Eaton (surname)
Eaton is a surname, and may refer to:
Academics and scientists
- Alfred Edwin Eaton (1845–1929), English clergyman and entomologist
- Amos Eaton (1776–1842), American scientist and educator
- Daniel Cady Eaton (1834–1895), American botanist
- Nathaniel Eaton (1610–1674), first schoolmaster of Harvard College
Arts
- Andrew Eaton (born 1960), film producer
- Brando Eaton (born 1986), American film and television actor
- Charles Warren Eaton (1857–1937), American landscape artist
- Cleveland Eaton (born 1939), American jazz double bassist
- David Eaton (composer) (born 1949), American composer and conductor
- Edith Maude Eaton, American-Chinese author
- Evelyn Eaton (1902–1983), Canadian-American novelist and poet
- Gerald Eaton, Canadian singer
- Jeff Eaton, American bluegrass musician
- Mary Eaton (1901–1948), American actress
- Mary Emily Eaton (1873–1961), English botanical artist
- Meredith Eaton (born 1974), American actress
- Pearl Eaton (1898–1958), American actress
- Sally Eaton (born 1947), Wiccan High Priestess, liturgist, singer and actress
- Shirley Eaton (born 1937), British actress
- William J. Eaton (1930–2005), American journalist
- Winnifred Eaton (1875–1954), Canadian author
- Wyatt Eaton (1849–1896), Canadian-American portrait painter
Business
- Cyrus S. Eaton (1883–1979), Canadian-born American financier, industrialist and philanthropist
- Henry Eaton, 1st Baron Cheylesmore (1816–1891), British businessman and Conservative politician
- Hubert Eaton (1881–1966), American businessman
- Joseph Oriel Eaton II (1873–1949), founder of the Eaton Corporation of the United States
- Robert James Eaton (born 1940), Chairman of the Chrysler Corporation
- Roger Eaton, President and Chief Concept Officer of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
- Timothy Eaton (1834–1907), founder of the Eaton's department store chain
- Eaton family, family and descendants of Timothy Eaton
Military
- Brian Eaton (1916–1992), senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force
- John Eaton (General) American Civil war (Union, 1829–1906)
- Herbert Eaton, 3rd Baron Cheylesmore (1848–1925), British Army officer, sportsman, and peer
- Pinketham Eaton, officer in the North Carolina Continental Line, American Revolutionary War
- William Eaton (soldier) (1764–1811), United States Army General who served as a soldier during the Barbary Wars
- Paul Eaton, US general, best known for his command of operations to train Iraqi troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Public service
- Barney Augustus Eaton (1853-1936), Wisconsin state legislator
- Benjamin Harrison Eaton (1833–1904), American politician, entrepreneur and agriculturalist
- C. N. Eaton, American politician
- Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868–1953), Canadian-born American clergyman and politician
- Chris Eaton (born 1952), Australian police officer best known as a sports betting investigator
- Dorman Bridoman Eaton, a U.S. civil service reformer
- Fred Eaton, mayor of Los Angeles
- Fredrik Stefan Eaton (born 1938), Canadian businessman and diplomat
- Horace Eaton (1804–1855), American politician
- John Eaton (politician) (1790–1856), U.S. Senator and Secretary of War, 19th century
- Nicole Eaton (born 1945), Canadian politician
- Robert G. Eaton (1937–2009), politician and cabinet minister in Ontario
- Theophilus Eaton (1590–1658), first governor of New Haven Colony, Connecticut
- William W. Eaton (1816–1898), politician from Connecticut
Sports
- Adam Eaton (pitcher) (born 1977), American baseball player
- Adam Eaton (outfielder) (born 1988), American baseball player
- Ashton Eaton (born 1988), American decathlete
- Aileen Eaton (1909–1987), Canadian born American boxing promoter
- Barry Eaton, Welsh international rugby league player
- Bobby Eaton (born 1958), American professional wrestler
- Chris Eaton (tennis) (born 1987), British tennis player
- David Eaton (gymnast) (born 1980), Welsh gymnast
- George Eaton (born 1945), Canadian race driver and president of Eaton's
- Jason Eaton (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Lloyd Eaton (1918–2007), American football player, coach, and executive
- Mark Eaton (ice hockey) (born 1977), American NHL hockey player
- Mark Eaton (basketball) (born 1957), American NBA basketball player
- Stephen Eaton (born 1975), Australian paralympic athlete
- Steve Eaton, football (soccer) player (Tranmere Rovers)
- Zeb Eaton (1920–1989), American baseball player
Other
- Samuel Eaton (1596?–1665), English independent divine
- Warren Samuel Eaton (1891–1966), American aviator
- Francis Eaton (Mayflower passenger)
See also
- Eaton (disambiguation)