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 (baseball) (born 1925), 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 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 D. Slay (born 1924), U.S. Air Force four-star general
- Alton Thelwell (born 1980), English footballer
- Alton Tobey (1914-2005), American artist and teacher of art
- Alton R. Waldon, Jr. (born 1936), American politician
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