Walter Butler may refer to:
- Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond (1569–1632/3), British Army officer
- Walter Butler, 16th Earl of Ormonde (1703–1783)
- Walter Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde (1770–1820), Irish peer and politician
- Walter Butler (French businessman), French/American businessman, head of Butler Capital Partners
- Walter Butler (Loyalist) (1752–1781), Loyalist during the American Revolution, son of John Butler
- Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931), U.S. Representative from Iowa
- Walter Butler (Australian politician) (1892–1937), New South Wales Legislative Assembly member for Hurstville
- Walter Butler (architect) (1860–1949), Australian architect
- Walter Butler Cheadle (1836–1910), English paediatrician
- Walter Butler Wilkinson (1781–1807), Canadian political figure
- Garth Butler (born Walter Garth Butler, 1923–1995), English footballer
- W. E. Butler (1898–1978), occultist and esoteric author in Britain
- Walter S. Butler (1823–1913), political figure in New Brunswick
Famous quotes containing the word butler:
“There, through the broken branches, go
The ravens of unresting thought;
Flying, crying, to and fro,
Cruel claw and hungry throat,
Or else they stand and sniff the wind....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)