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
Jamie Barton (born 1980/1981), American opera singer
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
Margaret Barton (born 1926), British actress
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

Barton (surname)

Arts and Entertainment

Science, Technology, and Medicine

Academic and Business

Military and Law

Politics and Government

Sports

Religion

Fictional characters

Other

See also