Button (name)
Button is an English surname of an Old French origin that was introduced after the 1066 Norman Conquest. It is an occupational name for people involved in the manufacture or sale of buttons, derived from the Old French word "bo(u)ton".[1] 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 wrrestler 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 actres
- 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
- 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, main character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (short story) and the movie adaptation The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
- Ruby Button, from the soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Anna Shaffer
- Duncan Button, (brother of Ruby), from Hollyoaks, played by Dean Aspen
See also
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.