David Butler may refer to:
- David Butler (American politician) (1829–1891), first governor of Nebraska
- David Butler (basketball) (born 1966), UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball player
- David Butler (director) (1894–1979), American filmmaker, screenwriter and actor
- David Butler (footballer born 1945), professional footballer in England
- David Butler (footballer born 1953), professional footballer in England and the United States
- David Butler (footballer born 1962), professional footballer in England
- David Butler (general) (born 1928), Australian Army officer
- Sir David Butler (psephologist) (born 1924), British social scientist and psephologist
- David Butler (screenwriter) (1927–2006), British writer of screenplays and teleplays
- David Butler (author) (born 1964), Irish author, playwright and poet
Famous quotes containing the words david and/or butler:
“It may be worth the while to state that he is not a Reformer in our sense of the term.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“For rhetoric, he could not ope
His mouth, but out there flew a trope;
And when he happen’d to break off
I’ th’ middle of his speech, or cough,
H’ had hard words ready to show why,
And tell what rules he did it by;”
—Samuel Butler (1612–1680)