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.

Movsar Baraev
Chechen executioner

William Calcraft
Great Britain
Great BritainA famous English executioner of the 19th century

John Ketch
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish executioner from the time of Charles II

Marcel Chevalier
France
FranceThe Last State Executioner of France

Andre Obrecht
France
FranceState executioner of France from 1951 to 1976.

Johann Reichhart
Germany
GermanyGerman executioner

Albert Pierrepoint
Great Britain
Great BritainHereditary executioner; Great Britain's State Executioner

Jules-Henri Desfourneaux
France
FranceThe last French executioner to perform his duties in public

Charles Henri Sanson
France
FranceThe last executioner of the Sanson family

Giovanni Battista Bugatti
Italy
ItalyState executioner of the Papal States from 1796 to 1865.

Franz Schmidt
Germany
GermanyExecutioner

Kondrat Kaleys
Latvia
LatviaExecutioner

Richard Brandon
Great Britain
Great BritainLegendary English executioner of the 17th century

Harry Bernard Allen
Great Britain
Great BritainOne of Britain's last official executioners

Robert Leslie Stewart
South Africa
South AfricaOne of the last executioners of the United Kingdom

John Demjanjuk
USA
USANazi criminal

Rudolf Frants Hess
Germany
GermanyCommandant of Auschwitz in 1940-45, when 1 to 2.5 million prisoners were exterminated in the concentration camp

Tomas Torkvemada
Spain
SpainInquisitor

Friedrich Jeckeln
Germany
GermanyExecutioner

Lorenz Schwietz
Poland
PolandPrussian executioner

Syd Dernley
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish executioner

Thomas William Pierrepoint
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish executioner

Robert Orridge Baxter
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish executioner

Sergey Arakcheev
Russia
RussiaFormer Russian army officer

Herberts Cukurs
Latvia
LatviaLatvian executioner