Alton

Alton may refer to:

People

• 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 (baseball) (born 1925), 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 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 D. Slay (born 1924), U.S. Air Force four star general
• Alton Thelwell (born 1980), English footballer
• Alton Tobey (1914-2005), American artist and teacher of art
• Alton R. Waldon, Jr. (born 1936), American politician
• David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool (born 1951), British politician
• Ernest Alton (1873-1952), Irish professor and politician
• John Alton (1901-1996), American Academy Award-winning cinematographer
• Joseph W. Alton (born 1919), American politician and state senator
• Robert Alton (1906-1957), American dancer and choreographer
• Roger Alton (born 1947), British journalist and former editor of The Independent

Places

Australia

• Alton National Park, in Queensland

Canada

• Alton, Ontario
• Alton, Nova Scotia
• North Alton, Nova Scotia
• South Alton, Nova Scotia
• Alton, Quebec

New Zealand

• Alton, New Zealand, in Taranaki

United Kingdom

• Alton, Derbyshire, England
• Alton, Hampshire, England
  • Alton College, Hampshire, England
• Alton, Leicestershire, England
• Alton, Staffordshire, England
  • Alton Castle, presently a Catholic youth retreat centre
  • Alton Towers, theme park
• Alton, Wiltshire, England
• Alton Estate, Roehampton, Greater London, England
• Alton Water, a manmade reservoir in Suffolk

United States

• Alton, California
• Alton, Florida
• Alton, Illinois
  • Alton National Cemetery
• Alton, Indiana
• Alton, Iowa
• Alton, Kansas
• Alton, Maine
• Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota
• Alton, Missouri
• Alton, New Hampshire
• Alton, Rhode Island
• Alton, Texas
• Alton, Utah
• Alton Junction, Utah
• Alton, Virginia
• Alton, West Virginia

In history

• First Battle of Alton, 1001
• Treaty of Alton, signed in 1101 by Henry I of England and his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy
• Battle of Alton, fought in 1643 during the English Civil War

In railroading

• Alton Railroad, a railroad linking Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, Missouri
• Alton Line, a railway line in southeast England
  • Alton railway station, the terminus of the Alton Line and the Watercress Line
• Alton railway station, Staffordshire
• Alton Junction, Chicago, Illinois
• Alton (Amtrak station), Alton, Illinois

Other

• Alton Steel, a steel manufacturer based in Alton, Illinois
• The Alton family, telepathic nobility in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels

See also

• D'Alton (disambiguation)