 – 4 March 1875) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand. Butler was born in England in 1814 and went to sea at a young age. By age 24, he was commander of a sailing ship that traded with Austral ...
(1841–1875), New Zealand politician


Religion

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William Butler (missionary) Rev. William Butler, D.D. (January 30, 1818 – August 18, 1899) was an Irish-born U.S. Methodist Episcopal pioneer missionary. He was the founder of the Methodist Episcopal Mission in India, and afterward founder of the Mission in Mexico. Born i ...
(1818–1899), Irish-born U.S. Methodist Episcopal missionary to Mexico and India * William John Butler (1818–1894), High Church Anglican priest *
William Butler (canon) William Butler BDec (d. 1519) was a Canon of Windsor from 1503 to 1519''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Career He was appointed to the sixth stall in St George' ...
(died 1519), Canon of Windsor


Sports

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William C. Butler Captain William Charles Butler (17 January 1844 – 6 December 1914) played football for England against a Scottish XI in two unofficial internationals in 1870 and 1871. He subsequently became a J.P. and Registrar in Cumberland. Family Butle ...
(1844–1914), played football for England *
William Butler (cricketer) William Patrick Butler (8 November 1871 – 19 August 1953) was a New Zealand cricketer and Test cricket umpire. Butler was born and died in Dunedin, where he attended Christian Brothers' High School. He made a single first-class appearanc ...
(1871–1953), New Zealand first-class cricketer, later international Test cricket umpire *
William Butler (footballer) William Butler (1872 – 1953) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches and scoring 1 goal. He played his first match on 3 February 1900 against Scotland and his last match on 24 Feb ...
(1872–1953), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer


Others

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William Butler (physician) William Butler (1535–29 January 1618) was an English academic and physician. A Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, he gained a reputation as an eccentric, a drunkard, and "the greatest physician of his time". Life Butler was born at Ipswich i ...
(1535–1617), Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge * William F. Butler, African American leader after the American Civil War *
William Archer Butler William Archer Butler (c. 18145 July 1848) was an Irish historian of philosophy. Life He was born at Annerville, near Clonmel in Ireland. His father was a Protestant, his mother a Roman Catholic, and he was brought up as a Catholic. As a boy he w ...
(1814–1848), Irish historian of philosophy * William Butler (brewer), whose company was merged into Mitchells & Butlers * William Butler (author), author of the novel ''
The Butterfly Revolution ''The Butterfly Revolution'' is a novel by author William Butler, first published in 1961. Plot Winston Weynes is sent to Camp High Pines as a gift for his birthday. Winston's father, who is concerned by his son's lack of interest in "norma ...
'' * William Butler (alchemist) (c. 1534–1617), Irish alchemist *
William James Butler William James Butler (18 March 1858 – 10 December 1932) was a New Zealand sawmiller and timber merchant. He was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England in 1858. He died in Wellington in 1932 and was survived by his wife. He was a brother o ...
(1858–1932), New Zealand sawmiller and timber merchant


See also

* William Butler Yeats, Irish poet *
Bill Butler (disambiguation) Bill Butler may refer to: * Bill Butler (Australian footballer) (1920–1986), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Bill Butler (cinematographer) (1921–2023), American cinematographer * Bill Butler (film editor) (1933–2017), English film ...
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Billy Butler (disambiguation) Billy Butler may refer to: * Billy Butler (baseball) (born 1986), U.S. Major League Baseball player * Billy Butler (DJ) (born 1942), English DJ from Liverpool * Billy Butler (footballer) (1900–1966), English footballer, scorer for Bolton Wandere ...
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William Boteler (disambiguation) William Boteler was an English 17th-century politician. William Boteler may also refer to: * William Boteler (died 1602), MP for Lyme Regis and Bedford * William Boteler (15th century MP) for Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency) * William Botel ...
, spellings often used interchangeably {{hndis, Butler, William