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People

Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the (also known as ''Clermont''). In 1807, that steamboat ...

(1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship *

Fulton (surname) __NOTOC__ Fulton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A * Adam Kelso Fulton (1929-1994), Scottish rugby union internationalist * Alexander Fulton (1805–1885), founder of the Iowa State Agricultural Society * Alice Fulton (born ...

Given name

Fulton Allem Fulton Peter Allem (born 15 September 1957) is a South African professional golfer. Allem was born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, the middle child of five children and the grandson of a Lebanese trader; he had a privileged upb ...

(born 1957), South African golfer *

Fulton Burley Fulton Burley (June 12, 1922 – May 7, 2007) was a Canadian performer, most widely known for his work in Disneyland. Born in Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Fulton came to the United States in 1943 after a telephone a ...

(1922–2007), Irish-Canadian performer * Fulton J. Redman (1885–1969), American politician and newspaper editor *

Fulton J. Sheen Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) was an American bishop of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in ...

(1895–1979), Sainthood candidate and American Archbishop and media personality *

Fulton Kuykendall Fulton Kuykendall (born June 10, 1953) is a former NFL football player. He is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los A ...

(born 1953), American former footballer *

Fulton Lewis Jr. Fulton Lewis Jr. (April 30, 1903 in Washington D.C. – August 20, Lists his death date as 21 August, but other references show the death date to be 20 August. 1966 in Washington D. C.) was a conservative American radio broadcaster from the 1930 ...

(1903–1966), American radio broadcaster *

Fulton MacGregor Fulton James MacGregor MSP (born 1980) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Coatbridge and Chryston since 2016. He serves on the Justice and Education & ...

, 21st century Scottish politician *

Fulton Mackay William Fulton Beith Mackay (12 August 1922 – 6 June 1987) was a Scottish actor and playwright, best known for his role as prison officer Mr. Mackay in the 1970s television sitcom ''Porridge''. Early life Mackay was born in Paisley, Renfr ...

(1922–1987), Scottish comic actor and playwright * Fulton McGrath (1907–1958), American jazz pianist and songwriter *

Fulton Oursler Charles Fulton Oursler (January 22, 1893 – May 24, 1952) was an American journalist, playwright, editor and writer. Writing as Anthony Abbot, he was an author of mysteries and detective fiction. His son was the journalist and author Will Ou ...

(1893–1952), American journalist and editor

Places

Canada

* Fulton, Ontario, a community in West Lincoln, Ontario

United States

Fulton, Alabama Fulton is a town in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 223. Geography Fulton is located at 31°47'25.642" North, 87°43'58.544" West (31.790456, -87.732929). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the tow ...

Fulton, Arkansas Fulton is a town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 201 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community is named after steamboat inventor Robert Fulton. Geography Fulton is ...

Fulton, California Fulton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. Fulton is just to the north of the city limits of Santa Rosa, and north-northeast of Sebastopol. Fulton has a post office, established in 1871 and assigned ZI ...

Fulton, Illinois Fulton is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,481 at the 2010 census, down from 3,881 in 2000. Fulton is located across the Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa. History A post office called Fulton has been i ...

Fulton, Indiana Fulton is a town in Liberty Township, Fulton County, Indiana, Liberty Township, Fulton County, Indiana, Fulton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 333 at the 2010 census. History Fulton took its name from Fulton County. The Fulton p ...

Fulton, Kansas Fulton is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 165. History Fulton was originally known as Osaga, and under the latter name was founded in 1869. It was renamed to Fulton in 1878 ...

Fulton, Kentucky Fulton is a home rule-class city in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,357 at the 2020 census, down from 2,445 at the 2010 census. It was once known as the "Banana Capital of the World", because 70% of imported banana ...

Fulton, Maryland Fulton is a census-designated place located in southern Howard County, Maryland, Howard County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census it had a population of 2,049. History Indigenous peoples, likely Piscataway, ...

* Fulton, Michigan (disambiguation) *

Fulton, Minneapolis Fulton is a neighborhood in the Southwest community in Minneapolis. Its boundaries are West 47th Street to the north, Penn Avenue South to the east, West 54th Street to the south, and France Avenue South to the west. Nearby neighborhoods include ...

