Hinton
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Hinton is the name of some places in the world:
- Hinton, Alberta, Canada
- Hinton, Gloucestershire, England
- Hinton, Hampshire, England
- Hinton, Iowa, USA
- Hinton, New South Wales, Australia
- Hinton, Northamptonshire, England
- Hinton, Oklahoma, USA
- Hinton, Shropshire, England
- Hinton, Somerset, England
- Hinton, West Virginia, USA
and is part of the name of others such as:
- Hinton Admiral, England
- Hinton Ampner, England
- Hinton Blewitt, England
- Hinton Charterhouse, England
- Hinton Martell, England
- Hinton Parva, England
- Hinton St George, England
- Hinton St Mary, England
- Hinton-in-the-Hedges, England
- Hinton Township, Michigan, USA
- Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England
- Tarrant Hinton, Wiltshire, England
Hinton may also refer to:
as a forename:
- Hinton Battle, American actor, dancer, and dance teacher
- Hinton James, one-term US congressman
- Hinton Rowan Helper, US writer
as a surname:
- Charles H. Hinton (1853-1907), son-in-law of George Boole and author of the book An Episode of Flatland.
- Christopher Hinton, First Baron Hinton of Bankside, (1901-1983), a British nuclear power engineer.
- Craig Hinton, a British writer, whose work includes several Doctor Who novels.
- Ed Hinton, (born 1948), a motor racing sportswriter.
- Eddie Hinton (1944-1995), a US songwriter and session musician.
- Geoffrey Hinton, a British computer scientist.
- Joe Hinton, soul singer.
- Milt Hinton (1910-2000), jazz double bassist
- Susan Eloise Hinton (born 1950), an American author of young adult novels.
- William H. Hinton (1919-2004), an American Marxist who chronicled the Chinese Revolution, most notably in his work Fanshen.