Elton (name)
Elton is both a surname and a male given name of English origin. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Sir Arthur Elton, 7th Baronet, English politician
- Sir Arthur Elton, 10th Baronet, English pioneer in documentaries
- Ben Elton, English comedian
- Charles Abraham Elton, English soldier and author
- Charles Isaac Elton, English lawyer, politician, writer and antiquarian
- Charles Sutherland Elton, English biologist
- Ed Elton, American economist
- Edmund Elton, English actor and singer
- Sir Edmund Elton, 8th Baronet
- Ernest Elton, British non-commissioned flying ace
- Frederick Cockayne Elton, British officer, received the Victoria Cross
- Geoffrey Elton, German-born British historian
- Harry Elton, Canadian television producer
- John Elton, English shipbuilder and seaman, adventurer in Persia
- Kim Elton, American politician
- Lewis Elton, German-born British researcher into higher education
- Oliver Elton, English literary scholar
- Richard Elton, English soldier and writer
- Robert M. Elton, American general
- Todd Elton, Australian rules footballer
- William Elton, English comedian in US and Australia
Given name
Musicians and entertainers
- Elton (television presenter), German comedian and host of Elton TV
- Elton Ahi, Persian music producer
- Elton Anderson, American singer
- Elton Britt, stage name of James Elton Baker, American country music singer-songwriter
- Elton Dean, English saxophonist
- Elton Hayes, British actor and guitarist
- Elton Ibrahimov, Azerbaijani singer and dancer
- Elton John, English musician
Athletes (association football)
- Elton Acolatse, Dutch professional footballer
- Élton Arábia, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Junior Melo Ataíde, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Basriu, Albanian footballer
- Élton Rodrigues Brandão, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Brown, American football player
- Elton Calé, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Çeno, Albanian retired football player
- Elton da Costa, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Doku, Albanian footballer
- Élton Fensterseifer, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Fikaj, Albanian footballer
- Élton Giovanni, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Hobson, Canadian football player
- Elton John (footballer), Trinidadian footballer
- Elton Kabangu, Belgian professional footballer
- Elton Koça, Albanian footballer
- Elton Lira, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
- Elton Muçollari, Albanian retired footballer
- Elton Ngwatala, French professional footballer
- Elton Aparecido de Souza, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Taylor, Canadian football player
- Elton Vata, Albanian footballer
- Elton Williams (footballer), Guyanese-born Montserratian international football player
Athletes (other sports)
- Elton Brand, American basketball manager and former player
- Elton Brown (basketball), American basketball player
- Elton Dharry, Guyanese professional boxer
- Elton Flatley, Australian former rugby union footballer
- Elton Jantjies, South African rugby player
- Elton Julian, American professional racing driver
- Elton McGriff, American basketball player
- Elton Moncrieff, New Zealand rugby player
- Elton Patterson, former gridiron footballer
- Elton Plummer, Australian rules footballer
- Elton Pollock, American college basketball coach
- Elton Rasmussen, Australian rugby league footballer
- Elton Rynearson, American athlete, coach, and administrator
- Elton Sawyer, American NASCAR driver
- Elton Tsang, Chinese Canadian poker player
- Elton Veals, American former football player
- Elton Welsby, English television sports presenter
- Elton Wieman, American football player and coach
- Elton Williams (cricketer), South African cricketer
Other people
- Elton D. Aberle, American animal scientist
- Elton Bennett, American artist
- Elton Bomer, American politician
- Elton Chong, South Korean actor
- Elton L. Daniel, historian and Iranologist
- Elton Engstrom Jr., American lawyer, businessman, writer and politician
- Elton Engstrom Sr., American businessman and politician
- Elton Fax, American illustrator, cartoonist and author
- Elton Gallegly, American politician
- Elton Georges, British Virgin Islander politician and businessman
- Elton Gissendanner, American politician
- Elton Glaser, American poet
- Elton Anthony Carlisle Inniss, one of the Mangrove Nine
- Elton N. Kaufmann, American materials scientist
- Elton Joe Kendall, American judge
- Elton Leme, Brazilian botanist
- Elton Mangoma, Zimbabwean politician
- Elton Mayo, Australian psychologist and sociologist
- Elton Redalen, American farmer and politician
- Elton Rule, American television executive and former president of the American Broadcasting Company
- Elton Raymond Shaw, American author and churchman
- Elton Bryson Stephens Sr., American businessman and philanthropist
- Elton Watkins, American politician
- Elton Younger, British army general