Burton (name)

Burton is an English surname with habitational origins.

People surnamed Burton

 * Aron Burton (1938–2016), American blues singer, bass guitarist and songwriter
 * Abraham Burton (born 1971), American saxophonist and bandleader.
 * Alexander Burton (1893–1915), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Alfred Edgar Burton (1857–1935), American academic, first Dean of the Faculty of MIT
 * Alfred Henry Burton (c. 1834 – 1914), New Zealand photographer
 * Alison Burton (1921–2014), Australian tennis player
 * Amanda Burton (born 1957), Northern Irish actress
 * Amanda Burton (born 1980), Australian netball player
 * Andrew Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Arthur Burton (c. 1889 – death unknown), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s
 * Baron Burton is a peerage title created in 1886 and 1887 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
 * Beryl Burton (1937–1996), English racing cyclist
 * Beverly Chester-Burton (born 1963), American politician
 * Bob Burton Jr. (born 1985), American speedcuber
 * Brandie Burton (born 1972), American professional golfer
 * Brett Burton (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
 * Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse (born 1977), American producer and disc jockey
 * Charles Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Charlotte Burton (1881–1942), American silent film actress
 * Clarence Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Cliff Burton (1962–1986), Metallica bassist
 * Corey Burton (born 1955), American voice actor
 * Dan Burton (born 1938), U.S. Congressman
 * Daniel Burton (born 1963), American cyclist, Antarctica Cycling Expeditions
 * Decimus Burton (1800–1881), English architect and garden designer
 * Deon Burton (born 1976), English-Jamaican footballer
 * Deonte Burton (born 1991), American basketball player
 * Dick Burton (golfer) (1907–1874), British golfer
 * Edmund Burton (footballer) (1893–1916), English footballer
 * Elizabeth Eaton Burton (1869–1937), American artist
 * Ellis Burton (1936–2013), American baseball player
 * Ernie Burton (1921–1999), English professional footballer
 * Ethel Burton, American comedic film actress
 * Francis Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Frederick Burton (disambiguation)
 * Gary Burton (born 1943), American jazz vibraphone player
 * George Burton (disambiguation)
 * Hal B. Burton, American politician
 * Harold Hitz Burton (1888–1964), American politician and Supreme Court Justice
 * Harrison Burton (born 2000), American racing driver
 * Harry Burton (Egyptologist), British egyptologist
 * Harry Burton (journalist) (1968–2001), Australian journalist
 * Henry Burton (Conservative politician) (1876–1947), British Conservative MP for Sudbury 1924–1945
 * Henry Burton (physician) (1799–1849), English physician
 * Henry Burton (theologian) (1578–1648), English puritan
 * Henry Burton-Peters (1792–1875), Whig MP for Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) 1830–1837
 * Henry Burton Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury, British barrister and judge
 * Hilarie Burton (born 1982), American actress
 * Humphrey Burton, CBE (born 1931), British classical music presenter, broadcaster, director, producer and biographer of musicians
 * Hutchins Gordon Burton (1774–1832), American politician
 * Jake Burton Carpenter (1954–2019), American snowboarder
 * James Burton (disambiguation)
 * Janet Burton, British academic
 * Jared Burton (born 1981), American baseball player
 * Jeb Burton (born 1992), American stock car racing driver
 * Jeff Burton (born 1967), American stock car racing driver
 * Jenny Burton (born 1957), American rhythm and blues singer
 * Joan Burton (born 1949), Irish politician
 * John Burton (disambiguation)
 * Kate Burton (disambiguation)
 * Katherine Burton (1890–1969), American social activist and Catholic convert
 * Ken Burton (born 1970), British chorist, composer and recording artist
 * Konni Burton (born 1963), American politician
 * Kris Burton (born 1980), Australia-born Italian rugby player
 * Lance Burton (born 1960), American stage magician
 * Leonard Burton (born 1964), American football player
 * Leonard Samuel Burton (1824–1895), educator and mayor in Gawler, South Australia
 * LeVar Burton (born 1957), American actor
 * Lewis Burton (born 1992), British tennis player and model
 * Lori Burton (1940–2021), American singer and songwriter
 * Margaret E. Burton, American missionary to China and Japan
 * Marion LeRoy Burton (1874–1925), American scholar
 * Mark Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Maurice Burton (1898–1992), English zoologist and author
 * Maurice Burton (cyclist) (born 1955), English cyclist
 * Michael Burton (born 1992), American football player
 * Montague Burton (1885–1952), founder of Burton clothes shops
 * Nancy Jane Burton (1891–1972), Scottish artist
 * Norman Burton, American actor
 * Oliver Burton, English footballer
 * Ollie Burton, Welsh international footballer
 * Patricia Burton, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Peter Burton, British actor
 * Phillip Burton, American politician
 * Ralph Burton (died 1768), British soldier in Canada
 * Raymond S. Burton, American politician
 * Reginald George Burton (1864–1951), British Indian army officer, sportsman, military historian
 * Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor
 * Richard Burton (comics), British comic editor
 * Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British explorer, translator, orientalist
 * Richard Henry Burton (1923–1993), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Rob Burton, Mayor of Oakville, Ontario, Canada
 * Robert Burton (scholar) (1577–1640), English scholar, cleric and author
 * Robert Burton (statesman) (1747–1825), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress
 * Roderick Burton, better known as Dolla (1987–2009), American rapper
 * Ron Burton (1936–2003), American football player
 * Sala Burton, American politician
 * Sam Burton (1926–2020), English footballer
 * Samuel Burton (disambiguation)
 * Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen
 * Steve Burton (disambiguation)
 * Terry Burton, English football manager
 * Terry C. Burton, American politician
 * Theodore E. Burton (1851–1929), American politician
 * Theodore M. Burton (1907–1989), LDS General Authority
 * Thomas Burton (died 1496 or 1495), Loughborough, England, wool merchant
 * Thomas Burton (died 1661), British Member of Parliament for Westmorland, 1656–1659
 * T. L. Burton, professor of medieval English literature at the University of Adelaide
 * Tom Burton, American professional wrestler
 * Thomas Burton Adams Jr., commonly known as Tom Burton
 * Thomas Burton Hanly (1812–1880), Confederate politician
 * Tim Burton (born 1958), American film director
 * Tim Burton (musician) (born 1963), American saxophonist
 * Tommie Burton (1878–1946), West Indian cricketer
 * Tony Burton (1937–2016), U.S. actor, comedian, boxer, and football player
 * Trey Burton (born 1991), American football player
 * Trevor Burton (born 1944), English guitarist
 * Tyler Burton (born 2000), American basketball player
 * Veronica Burton (basketball) (born 2000), American basketball player
 * Virginia Lee Burton (1909–1968), American illustrator and children's book author
 * Walter John Burton, New Zealand photographer
 * Ward Burton (born 1961), American stock car racing driver
 * Wes Burton (born 1980), American racing driver
 * William Burton (disambiguation)

