Butts (surname)

Butts is a surname. Notable people with the name include:


 * Alan Butts (born 1940), British Olympic wrestler
 * Alfred Butts (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Anthony Butts (born 1969), American poet
 * Arthur C. Butts (1848–1913), American lawyer, judge, and politician
 * Augustus De Butts (1770–1853), officer in the Royal Engineers
 * Calvin O. Butts (1949–2022), Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of New York
 * Cassandra Butts (1965–2016), American lawyer
 * Cassius F. Butts (born 1971), American business executive
 * Charles Butts (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Colin Butts (1959–2018), English writer
 * Clyde Butts (1957–2023), West Indies cricketer
 * George Butts (1838–1902), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
 * Gerald Butts (born 1971), Canadian political adviser
 * Gerard Butts (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
 * Evelyn Thomas Butts (1924–1993), American civil rights activist
 * Henry Butts, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1629–1631)
 * Henry De Butts, United States Army officer, acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General (1792–1793)
 * Ingrid Butts (born 1963), American Olympic cross-country skier
 * Isaac Butts (born 1989), American basketball player
 * James Butts (born 1950), American triple jumper
 * James T. Butts Jr. (born 1953), American politician, mayor of Inglewood, California (since 2011)
 * Jimmy Butts (1917–1998), American jazz double-bassist
 * John Butts (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Lisa Butts (born 1982), American rugby union player
 * Mr. Butts, fictional character in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury
 * Marie Butts (1870–1953), French educator, translator, and children's book author; first General Secretary of the International Bureau of Education (1926–1953)
 * Marion Butts (born 1966), American football running back
 * Mary Butts (1890–1937), British modernist writer
 * Niya Butts (born 1978), American women's college basketball coach
 * Pee Wee Butts (Thomas Lee Butts; 1919–1972), American baseball player
 * Peggy Butts (1924–2004), Canadian Senator
 * Ray Butts (Joseph Raymond Butts; 1919–2003), American inventor and engineer
 * Robert Butts (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Samuel Butts (1777–1814), American militia officer in the Creek War
 * Seymore Butts (born 1964), American pornographic film director, producer, and actor
 * Skyler Butts (born 1993), Hong Kong tennis player
 * Tasha Butts (born 1982), American women's basketball player and coach
 * Thomas Butts (1757-1845), British senior civil servant, and patron to the artist and poet William Blake
 * Vibert Butts, Guyanese soccer player
 * Vernon Butts, American serial killer and accomplice of William Bonin
 * W. E. Butts (Walter E. Butts; 1944–2013), American poet
 * Wally Butts (1905–1973), University of Georgia football head coach and athletic director
 * Wanda Butts, American swimming activist
 * William Butts (c. 1486 – 1545), member of King Henry VIII of England's court