Religion
- John Butler (bishop) (1717–1802), bishop of Oxford
- John Jay Butler (1814–?), ordained minister and professor of systematic theology
- John George Butler (1826–1909), Lutheran clergyman; Chaplain of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
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