Button (surname)
Button is an English surname. The name is generally held to be occupational, for people involved in making or selling buttons, a word derived from the Old French boton. However, other origins are possible. For example, a family which produced three bishops and a baronetcy, see below under William Button, derived their name from the village of Bitton in South Gloucestershire. Notable people with the name include:
People:
- Angie Chen Button, American politician and business executive
- Archibald Button, English cricketer
- Arthur Button, British Royal Air Force air vice-marshal
- Arthur Button (cricketer), English cricketer
- Brian Button, American professional wrestler and bodybuilder best known as Brian Cage
- Charles Button, New Zealand lawyer, judge and politician
- Craig Button, former National Hockey League executive and current analyst for NHL Tonight
- Craig D. Button, US Air Force pilot who crashed under strange circumstances
- Daniel E. Button, US representative from New York
- David Button, English football goalkeeper
- Dick Button, American figure skater and skating analyst
- Ernest Button, New Zealand rugby league player in the 1910s
- Fiona Button, English stage and television actress
- Hannah Button, Australian rules footballer
- Ian Button, English guitarist
- Jack Button, National Hockey League executive
- Jemmy Button, a native of Tierra del Fuego taken to England
- Jen Button, Canadian retired swimmer
- Jenson Button, British Formula One driver
- Jimmy Button, American professional motocross racer
- John Button (disambiguation)
- Kenneth Button (disambiguation)
- Peter Button, New Zealand pioneering rescue helicopter pilot
- Ralph Button, English academic and clergyman
- Robert Young Button, Attorney General of Virginia from 1945 to 1961.
- A. Ronald Button, American politician and California State Treasurer
- Stephen Decatur Button, American architect
- Thomas Button,, Welsh officer of the Royal Navy and explorer
- William Button (disambiguation)
- Zachariah Button, English amateur cricketer known to have played between 1793 and 1796
- Benjamin Button, the title character of both The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (short story) and film
- Ruby Button, from the soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Anna Shaffer
- Duncan Button,, from Hollyoaks, played by Dean Aspen