Walter Butler

Walter Butler may refer to:

  • Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond (1569–1632/3), British Army officer
  • Walter Butler, 16th Earl of Ormonde (1703–1783)
  • Walter Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde (1770–1820), Irish peer and politician
  • Walter Butler (French businessman), French/American businessman, head of Butler Capital Partners
  • Walter Butler (Loyalist) (1752–1781), Loyalist during the American Revolution, son of John Butler
  • Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931), U.S. Representative from Iowa
  • Walter Butler (Australian politician) (1892–1937), New South Wales Legislative Assembly member for Hurstville
  • Walter Butler (architect) (1860–1949), Australian architect
  • Walter Butler Cheadle (1836–1910), English paediatrician
  • Walter Butler Wilkinson (1781–1807), Canadian political figure
  • Garth Butler (born Walter Garth Butler, 1923–1995), English footballer
  • W. E. Butler (1898–1978), occultist and esoteric author in Britain
  • Walter S. Butler (1823–1913), political figure in New Brunswick

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