Elton (name)

Elton is both a surname and a male given name of English origin. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Sir Arthur Elton, 7th Baronet (1818–1883), English politician
• Sir Arthur Elton, 10th Baronet (1906–1973), English pioneer in documentaries
• Ben Elton (born 1959), English comedian
• Charles Abraham Elton (1778–1853), English soldier and author
• Charles Isaac Elton (1839–1900), English lawyer, politician, writer and antiquarian
• Charles Sutherland Elton (1900–1991), English biologist
• Ed Elton (born 1939), American economist
• Edmund Elton (1870–1952), English actor and singer
• Sir Edmund Elton, 8th Baronet (1846–1920)
• Ernest Elton (1893-1958), British non-commissioned flying ace
• Frederick Cockayne Elton (1832–1888), British officer, received the Victoria Cross
• Geoffrey Elton (1921–1994), German-born British historian
• Harry Elton (1930–2004), Canadian television producer
• John Elton (died 1751), English shipbuilder and seaman, adventurer in Persia
• Kim Elton (born 1948), American politician
• Lewis Elton (1923–2018), German-born British researcher into higher education
• Oliver Elton (1861–1945), English literary scholar
• Richard Elton (fl. 1650), English soldier and writer
• Robert M. Elton (born 1932), American general
• Todd Elton (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
• William Elton (1847–1903), English comedian in US and Australia

Given name

Musicians and entertainers

• Elton (television presenter) (born 1971), German comedian and host of Elton TV
• Elton Ahi (born 1964), Persian music producer
• Elton Anderson, American singer
• Elton Britt (1913–1972), stage name of James Elton Baker, American country music singer-songwriter
• Elton Dean (1945–2006), English saxophonist
• Elton Hayes (1915-2001), British actor and guitarist
• Elton Ibrahimov (born 1994), Azerbaijani singer and dancer
• Elton John (born 1947), English musician

Athletes (association football)

• Elton Acolatse (born 25 July 1995), Dutch professional footballer
• Élton Arábia (born 7 April 1986), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Junior Melo Ataíde (born 17 March 1990), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Basriu (born 3 August 1987 in Elbasan), Albanian footballer
• Élton Rodrigues Brandão (born 1 August 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Brown (born 22 May 1982), American football player
• Elton Calé (born 12 July 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Çeno (born 19 June 1976), Albanian retired football player
• Elton da Costa (born 15 December 1979), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Doku (born 1 October 1986), Albanian footballer
• Élton Fensterseifer, Brazilian footballer
• Elton Figueiredo (born 12 February 1986), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Fikaj, Albanian footballer
• Élton Giovanni (born 3 September 1983), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Hobson (1924-2020), Canadian football player
• Elton John (footballer) (born 8 April 1987), Trinidadian footballer
• Elton Kabangu (born 8 February 1998), Belgian professional footballer
• Elton Koça (born 5 May 1973), Albanian footballer
• Elton Lira (born 21 September 1986), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Monteiro (born 22 February 1994), Portuguese footballer
• Elton Morelato (born 13 August 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Muçollari (born 14 September 1980), Albanian retired footballer
• Elton Ngwatala (born 23 May 1993), French professional footballer
• Élton Lexandro de Oliveira Santos (born 15 August 1985), Brazilian retired footballer
• Elton Aparecido de Souza (born May 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Elton Taylor (1932-1997), Canadian football player
• Elton Vata (born 13 April 1998), Albanian footballer
• Elton Williams (footballer) (born 4 July 1973), Guyanese-born Montserratian international football player

Athletes (other sports)

• Elton Brand (born 11 March 1979), American former professional basketball player and current general manager of Philadelphia 76ers
• Elton Brown (basketball) (born 15 September 1983), American basketball player
• Elton Chigumbara, Zimbabwean cricketer
• Elton Dharry (born 1 December 1985), Guyanese professional boxer
• Elton Flatley (born 7 May 1977), Australian former international rugby union footballer
• Elton Jantjies (born 1 August 1990), South African rugby player
• Elton Julian (born 16 August 1974), American professional racing driver
• Elton McGriff (1942–2011), American basketball player
• Elton Moncrieff (born 8 June 1972), New Zealand rugby player
• Elton Patterson (born 3 June 1981), former professional gridiron football defensive end
• Elton Plummer (1914-1988), Australian rules footballer
• Elton Pollock (born 17 April 1973), American college basketball coach
• Elton Rasmussen (1937–1978), Australian rugby league footballer
• Elton Rynearson (1893-1967), American athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator
• Elton Sawyer (born 5 November 1959), American NASCAR driver
• Elton Tsang (born 1980), Chinese Canadian poker player
• Elton Veals (1961–2023), American former football player
• Elton Welsby (born 28 May 1951), English television sports presenter
• Elton Wieman (1896-1971), American football collegiate player, coach and athletic director
• Elton Williams (cricketer) (born 19 September 1973), South African cricketer

Other people

• Elton D. Aberle, American animal scientist
• Elton Bennett (1910–1974), American artist
• Elton Bomer (born 1935), American politician
• Elton Chong (born 1955), South Korean actor
• Elton L. Daniel, historian and Iranologist
• Elton Engstrom Jr. (1935-2013), American lawyer, businessman, writer and politician
• Elton Engstrom Sr. (1905-1963), American businessman and politician
• Elton Fax (1909-1993), American illustrator, cartoonist and author
• Elton Gallegly (born 1944), American politician
• Elton Georges (1943-2018), British Virgin Islander politician and businessman
• Elton Gissendanner (1927–2023), American politician
• Elton Glaser, American poet
• Elton Anthony Carlisle Inniss (1947–2010), one of the Mangrove Nine
• Elton N. Kaufmann (born 1943), American materials scientist
• Elton Joe Kendall (born 1954), American judge
• Elton Leme, Brazilian botanist
• Elton Mangoma, Zimbabwean politician
• Elton Mayo (1880–1949), Australian psychologist and sociologist
• Elton Redalen (1926-2009), American farmer and politician
• Elton Rule (1917-1990), American television executive and former president of the American Broadcasting Company
• Elton Raymond Shaw (1886–1955), American author and churchman
• Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. (1911–2005), American businessman and philanthropist
• Elton Watkins (1881–1956), American politician
• Elton Younger (1919–2010), British army general

See also

• Alton (given name)
• Alton (surname)
• Helton (name), a similar name