John Butler, Earl of Gowran (1643–1677) was a British peer. he was the seventh son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and his wife, Elizabeth. Known prior to his elevation to the peerage as Lord John Butler, he was created Earl of Gowran in 1676. During the one Irish Parliament held in the reign of Charles II, he sat in the Irish House of Commons as member for Trinity College. He travelled to Paris for the recovery of his health but died there in August 1677 aged about 34. He left no issue and his titles died with him.