Alton (given name)

Alton is a given name. 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 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