Richard Butler

Richard Butler may refer to:

Military

• Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (1639–1686), 1st Earl of Arran, marshal of the army in Ireland, lord deputy of Ireland
• Richard Butler (general) (1743–1791), American Revolutionary War General, later killed fighting Native Americans in Ohio
• Richard Butler (British Army officer) (1870–1935), British Army General, served in World War I

Politicians

• Richard Butler (c. 1510–68 or later), Member of Parliament (MP)
• Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet (1699–1771), Irish MP for Carlow County 1730–1761
• Richard Butler (Australian politician) (1850–1925), Premier of South Australia
• Sir Richard Butler, 7th Baronet (1761–1817), Irish and British MP for Carlow County 1783–1790 and 1796–1802
• Richard Layton Butler (1885–1966), Australian politician, Premier of South Australia
• Richard A. Butler, Irish politician
• Rab Butler (1902–1982), Richard Austen Butler, British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer

Musicians

• Richard Butler (singer) (born 1957), lead singer of The Psychedelic Furs and former lead singer of Love Spit Love
  • Richard Butler (album), the singer's self-titled album released in 2006
• Richard Preston Butler, Jr., real name of rapper/songwriter Rico Love

Others

• Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret (1500–1571)
• Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret (1578–1651)
• Richard Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (1936–2004), British soldier
• Richard Butler (author) (1844–1928), British dramatist
• Richard Butler (publisher) (1834–1925), Canadian publisher
• Richard Girnt Butler (1918–2004), American founder of the Aryan Nations
• Richard E. Butler, General Secretary of the International Telecommunications Union 1983-89
• Richard Butler (diplomat) (born 1942), Australian diplomat, arms inspector, and former Governor of Tasmania
• Rich Butler (born 1973), baseball player