Rhett Butler

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Rhett Butler
Gone with the Wind character
Clark Gable played Rhett Butler in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind
First appearance	Gone with the Wind
Last appearance	Rhett Butler's People
Created by	Margaret Mitchell
Portrayed by	Clark Gable Timothy Dalton
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Blockade runner (discharged) Socialite
Family	Steven Butler (father, named in Scarlett; deceased) Eleanor Butler (mother, named in Scarlett) Rosemary Butler (sister) Ross Butler (brother, named in Scarlett) Margaret Butler (sister-in-law, named in Scarlett)
Spouse	Scarlett O'Hara (1st; divorced and remarried) Anne Hampton (2nd, in Scarlett; deceased)
Children	Wade Hampton Hamilton (stepson) Ella Lorena Kennedy (stepdaughter) Eugenie Victoria "Bonnie Blue" Butler (daughter with Scarlett; deceased) Unborn child (second child with Scarlett; miscarried) Katie Colum "Cat" Butler (daughter with Scarlett in Scarlett) Unborn child (child with Anne; deceased)
Relatives	Gerald O'Hara (father-in-law, deceased) Ellen O'Hara (née Robillard) (mother-in-law, deceased) Susan Elinor "Suellen" Benteen (née O'Hara) (sister-in-law) Caroline Irene "Carreen" O'Hara (sister-in-law) Gerald O'Hara Jr. (name of 3 brothers-in-law, all deceased) Will Benteen (brother-in-law) Susie Benteen (niece-in-law) Pauline Robillard (aunt-in-law) Carey Smith (uncle-in-law; Pauline's husband) Eulalie Smith (née Robillard) (aunt-in-law) James O'Hara (uncle-in-law) Andrew O'Hara (uncle-in-law) Pierre Robillard (maternal grandfather-in-law) Solange Robillard (née Prudhomme) (maternal grandmother-in-law; deceased)

Rhett Butler (Born in 1828) is a fictional character in the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and in the 1939 film adaptation of the same name. It is one of Clark Gable's most recognizable and significant roles.