Linton (name)

For other uses, see Linton.

Linton is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It can also be used as a unisex given name.

Surname

• Arthur Linton (1868–1896), British cycling champion
• David Linton (1906–1971), British geographer and geomorphologist
• David Linton (1815–1889), U.S. college fraternity founder
• Doug Linton (born 1965), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Edwin Linton (1855–1939), American helminthologist and parasitologist
• Eliza Lynn Linton (1822–1898), British novelist and essayist
• Hercules Linton (1837–1900), Scottish shipbuilder
• J. Linton, Scottish footballer
• James Linton, Anglican bishop in Persia
• James Dromgole Linton (1840-1916), painter
• John Wallace Linton (1905–1943), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Joseph Ivor Linton (1900–1982), Israeli diplomat
• Louise Linton (born 1980), Scottish actress
• Marigold Linton (born 1936), American psychologist and president of SACNAS
• Martin Linton (born 1944), British politician
• Mildred Linton (1909–2003), better known as Karen Morley, American actor and political activist
• Ralph Linton (1893–1953), American anthropologist
• Sydney Linton (died 1894), Australian bishop
• Tom Linton (born 1975), American guitarist in the band Jimmy Eat World
• William Linton (disambiguation), several people

First name

• Linton Lomas Barrett (1904–1972), educator and translator
• Linton Besser, Australian journalist
• Linton Garner (1915–2003), Jazz pianist
• Linton Johnson (born 1980), professional basketball player
• Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 1952), British-Jamaican Dub poet
• Linton Park (artist) (1826-1906), American folk artist
• Linton Sirait (born 1956), Indonesian District Court judge
• Linton Stephens (1823–1872), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia

See also

• Linton (disambiguation)