Alton (given name)

Alton (/ˈɔːltən/ AWL-tən, UK also /ˈɒltən/ ^ⓘ OL-tən) is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Alton Adams (1889–1987), first African-American bandmaster in the U.S. Navy
• Alton Alexis (born 1957), former National Football League wide receiver
• Alton Brown (born 1962), American cinematographer, author, actor, and television personality
• Alton Brown (1925–2016), former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• Alton Byrd (born 1957), American basketball player
• Alton Coleman (1955–2002), African-American spree killer
• Alton Ellis (1938–2008), Jamaican musician
• Alton W. Knappenberger (1923–2008), U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II
• Alton Lennon (1906–1986), U.S. Senator and Congressman from North Carolina
• Alton Lister (born 1958), American former National Basketball Association player
• Alton H. Maddox Jr. (1945–2023), American lawyer
• Alton Mason (born 1997), American fashion model
• Alton Glenn Miller (1904–1944), American big-band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader
• Alton Morgan (1932–2022), American businessman and politician
• Alton Ochsner (1896–1981), American surgeon and medical researcher
• Alton B. Parker (1852–1926), American lawyer, judge, and Democratic nominee for U.S. president in 1904
• Alton C. Parker (1907–1989), Canadian detective
• Alton Robinson (born 1998), American football player
• Alton D. Slay (1924–2015), U.S. Air Force four-star general
• Alton Thelwell (born 1980), English footballer
• Alton Tobey (1914–2005), American artist and teacher of art
• Alton Waldon (born 1936), American politician

See also

• Elton (name), given name and surname