Given name

 * Burton Barr (1917–1997), American politician from Arizona
 * Burton Cummings (born 1947), Canadian musician
 * Burton E. Green (1868–1965), American oilman and co-founder of Beverly Hills, California
 * Burton Hecht (born 1927), New York politician and judge
 * Burt Lancaster (1913–1994), American actor
 * Burton Lifland (1929–2014), American federal bankruptcy judge
 * Burt Reynolds (1936–2018), American actor, producer and stuntman

Other

 * Janne "Burton" Puurtinen (born 1974), Finnish musician

Fictional characters

 * Burton Guster, from the television series Psych
 * Burton Wayne, from the novel To a God Unknown, by John Steinbeck
 * Jack Burton, from Big Trouble in Little China
 * Madlax characters:
 * Richard Burton
 * Margaret Burton (Madlax)
 * Barry Burton, from Resident Evil
 * Colonel Burton, character in the strategy game Command & Conquer: Generals
 * "Big Guy" Bill Burton, one of Hao's followers in the manga and anime series Shaman King
 * Burton Phillips, from Hollyoaks in the City
 * Mel Burton from Hollyoaks, Sophie's twin
 * Sophie Burton from Hollyoaks, Mel's twin
 * Justin Burton from Hollyoaks, Sophie and Mel's younger brother