Alan David Butler (23 October 1927 – July 1972) was a Rhodesian sailor, businessman and politician.

He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the Flying Dutchman event and finished in fourth and eleventh place, respectively.

His mother competed in Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics for Canada, and flew as a pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War.

In 1949 his family moved to Southern Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe),[3][4] where Butler became a farmer in Matabeleland and built a business empire, which included a charter aircraft company.

In the 1950s he entered politics as a member of the Rhodesian parliament, and by the 1965 election was a leader of the United Federal Party.