Barton (surname)

Barton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and Entertainment

• Banjo Paterson (Andrew Barton Paterson, 1864–1941), Australian poet
• Ralph Barton (1891-1931), American artist
• Benjamin Barton (filmmaker) (born 1977), American independent film actor and screenwriter
• Bernard Barton (1784–1849), known as the Quaker poet
• Charles Barton (director) (1902–1981), American actor and director
• Chris Barton (actor) (born 1987), English actor and singer
• Edward Barton, English poet, artist and songwriter
• Eileen Barton (1924–2006), American singer
• Emily Barton (born 1969), American novelist
• Fred Barton (born 1958), American composer and lyricist
• Harry Barton (architect) (1876–1937), American architect
• James Barton (vaudeville) (1890–1962), American vaudevillian and character actor
• John Barton (director) (born 1928), English theatre director and founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
• John Barton (writer), 15th century writer on Lollardy
• John Barton (poet) (born 1957), Canadian poet
• Marmaduke Barton (1865–1938), English pianist
• Mischa Barton (born 1986), fashion model and actress
• Peter Barton (actor) (born 1956), American actor
• Rick Barton (musician), guitarist with the bands Dropkick Murphys and Everybody Out!
• Robert Barton (actor) (born 1970), British actor
• Roger Barton (film editor), American film editor
• Stephen Barton (born 1982), British film and video game composer
• William Barton (writer) (born 1950), U.S. science fiction writer
• William Barton (hymnologist) (1598–1678), English hymnologist
• William Barton (heraldist) (1754–1817), designer of the Great Seal of the United States
• William Barton (musician) (born 1981), Australian Didgeridoo player

Science, Technology, and Medicine

• Alberto Barton, Peruvian microbiologist
• Benjamin Smith Barton (1766–1815), American botanist, naturalist, and physician
• Clara Barton (1821–1912), founder of the American Red Cross
• David K. Barton (born 1927), American radar engineer
• Derek Barton (1918–1998), chemist
• George Hunt Barton (1852-1933), American geologist, arctic explorer, and college professor
• Jacqueline Barton (born 1952), American chemist
• John Barton (engineer) (1771–1834), engineer noted for his engravings using his Ruling Engine
• John Rhea Barton (1794–1871), American orthopedic surgeon
• Michael Barton (biologist), American ichthyologist
• Otis Barton (1899-1992), American deep-sea diver
• Robert S. Barton (1925–2009), computer scientist, chief architect of several computers made by Burroughs Corporation
• Thomas J. Barton (born 1940), American chemist
• William P. C. Barton (1786–1856), American physician

Academic and Business

• Anne Barton (1933–2013), American-English scholar and Shakespearean critic
• Andrew Barton (journalist), lecturer in the School of Communication at the University of Miami
• Arthur W. Barton (1899–1976), headmaster and academic author
• Cornelius J. Barton (born 1936), President Dorr-Oliver, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• H. Arnold Barton (born 1920), historian
• John Barton (economist) (1789–1852), English economist
• Matt Barton (born 1977), video game journalist and professor
• Peter Barton (historian) (born 1955), historian of World War I
• Reid W. Barton (born 1984), four-time gold medal winner at the International Mathematical Olympiad
• Rich Barton (born 1967), former Microsoft executive and Expedia founder

Military and Law

• Charles Barton (legal writer) (1768–1843), English legal writer
• Geoffrey Barton (1844–1922), British Major General
• George Burnett Barton (1836–1912), Australian lawyer
• John Kennedy Barton (1853–1921), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
• Matthew Barton (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1715–1795), English naval officer
• Raymond O. Barton (1890–1963), U.S. Army general in World War II
• Robert Barton of Over Barnton, (died 1540) Scottish sailor and courtier
• Seth Barton (1829–1900), Confederate general
• Thomas Barton (Medal of Honor) (1831–?), American Medal of Honor recipient
• William A. Barton, American attorney
• William Barton (soldier) (1748–1831), American Revolutionary War soldier, known for capturing an enemy general

