List of people from Butte, Montana
The following is a list of people from Butte, Montana, including notable persons who were born and/or have resided in Butte.
- (B) indicates that the person was born in Butte.
A[edit]
- Colt Anderson, NFL defensive back (B)
- Eden Atwood, jazz vocalist
- Rudy Autio, ceramist, sculptor (B)
B[edit]
- John Banovich, artist (B)
- Mary Bard, author (B)
- Lauretta Bender, pioneering neuropsychologist (B)[1]
- John W. Bonner, Governor of Montana (B)[2]
- Rosemarie Bowe, actress (B)[3]
- Patricia Briggs, fantasy author (B)
- Myron Brinig, writer[4]
- Mark Britton, internet executive, venture capitalist and lawyer (B)[5]
- Scott Brow, MLB pitcher (B)
- John Francis Buckley, member of the House of Commons of Canada (B)
- Daniel Bukvich, composer; faculty, University of Idaho Moscow (B)
C[edit]
- Albert J. Campbell, United States Representative from Montana[6]
- Kathryn Card, actress (B)
- William Andrews Clark, copper magnate and politician[7]
- William Andrews Clark Jr., philanthropist, founder of Los Angeles Philharmonic[7]
- Amanda Curtis, Montana House of Representatives
D[edit]
- John Duykers, operatic tenor (B)
E[edit]
- Barbara Ehrenreich, author (B)[8]
- Julian Eltinge, actor and female impersonator
- J. R. Eyerman, photographer[9]
F[edit]
- Herb Flemming, jazz trombonist (B)[10]
- Henry Frank, businessman and Butte mayor
G[edit]
- George F. Grant, innovative fly tier, author, and conservationist
- Kirby Grant, actor (B)[11]
- Karla M. Gray, Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, worked in Butte
H[edit]
- Dashiell Hammett, author (The Maltese Falcon), once worked for Pinkerton National Detective Agency
- Bobby Hauck, college football coach
- Tim Hauck, NFL defensive back, coach (B)
- John Haughm, musician and artist
- F. Augustus Heinze, copper magnate[12]
- Sonny Holland, football coach and player
J[edit]
- Sam Jankovich, football player, coach, administrator (B)
- Keith Jardine, mixed martial artist (B)
- Solon Johnson, miner, prospector and former Wisconsin legislator
- Rob Johnson, MLB catcher
- Helmi Juvonen, artist (B)
K[edit]
- Pat Kearney, late KXLF-TV newscaster, author and historian (B)
- Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil (B)[13]
- Robbie Knievel, motorcycle daredevil, son of Evel Knievel (B)
- Ella J. Knowles Haskell, first woman to practice law in Montana
L[edit]
- Ethan Laidlaw, actor (B)
- Robert C. Lautman, photographer (B)[14]
- Rose Hum Lee, sociologist (B)
- Andrea Leeds, actress (B)[15]
- Levi Leipheimer, Olympic cycling medalist, two-time U.S. champion (B)[16]
- Frank Little, union leader lynched in Butte
- Paul B. Lowney, humorist, author of At Another Time — Growing up in Butte (B)
- Sonny Lubick, football coach at Colorado State University 1993-2007 (B)
M[edit]
- Jack McAuliffe, former Green Bay Packers halfback (B)
- Donald McCaig, writer (B)[17]
- Betty MacDonald, humor writer
- Michael McFaul, Oxford scholar, Stanford University professor, and former US Ambassador to Russia[18]
- Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General (B)
- Mary MacLane, feminist author and "Wild Woman of Butte"[19]
- Mike Mansfield, U.S. senator from Montana, longest-serving Senate Majority Leader and former US Ambassador to Japan[20]
- Lee Mantle, United States Senator from Montana[21]
- Judy Martz, Olympic speed skater and Governor of Montana
- Donald W. Molloy, U.S. district judge (B)[22]
- Joseph P. Monaghan, United States Representative from Montana (B)[23]
O[edit]
- Bob O'Billovich – American gridiron football player and coach (born 1940) (B)[24]
- Jerry J. O'Connell – American politician (1909–1965) (B)[25]
- Robert J. O'Neill – US Navy SEAL (born 1976) (B)[26]
- Pat Ogrin – American football player (born 1958) (B)[27]
- Arnold Olsen – American politician (1916–1990) (B)[28]
P[edit]
- Jean Parker, actress[29]
- Aaron Parrett, author, musician, letterpress printer
- Erin Popovich, Paralympic swimmer, gold medalist and world record holder
- Milt Popovich, professional football player (B)
R[edit]
- Bernard Ramm, theologian (B)[30]
- Martha Raye, film and television actress, singer (B)[31]
- John E. Rickards, first Lieutenant Governor of Montana[32]
- Fritzi Ridgeway, actress[33]
- William Rockefeller, financier[12]
- A. J. Rosier, Wyoming state senator[34]
- Jim Rotondi, jazz trumpeter, composer, educator (B)
S[edit]
- Michael Sells, professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago (B)
- Brian Sullivan, member of the Washington House of Representatives (B)[35]
- Jim Sweeney, former head football coach at Washington State University and longtime head coach at Fresno State University (B)
T[edit]
- Montana Taylor, pianist (B)
- George Leo Thomas, Bishop of Helena
- Jacob Thorkelson, United States Representative from Montana[36]
- Charlotte Towle, academic and social worker (B)[37]
- Robert Tryon, behavioral psychologist (B)[38]
V[edit]
- Wayne S. Vucinich, historian and academic (B)[39]
W[edit]
- John Walsh, former Lieutenant Governor of Montana, United States Senator and Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard (B)
- Jack Weyland, physicist, academic (B)[40]
- Burton K. Wheeler, United States Senator from Montana[41]
- Griff Williams, painter (B)[42]
- Kathlyn Williams, actress (B)
- Bryon Wilson, skier, Olympic bronze medalist (B).
Y[edit]
Yamuna Devi (Joan Agnes Campanella)
See also[edit]
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