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William Butler may refer to:

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William Butler (actor), American actor, played in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
William J. Butler (1860–1927), Irish silent film actor

William Allen Butler (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

William Butler (colonel) (died 1789), American Revolutionary War soldier from Pennsylvania, one of five Butler brothers in the war
William Butler (1759–1821), 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 O. 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), British Army lieutenant general and adventurer
William Boynton Butler (1894–1972), British Army soldier awarded a Victoria Cross
William Ormond Butler (1895–1962), United States Army Air Force major general

Will Butler (William Pierce Butler, born 1982), American musician, member of Arcade Fire
William Butler (sound designer), British/Canadian musician, sound designer and recording engineer
Billy Butler (guitarist) (William Butler Jr., 1925–1991), American soul jazz guitarist
Billy Butler (singer) (William E. Butler, 1945–2015), American soul singer

William Butler (fl. 1386–1393), member of parliament (MP) for Nottingham
William Butler (1544–1577), MP for Queenborough
William Boteler (died 1602) (1540–1602), or Butler, MP for Lyme Regis and Bedford
William Butler (1790–1850), U.S. representative from South Carolina
William Butler (Illinois politician) (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 (1790–1865), English wine merchant and mayor of Oxford
William Butler (New Zealand politician) (1841–1875), New Zealand politician

William Butler (missionary) (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) (died 1519), canon of Windsor

William C. Butler (1844–1914), played football for England
William Butler (cricketer) (1871–1953), New Zealand first-class cricketer, later international Test cricket umpire
William Butler (footballer) (1872–1953), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
William Butler (boxer) (1916–1996), boxer
Bill Butler (linebacker) (William Marshall Butler, born 1947), American football linebacker
Bill Butler (running back) (William Edward Butler, 1950–2018), American football running back
Bill Butler (safety) (William R. Butler, 1937–2025), American football safety in the United States and Canada
Bill Butler (outfielder) (William J. Butler, 1861–1895), Major League Baseball outfielder
Bill Butler (pitcher) (William Franklin Butler, born 1947), Major League Baseball pitcher
Billy Butler (footballer) (William Butler, 1900–1966), English footballer, scorer for Bolton Wanderers in the 1929 FA Cup Final
Will Butler (rugby union) (William John Butler, born 1998), English rugby union player

William Butler (alchemist) (c. 1534–1617), Irish alchemist
William Butler (physician) (1535–1617), Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge
William Archer Butler (1814–1848), Irish historian of philosophy
W. Corly Butler (1869–1955), Methodist minister in Australia
William Edward Butler (1790–1882), West Tennessee settler
William F. Butler, African American leader after the American Civil War
William James Butler (1858–1932), New Zealand sawmiller and timber merchant
William Butler (brewer), whose company was merged into Mitchells & Butlers
William Butler (author), author of the novel The Butterfly Revolution
Bill Butler (cinematographer) (Wilmer Cable Butler, 1921–2023), American cinematographer
Billy Butler (DJ) (William George Butler, born 1942), English DJ from Liverpool