Alton (given name)

Alton (/ˈɔːltən/ AWL-tən, UK also /ˈɒltən/ ^ⓘ OL-tən) is a given name.^[1] 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 McCaskill (born 2003), American football player
Alton Glen "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 (1936–2023), American politician

References

^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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[Hanks_Hardcastle_Hodges_2006-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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