Button (name)
# Button (name)

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 bo(u)ton. 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 (born 1954), American politician and business executive
* Archibald Button (1770–unknown), English cricketer
* Arthur Button (1916-1991), British Royal Air Force air vice-marshal
* Arthur Button (cricketer) (1815-1870), English cricketer
* Brian Button (born 1984), American professional wrestler and bodybuilder best known as Brian Cage
* Charles Button (1838–1920), New Zealand lawyer, judge and politician
* Craig Button (born 1963), former National Hockey League executive and current analyst for NHL Tonight
* Craig D. Button (1964-1997), US Air Force pilot who crashed under strange circumstances
* Daniel E. Button (1917-2009), US representative from New York
* David Button (born 1989), English football goalkeeper
* Dick Button (born 1929), American retired figure skater and television analyst
* Ernest Button, New Zealand rugby league player in the 1910s
* Fiona Button (born 1986), English stage and television actress
* Ian Button (born 1962), English guitarist
* Jack Button (1940-1996), National Hockey League executive
* Jemmy Button (c. 1815–1864), a native of Tierra del Fuego taken to England
* Jen Button (born 1977), Canadian retired swimmer
* Jenson Button (born 1980), Formula One racing driver
* Jimmy Button (born 1973), American professional motocross racer
* John Button (disambiguation)
* Kenneth Button (physicist) (1922–2010), American physicist
* Kenneth Button (born 1948), British transport expert and academic
* Peter Button (c. 1929–1987), New Zealand pioneering rescue helicopter pilot
* Ralph Button (died 1680), English academic and clergyman
* Robert Young Button (1899-1977), Attorney General of Virginia from 1945 to 1961.
* A. Ronald Button (1903–1987), American politician and California State Treasurer
* Stephen Decatur Button (1813-1897), American architect
* Thomas Button, (died 1634), Welsh officer of the Royal Navy and explorer
* William Button (disambiguation)
* Zachariah Button, English amateur cricketer known to have played between 1793 and 1796

Fictional characters:

* 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, (brother of Ruby), from Hollyoaks, played by Dean Aspen
