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 a person was born in Butte.
A
- Colt Anderson, NFL defensive back (B)
- Eden Atwood, jazz vocalist
- Rudy Autio, ceramist, sculptor (B)
B
- 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]
- 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
- Albert J. Campbell, United States Representative from Montana[5]
- Kathryn Card, actress (B)
- William Andrews Clark, copper magnate and politician[6]
- William Andrews Clark Jr., philanthropist, founder of Los Angeles Philharmonic[6]
- Amanda Curtis, Montana House of Representatives
D
- John Duykers, operatic tenor (B)
E
- Barbara Ehrenreich, author (B)[7]
- Julian Eltinge, actor and female impersonator
- J. R. Eyerman, photographer[8]
F
- Herb Flemming, jazz trombonist (B)[9]
- Henry Frank, businessman and Butte mayor
G
- George F. Grant, innovative fly tier, author, and conservationist
- Kirby Grant, actor (B)[10]
- Karla M. Gray, Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, worked in Butte
H
- 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)
- F. Augustus Heinze, copper magnate[11]
J
- Sam Jankovich, football player, coach, administrator (B)
- Keith Jardine, mixed martial artist (B)
- Rob Johnson, MLB catcher
- Helmi Juvonen, artist (B)
K
- Pat Kearney, late KXLF-TV newscaster, author and historian (B)
- Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil (B)[12]
- Robbie Knievel, motorcycle daredevil and son of Evel (B)
- Ella J. Knowles Haskell, first woman to practice law in Montana
L
- Ethan Laidlaw, actor (B)
- Robert C. Lautman, photographer (B)[13]
- Rose Hum Lee, sociologist (B)
- Andrea Leeds, actress (B)[14]
- Levi Leipheimer, Olympic cycling medalist, two-time U.S. champion (B)[15]
- Frank Little, union leader
- 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
- Betty MacDonald, humor writer
- Mary MacLane, feminist author and "Wild Woman of Butte"[16]
- Mike Mansfield, U.S. senator from Montana and longest-serving Senate Majority Leader[17]
- Donald McCaig, writer (B)[18]
- Michael McFaul, Oxford scholar, Stanford University professor, and former US Ambassador to Russia[19]
- Lee Mantle, United States Senator from Montana[20]
- Judy Martz, Olympic speed skater and Governor of Montana
- Jack McAuliffe, former Green Bay Packers halfback (B)
- Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General (B)
- Donald W. Molloy, U.S. district judge (B)[21]
- Joseph P. Monaghan, United States Representative from Montana (B)[22]
O
- Bob O'Billovich, CFL executive, former CFL player, coach, and administrator (B)
- Robert O'Neill, Navy SEAL who is credited with killing Osama bin Laden in Operation Neptune Spear, joined in hostage rescues during the Maersk Alabama hijacking and Operation Red Wings; later a motivational speaker (B)
- Pat Ogrin, NFL defensive lineman (B)
- Arnold Olsen, United States Congressman from Montana (B)
P
- Jean Parker, actress[23]
- Aaron Parrett, author, musician, letterpress printer
- Erin Popovich, Paralympic swimmer, gold medalist and world record holder
- Milt Popovich, professional football player (B)
R
- Bernard Ramm, theologian (B)[24]
- Martha Raye, film and television actress, singer (B)[25]
- John E. Rickards, first Lieutenant Governor of Montana[26]
- Fritzi Ridgeway, actress[27]
- William Rockefeller, financier[11]
- Jim Rotondi, jazz trumpeter, composer, educator (B)
S
- Michael Sells, professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago (B)
- Jim Sweeney, former head football coach at Washington State University and longtime head coach at Fresno State University (B)
- Brian Sullivan, member of the Washington House of Representatives (B)[28]
T
- Montana Taylor, pianist (B)
- George Leo Thomas, Bishop of Helena
- Jacob Thorkelson, United States Representative from Montana[29]
- Charlotte Towle, academic and social worker (B)[30]
- Robert Tryon, behavioral psychologist (B)[31]
V
- Wayne S. Vucinich, historian and academic (B)[32]
W
- John Walsh, former Lieutenant Governor of Montana, United States Senator and Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard (B)
- Jack Weyland, physicist, academic (B)[33]
- Burton K. Wheeler, United States Senator from Montana[34]
- Griff Williams, painter (B)[35]
- Kathlyn Williams, actress (B)
- Bryon Wilson, skier, Olympic bronze medalist (B).
See also
References
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- ^ "Robert Choate Tryon, Psychology: Berkeley". Calisphere. University of California. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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36. Dennis Weis (September 28,1959). Social media Singer/Musician. “ Dennis Weis Music” Facebook.