Ayton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Charles John Ayton
Charles John Ayton (24 February 1846 – 29 July 1922) was a New Zealand goldminer, rabbiter, rural labourer and diarist. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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(1846–1922), New Zealand miner and diarist
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David Ayton Sr. (1857–1931), Scottish golfer
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Deandre Ayton
Deandre Edoneille Ayton Sr. (born July 23, 1998) is a Bahamian professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12 Conference in the 2017†...
(born 1998), Bahamian basketball player
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Fanny Ayton
Fanny Ayton (1806–1891) was an English soprano known for her operatic performances in London in the late 1820s.
Career
She was born in Macclesfield. She was taught singing by Manielli at Florence. Her first public appearance, in Italy, was so ...
(1806–1899), English opera singer
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Frank Ayton
Frank Ayton (10 January 1873, Hexham – 24 January 1956) was an English electrical engineer. He was a pioneer of electric vehicles. He was a founder of the Electrical Vehicle Committee of Great Britain, later the Electric Vehicle Association of Gr ...
(1873–1936), English electrical engineer
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John Ayton (born c. 1963), British businessman
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Laurie Ayton Sr. (1884–1962), Scottish golfer
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Laurie Ayton Jr. (1914–1989), Scottish golfer
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Philip Ayton
Philip Ayton (born 26 January 1947) is an English former professional squash
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(born 1947), English squash player
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Richard Ayton (1786–1823), English dramatist and writer
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Robert Ayton (1915–1985), British artist and illustrator
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Sarah Ayton
Sarah Lianne Ayton (born 9 April 1980 in Ashford, Surrey) is an English former professional sailor.
She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, and ...
(born 1980), English sailor
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William Alexander Ayton
William Alexander Ayton (28 April 1816 – 1 January 1909) was a British Anglican clergyman with an interest in alchemy. He was Vicar of Chacombe (in Northamptonshire) from 1873 to 1894. In 1894 he retired on a small pension, and he died at Saffr ...
(1816–1909), British Anglican clergyman
See also
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Aiton (surname) Aiton is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
*George Aiton, Major League Baseball player
* John Aiton, Scottish religious writer
*Paul Aiton, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
*William Aiton (1731–1793), Sco ...
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Aytoun, includes a list of people with the surname
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