Linton (name)

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