Patton (surname)
Patton is a Scots-English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Military
- George S. Patton, American general
- George Patton IV, son of George S. Patton and also a U.S. Army general
- George Smith Patton (attorney)
- George S. Patton, Sr., Confederate colonel and grandfather of George S. Patton
- Raymond Stanton Patton, American admiral and engineer, second Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
- Waller T. Patton, Confederate lieutenant colonel and great-uncle of George S. Patton
Politics
- Barbara Patton, New York politician and university professor
- Charles Emory Patton, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- E. Earl Patton, Georgia state senator from 1969 to 1970
- Henry D. Patton, New York assemblyman 1914
- James Patton (Lieutenant Governor), Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1820 to 1822
- John Patton (Detroit mayor)
- John Patton (1823–1897), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- John Patton, Jr., U.S. Senator from Michigan
- John Denniston Patton, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- John Mercer Patton, U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003
- Robert M. Patton, Governor of Alabama from 1865 to 1868
Academia
- Elizabeth Patton, FRSE professor of chemical genetics, Personal Chair in Melanoma Genetics and Drug Discovery, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh
- Francis L. Patton, 12th President of Princeton University
- Carl Patton, former president of Georgia State University
- Paul R. Patton, Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales
- James L. Patton, Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley
Arts
- Big Boi, the stage name of Antwan André Patton, hip hop artist
- Bill Patton, American actor
- Candice Patton, American actress
- Charley Patton, U.S. blues musician
- Chris Patton, American actor
- Conro, or "Conor Patton", Canadian music producer
- Fiona Patton, Canadian fantasy author
- John Patton (musician), Hammond organ player
- Mike Patton, American musician
- Ashlyn Gere, or "Kimberly Patton", adult actress
- Paula Patton, American actress
- Donovan Patton, American actor and voice actor
- Virginia Patton, American actress
Sports
- Arthur Patton, Australian rugby league footballer
- Bill Patton (baseball), American baseball player
- Debbie Patton, American bodybuilder
- Casey Patton, Canadian retired boxer
- Darvis Patton, American Olympic sprinter
- Jimmy Patton, American Football Player NFL NY GIANTS
- Jonathon Patton, Australian rules footballer
- Joshua Patton, American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Justin Patton, American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Mel Patton, American Olympic sprinter
- Mike Patton (rugby league), New Zealand rugger
- Quinton Patton, American football player
- Spencer Patton, American professional baseball player
- Steve Patton, American football coach
- Troy Patton, American baseball pitcher
Other
- Carl Patton, American serial killer
- Grace Espy Patton, American professor; state superintendent of schools
- James Patton (Virginia colonist)
Fictional characters
- Patton Drilovsky, from the Cartoon Network animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
- Paul Patton, secret identity of comic book character The Fox