Crampton is an English surname, from

Crompton, Lancashire Shaw and Crompton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which contains the town of Shaw and lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines. It is located north of Oldham, south ...

, which may refer to the following persons: *

Albert M. Crampton Albert M. Crampton (January 7, 1900 – March 13, 1953) was an American jurist. Born in Moline, Illinois, Crampton graduated from Moline High School. Crampton received his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1922 and was admitted to the Ill ...

(1900–1953), American jurist *

Barbara Crampton Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958) is an American actress and producer. She began her career in the 1980s in television soap operas before starring in horror and thriller films—both paths would define her continued accolade-winning care ...

(born 1959), American actress *

Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton (born 28 September 1935) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Kogarah High School from 1948 to 1950. In August 1953 he reached final of the New South Wales ...

(born 1935), Australian golfer *

Gertrude Crampton Gertrude Crampton (June 26, 1909 – June 25, 1996) was an author of children's books, including '' Tootle'' (1945) and '' Scuffy the Tugboat'' (1946). Biography Gertrude Crampton was born on June 26, 1909, in Brooklyn, New York, to Faust ...

(born 1905), American author *

Henry Crampton Henry Edward Crampton (January 5, 1875 – February 26, 1956) was an American evolutionary biologist and malacologist who specialized in land snails. Crampton undertook the first major study of evolution in nature in his research in the Society ...

(1875–1956), American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist *

Howard Crampton Howard Crampton (January 12, 1865 – June 15, 1922) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1922. He was born in New York, New York. Partial filmography * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' ...

(1865–1922), American actor *

Sir John Crampton, 2nd Baronet Sir John Fiennes Twisleton Crampton, 2nd Baronet, Order of the Bath, KCB (1805 – 7 December 1886) was a British diplomat, List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the United States, minister to the United States from 1852 to 1856 and Mini ...

(1805–1886), British diplomat *

John Crampton Squadron Leader John Crampton (21 August 1921 – 12 June 2010) was a British pilot who conducted Surveillance aircraft, spy flights into the Soviet Union in the early 1950s. Early life John Crampton was born in Weybridge, Surrey in 1921 and ...

(1921–2010) English aviator *

Julian Crampton Julian M. Crampton (1 November 1952 – 26 June 2019) was a British biologist and academic. From 2005 to 2015, he was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brighton. Early life and education Crampton was born on 1 November 1952. He graduated from ...

(d. 2019), British biologist and academic *

Mark Crampton ''Riff Raff'' was a London-based monthly rock magazine that was translated into several European languages. It was founded in 1989 by Mark Crampton, a former graphic designer, and included among its writers Mark Blake, Chris Collingwood, Joe Mac ...

, English journalist and historian *

Matthew Crampton Matthew "Matt" Nicholas Crampton (born 23 May 1986) is an English former track cyclist for . He was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme, and represented Great Britain at a number of major events. Crampton specialised in track ...

(born 1986), English cyclist *

Peter Crampton (politician) Peter Crampton (10 June 1932 – 12 July 2011) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1999 representing the Humberside constituency. He was also the father of ''Times'' journalist ...

(1932–2011), English politician *

Peter Crampton (athlete) Peter Crampton (born 4 June 1969) is a male former British athlete, born in Grimsby. Athletics career Crampton represented England and won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1994 Commonwealth Games held in Victoria, British Colum ...

(born 1969), British sprinter *

Robert Crampton Robert Crampton (born 10 August 1964) is an English journalist. He is also the son of Peter Crampton, former Member of the European Parliament for Humberside. Early life Crampton was born in Blackpool in 1964. His family lived in Solihull fo ...

(born 1964), English journalist *

Thomas Russell Crampton Thomas Russell Crampton, MICE, MIMechE (6 August 1816 – 19 April 1888) was an English engineer born at Broadstairs, Kent, and trained on Brunel's Great Western Railway. He is best known for designing the Crampton locomotive but had many engi ...

(1816–1888), English engineer *

William Crampton William George (Bill) Crampton (5 May 1936 – 4 June 1997) was a British vexillologist. His chief legacy, the Flag Institute, has hundreds of members in the UK and overseas. He was recognised as Britain's foremost authority on flags by governme ...

, British vexillologist **

William Crampton Library The William Crampton Library, so named in honour of Dr William Crampton, founder of the Flag Institute, is the United Kingdom's largest single library devoted to the subject of vexillology. Opened by the Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull Kin ...

Also: * Barbara Mary Crampton Pym, novelist ** Crampton Hodnet, a novel by Barbara Pym * Duncan Stuart Crampton Bell * Philip Crampton Smyly *

William Crampton Gore William Crampton Gore RHA (1871–1946) was an Irish painter. The son of an army officer from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Gore studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin, graduating in 1897 and practising until 1901. An intervening perio ...

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