Kempton (name)

Kempton is both an English surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:
 * Adam Kempton (born 1957) Australian politician
 * Arthur Kempton (1889–1958), English footballer
 * David Kempton (born 1956), Australian politician
 * George Kempton (1871–1945), Australian politician
 * Gloria Kempton (1951–1991) American author
 * Greta Kempton (1901–1991) Austrian-born American artist
 * Jenny Twitchell Kempton (1835–1921), American classical contralto
 * Murray Kempton (1917–1997) American journalist
 * Tim Kempton (born 1964) American professional basketball player

Given name:
 * Kempton Bunton (1900–1976) British disabled pensioner who allegedly stole a Francisco Goya painting
 * Kempton Greene (1890–1966) American silent film actor

Fictional characters:
 * Dane Kempton, elderly poet in the 1903 novel The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London and Anna Strunsky
 * Jack Kempton, fictional character in Best Friends Together