, Minnesota *

Fulton, Mississippi Fulton is a city in and the county seat of Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,961 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Tupelo Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Fulton was established in 1837 as a count ...

Fulton, Missouri Fulton is the largest city in and the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri, United States. Located about northeast of Jefferson City and the Missouri River and east of Columbia, the city is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri, Metropolita ...

Fulton, New York (disambiguation) Fulton is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York: *Fulton, Oswego County, New York, a city *Fulton, Schoharie County, New York, a town *Fulton County, New York Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It forms p ...

, *

Fulton, Ohio Fulton is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The population was 258 at the 2010 census. Fulton is south of Mount Gilead, the county seat. History Fulton had its start when the railroad was extended to stone quarries near the orig ...

Fulton, South Dakota Fulton is a town in Hanson County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Mitchell, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 87 at the 2020 census. History The town was laid out in 1887. Some say that the town was ...

Fulton, Texas Fulton is a town in Aransas County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, this South Texas coastal fishing community had a population of 1,358. The town is named for George Ware Fulton, a land developer in the area. History Fulton was fo ...

George W. Fulton Mansion The Fulton Mansion State Historic Site is located in Fulton on the Texas Gulf Coast, in the county of Aransas, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is one of the earliest Second Empire style buildings constructed in Texas and is one of the most impor ...

Fulton, Tennessee Fulton is a rural unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1827, Fulton is the oldest settlement in Lauderdale County. History Fulton was founded in 1827 on of land owned by James Trimble. In the follow ...

Fulton, Wisconsin Fulton is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, Rock County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census, the town population was 3,158. The unincorporated communities of Fulton (community), Wisconsin, Fulton and ...

, a town * Fulton (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Ships

For naval and merchant ships see

Fulton (ship) Several ships have been named ''Fulton'', at least some after the American pioneer of steam-powered water transport Robert Fulton. Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS ''Fulton'': * , later ''Fulton'', a catamaran steam fr ...

Other uses

Fulton Beer Fulton Beer is a microbrewery based in the North Loop area of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The company was founded in 2009 by Ryan Petz, Jim Diley, Brian Hoffman and Peter Grande, who had been homebrewing for several years out of ...

, an American microbrewery *

Fulton Financial Corporation Fulton Financial Corporation is a U.S. regional financial services holding company, headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Fulton Financial Corp. has over $21 billion in assets, operating as Fulton Bank offers over 220 banking centers prov ...

, an American financial holding company *

Fulton gap The small planet radius gap (also called the Fulton gap, photoevaporation valley, or Sub-Neptune Desert) is an observed scarcity of planets with radii between 1.5 and 2 times Earth's radius, likely due to photoevaporation-driven mass loss. A bimo ...

, a discovery in 2017 that it is uncommon for planets to have a size between 1.5 and 2 times that of Earth *

Fulton Gearloose Gyro Gearloose is a cartoon character created in 1952 by Carl Barks for Disney comics. An anthropomorphic chicken, he is part of the Donald Duck universe, appearing in comic book stories as a friend of Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and anyo ...

, a Disney character, father of Gyro Gearloose *

Fulton Homes Ira Amond Fulton (born November 12, 1931) is an Arizona philanthropist, land developer, businessman, and founder of Fulton Homes. In 2006, BusinessWeek listed Fulton 36th on its list of "The 50 Most Generous Philanthropists.". The Arizona Legislat ...

, an American home builder based in Tempe, Arizona *

Fulton Opera House The Fulton Opera House, also known as the Fulton Theatre or simply The Fulton, is a League of Regional Theatres class B regional theater located in historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is reportedly the oldest working theatre in the Unite ...

, a venue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States * Fulton surface-to-air recovery system *

Fulton Umbrellas Fulton Umbrellas is the United Kingdom's largest manufacturer of umbrellas, used by various members of the British royal family, British Royal Family. History The company was founded in 1956 in London, England by Arnold Fulton, an engineer a ...

, a manufacturer of umbrellas in the United Kingdom