Wharton
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Wharton may refer to:
[edit] Academic institutions
- Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Wharton Center for Performing Arts, at Michigan State University
[edit] Places
- Wharton, Cheshire, England
- Wharton, Cumbria, England
- Wharton, New Jersey
- Wharton, Ohio
- Wharton, Texas
- Wharton, West Virginia
- Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Wharton Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania
- Wharton Creek (Unadilla River), a stream in New York state
- Wharton State Forest, New Jersey
- Mount Wharton, Antarctica
[edit] People
[edit] Politicians and diplomats
- Clifton Reginald Wharton, Sr. (1899–1990), American diplomat
- Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. (born 1926), former United States Deputy Secretary of State
- Robert Wharton (Philadelphia) (1757–1834), Mayor of Philadelphia
- Thomas Wharton Jr. (1735–1778), Governor of Pennsylvania
- Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton and Malmesbury (1648–1715), English Whig politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
- William H. Wharton (1802–1839), Republic of Texas politician
- A C Wharton, Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
[edit] Sportspeople
- Alan Wharton (1923–1993), English cricketer
- Arthur Wharton, (1865–1930) Ghanaian-born footballer who played in England
- Ben Wharton, soccer player.
- Ken Wharton (1916–1957), Formula One racing driver
- Kenny Wharton (born 1960), former professional footballer
- Louis Wharton (1896–1957), West Indian-born English cricketer
[edit] Other people
- Edith Wharton (1862–1937), American novelist, short story writer, and designer
- Gabriel C. Wharton] (1824–1906), Confederate general in the American Civil War
- Gabriel Caldwell Wharton (1839–1887), Union lieutenant colonel in the American Civil War
- Henry Wharton (1664–1695), English writer
- John A. Wharton (1828–1865), Confederate general during the American Civil War
- John F. Wharton (1894–1977), American entertainment lawyer
- Joseph Wharton (1826–1909), prominent Philadelphia merchant, industrialist and philanthropist
- Michael Wharton (1913–2006) , newspaper columnist who wrote under the pseudonym Peter Simple
- Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton (1613–1696), English peer and Parliamentarian during the English Civil War
- Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton (1698–1731), powerful Jacobite politician, notorious libertine and rake
- Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (1495–1568), English nobleman
- Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton (1520–1572), English nobleman
- Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton (1648–1715), English nobleman and politician, credited with being the lyricist of Lilliburlero
- Thomas Wharton Jr. (1735–1778), American politician and 1st President of Pennsylvania
- Thomas Wharton (anatomist) (1614–1673), English anatomist
- Thomas Wharton (author) (born 1963), Canadian novelist
- Tiny Wharton (1927–2005), Scottish soccer referee
- William Wharton (author) (1925–2008), American novelist
- William Wharton (hydrographer) (1843–1905), British admiral and hydrographer
- Baron Wharton, a title of English nobility
[edit] See also
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