Politics and Government

• Sir Andrew Barton (privateer) (c. 1466–1511), Lord High Admiral of the Kingdom of Scotland
• Andrew William Barton (1862–1957), British Member of Parliament for Oldham, 1910–1922
• Basil Barton (1879–1958), British solicitor and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)
• Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886–1967), advertising executive and U.S. Congressman
• Charles Barton (Australian politician), one of the Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1907–1910
• Charles John Wright Barton, farmer, businessman and mayor
• David Barton (politician) (1783–1837), US Senator from Missouri
• Edmund Barton (1849–1920), Australian politician and first Australian Prime Minister
• Edward Barton (English diplomat) (c.1533-1598), English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
• Fred Barton (politician) (1917-1963), British socialist politician
• George Elliott Barton (1827–1906), New Zealand politician
• Henry Barton, appointed Sheriff of London in 1406 and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1416
• Hiram Barton (1810–1880), American politician
• James R. Barton, early Sheriff of Los Angeles County
• Joe Barton (born 1949), Texas politician
• John J. Barton (1906–2004), Mayor of Indianapolis
• John Barton (MP) (1614–1684), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660
• John Saxon Barton (1875–1961), New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer, and magistrate
• Philip Barton (born 1963), British diplomat
• Richard W. Barton (1800–1859), Virginia politician and lawyer
• Rick Barton (ambassador), United States Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
• Robert Barton, (1881–1975), Irish nationalist and diplomat
• Robert E. "Bob" Barton (born 1948), former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Robert T. Barton (1842–1917), American lawyer, politician and writer
• Roger Barton (politician) (born 1945), British engineer and politician
• Samuel Barton (New York) (1785–1858), U.S. Representative from New York
• Tom Barton (politician) (born 1949), Australian politician
• Verity Barton (born 1985), Australian (Queensland) politician
• William Edward Barton (1868–1955), U.S. Representative from Missouri
• William Hickson Barton (born 1917), Canadian diplomat
• William T. Barton, (born 1933), American politician
• Sir William Barton (1862-1957) British Liberal Politician

Sports

• Adam Barton (born 1991), English footballer
• Arthur Barton (cricketer) (1874–1949), English cricketer
• Bob Barton (born 1941), retired American professional baseball player
• Brian Barton (born 1982), American professional baseball player
• Charles Barton (cricketer) (1860–1919), English cricketer
• Chris Barton (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
• Chris Barton (cyclist) (born 1988), American cyclist
• Christopher Barton (born 1927), British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Dick Barton (boxer) (1911–1990), South African boxer
• Eddie Barton, New Zealand footballer
• Eric Barton (born 1977), American football player
• Frederick Barton (pentathlete) (1900-1993), British pentathlete
• George Barton (sport shooter), Australian sport shooter
• Harold Barton (1910-1969), English footballer
• Harold Barton (cricketer) (1882-1970), English cricketer
• Harris Barton (born 1964), American football player
• Harry Barton (baseball) (1875–1955), American baseball player
• Jim Barton (American football) (born 1934), former American football player
• Jim Barton (sailor) (born 1956), American Olympic sailor
• Joe Barton (soccer) (born 1981), American soccer player
• Joey Barton (born 1982), English footballer
• John Barton (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s for Great Britain, and Wigan
• John Barton (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1910), English international football player
• John Barton (footballer, born 1953), English football player
• Joseph Barton (cricketer) (1860–1945), English cricketer
• Kirk Barton (born 1984), retired American football player
• Matthew Barton (tennis) (born 1991), Australian tennis player
• Michael Barton (cricketer) (1914–2006), English cricketer
• Peter Barton (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1960s
• Roger Barton (footballer) (born 1946), English footballer
• Roger Barton (rugby union) (1876–1949), rugby union player who represented Australia
• Teddy Barton (1904–1941), English footballer
• Tom Barton (rugby league) (died 1958), English professional rugby league footballer
• Tony Barton (footballer) (1937–1993), English footballer and football manager
• Tony Barton (athlete) (born 1969), American high jumper
• Warren Barton (born 1969), English former football player
• Will Barton (born 1991), American basketball player
• William Barton (cricketer, born 1777) (1777–1825), English cricketer
• William Barton (cricketer, born 1859) (1859–1942), cricketer from New Zealand

Religion

• Arthur Barton (bishop) (1881-1962), Irish bishop
• David Barton (author), American evangelical minister and political activist
• Elizabeth Barton (c. 1506–1534), English prophetess
• George Aaron Barton (1859-1942), Canadian author and clergyman
• Harry Barton (priest) (1898–1968), Archdeacon of Sudbury
• John Barton (missionary) (1836–1908), English Anglican priest
• John Barton (Quaker) (1755–1789), English abolitionist
• John Barton (theologian) (born 1948), English theologian and professor
• Richard Bradshaigh (1601–1669), known as Richard Barton, Jesuit
• Thomas Barton (divine) (1730–1780), Irish divine
• Thomas Barton (Royalist) (died 1681/2), Royalist divine
• William Barton (priest), Archdeacon of Totnes, 1385–1407

Fictional characters

• Barton Fink, fictional playwright from the Coen Brothers film, Barton Fink
• Barton "Bart" Hamilton, the third Green Goblin, a Spider-Man villain
• Dick Barton, fictional detective
• Clint Barton, alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Hawkeye
• Charlie Barton, fictional character in The Howling (film)
• Holly Barton, a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
• James Barton (Emmerdale), a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
• John Barton (Emmerdale), a fictional character in British soap Emmerdale
• John Barton, a fictional character in Mrs. Gaskell's short story Mary Barton
• John Barton, a fictional character in Looking for Alibrandi

Other

• Mark O. Barton (1955–1999), American murderer
• Richard Barton (1790-1866), colonist and settler of New Zealand

See also

• Bartoň, Czech surname
• Edward Barton-Wright (1860-1951), British entrepreneur
• John de Barton, 14th century judge
• Mike Polchlopek (born 1963), American wrestler with the ring name Mike Barton