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 Richard W. Butler, U.S. Navy aviator and officer
Politicians Richard Butler (c. 1510 – 1568 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), Irish independent senator Rab Butler (Richard Austen Butler, 1902–1982), British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall (1775–1819), Irish peer Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall (1794–1858), Irish politician and peer Richard Butler (diplomat) (born 1942), Australian diplomat, arms inspector, and former governor of Tasmania
Musicians Richard Butler (singer) (born 1956), 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 (Irish priest), 19th-century Irish Anglican priest Richard Butler (English priest) (died 1612), English priest Richard Butler (publisher) (1834–1925), Canadian publisher Richard Butler (white supremacist) (1918–2004), American founder of Aryan Nations Richard C. Butler (1929–2012), British farmer and banker, president of the National Farmers' Union Richard E. Butler, general secretary of the International Telecommunication Union, 1983–89, Australian federal public servant Richard Butler (academic), human geographer and academic Richard Butler, American businessman and eponym of Butler, New Jersey Rich Butler (born 1973), baseball player Richard J. Butler, palaeontologist