John Butcher is the name of: · John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort (1853-1935), British lawyer · John C. Butcher (born 1933), a New Zealand mathematician · John Butcher (1946-2006), Conservative MP for Coventry South-West 1979-97 · John Butcher (born 1954), a British saxophonist · John Butcher , a former MLB player · John Butcher , an American Rock n' Roller · John Butcher (born 1956), an English former goalkeeper