Butcher

Discover a list of renowned celebrities who have pursued a career in butchery. From talented chefs to Hollywood stars, explore the lives and accomplishments of famous individuals in the fascinating world of meat craftsmanship.

Albert Pierrepoint

Hereditary executioner; Great Britain's State Executioner

Harry Bernard Allen

One of Britain's last official executioners

State executioner of France from 1951 to 1976.

Jules-Henri Desfourneaux

The last French executioner to perform his duties in public

Rudolf Frants Hess

Commandant of Auschwitz in 1940-45, when 1 to 2.5 million prisoners were exterminated in the concentration camp

English executioner from the time of Charles II

Charles Henri Sanson

The last executioner of the Sanson family

Tomas Torkvemada

Richard Brandon

Legendary English executioner of the 17th century

Giovanni Battista Bugatti

State executioner of the Papal States from 1796 to 1865.

Sergey Arakcheev

Former Russian army officer

Johann Reichhart

German executioner

Chechen executioner

Robert Orridge Baxter

English executioner

Thomas William Pierrepoint

British executioner

Herberts Cukurs

Latvian executioner

Lorenz Schwietz

Prussian executioner

Robert Leslie Stewart

One of the last executioners of the United Kingdom

Friedrich Jeckeln

British executioner

Marcel Chevalier

The Last State Executioner of France

William Calcraft

A famous English executioner of the 19th century

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