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Companies

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Hilton Worldwide Hilton Worldwide (legally Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.) is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Founded by Conrad Hilton in May 1919, the corporation is now led b ...
Holdings, Inc., a global hospitality company based in the United States that owns several hotel chains and subsidiary companies containing the Hilton name **
Hilton Hotels & Resorts Hilton Hotels & Resorts (formerly known as Hilton Hotels) is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of American multinational hospitality company Hilton Worldwide, Hilton. The original company was founded by C ...
, flagship hotel brand operated under Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. *
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is an American non-profit charitable foundation, established in 1944 by hotel entrepreneur Conrad Hilton. It remained relatively small until his death on January 3, 1979, when it was named the principal beneficiary ...
, an American non-profit charitable foundation, established in 1944 by hotel entrepreneur Conrad N. Hilton * Ladbrokes, a British-based gambling company, known as Hilton Group plc from May 1999 to February 2006


Places


Australia

* ''Hilton'', Chatswood, a heritage-listed house in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood * Hilton, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide *
Hilton, Western Australia Hilton is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle The City of Fremantle is a local government area in the south of Perth, Western Australia. The City covers an area of , and lies about southwest of the Pe ...
, a suburb of Perth


Canada

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Hilton, Ontario Hilton is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, comprising the southeast quadrant of St. Joseph Island in the Algoma District. It surrounds, but does not include, the independent village of Hilton Beach. Demographics In the 2021 Ce ...
, a township *
Hilton Beach Hilton Beach is a village located in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the northeastern shore of St. Joseph Island in the North Channel of Lake Huron, approximately 60 kilometres from Sault Ste. Marie. The village had a populat ...
, a small village surrounded by the township in Ontario *
Hilton Falls Conservation Area Hilton Falls Conservation Area located in Campbellville, Ontario on the Niagara Escarpment is a conservation area known for its ten-metre waterfall, hiking trails and small glacial pothole. It constitutes and offers mountain biking as well as ...
, located in Campbellville, Ontario


Norway

* Hilton, a farm near
Kløfta Kløfta is a town located in Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway. It has a population of approximately 7,170 inhabitants. Kløfta has a soccer team called Kløfta IL, and a shopping market. Kløfta has three schools – a middle school and two first thro ...
, Ullensaker, known as the birthplace of Augustus Hilton, father of American hotelier
Conrad Hilton Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr. (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916 Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disil ...


South Africa

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Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal Hilton is a small town that lies near the city of Pietemaritzburg in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 1872 the Reverend William Orde Newnham opened Hilton College on a large estate 7.8km north of thtown which is now one of South A ...
, a town next to Pietermaritzburg * Hilton, Bloemfontein, a suburb of Bloemfontein


United Kingdom


England

* Hilton Park (stadium), a multi-use stadium in Leigh, Greater Manchester * Hilton Hall, an 18th-century mansion house now in use as an office and business centre at Hilton, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire *
Hilton Park services Hilton Park services is a motorway service station, between junctions 10a and 11 of the M6 motorway in Staffordshire, England. The nearest city is Wolverhampton. History Hilton Park opened in 1970 operated by Toprank, and is now operated by ...
, a motorway service station, between junctions 10a and 11 of the M6 motorway in Staffordshire *
Hilton, Cambridgeshire Hilton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Hilton lies approximately north-west of Cambridge. Hilton is situated within Huntingdonshire, which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic ...
, a village *
Hilton, Cumbria Hilton is a village in Cumbria, England, in the civil parish of Murton, about east of Appleby-in-Westmorland and at an elevation of . In 1870-72 the township had a population of 253. It has a rural economy, with much grazing of sheep, though t ...
, a village * Hilton, Derbyshire, a village *
Hilton, Dorset Hilton is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited at an elevation of in a small valley which drains chalk hills in the eastern part of the Dorset Downs, approximately west-southwest of the town of Bl ...
, a village *
Hilton, County Durham Hilton is a village and civil parish in County Durham, about northwest of Darlington. Nearby places are Ingleton and Staindrop. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as less than 100. Information is kept in the parish of Bolam. Hilto ...
, a village *
Hilton, North Yorkshire Hilton is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is a small village with an estimated population of around 400, measured at 374 in the 2011 census. Despite its pr ...
, a village *
Hilton, Shropshire Hilton is a village in Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and t ...
, a village *
Hilton, Lichfield District Hilton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It lies within the parish of Wall, about three miles from Lichfield. It is formed around two roads, Cranebrook Lane and Pouk Lane. The M6 Toll motorway, opened in 2003, passes through Hilton. Tw ...
, a village in Staffordshire * Hilton, South Staffordshire, a civil parish in Staffordshire *
Hylton Castle Hylton Castle ( ) is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton (later Hylton) family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in ...
in Hylton district of Sunderland **
Cauld Lad of Hylton The Cauld Lad of Hylton is a ghost of murdered stable boy Robert Skelton, said to haunt the ruins of Hylton Castle (in Sunderland, Northern England).K. M. Briggs, ''The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature'', p 33 University of Chicago Press ...
, the ghost of a murdered stable boy that haunts the ruins of Hylton Castle *
North Hylton North Hylton is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in northeast England. It is on the north bank of River Wear opposite South Hylton. Hylton Castle Hylton Castle ( ) is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, Tyne an ...
, a suburb of Sunderland, in northeast England * South Hylton Metro station, serves the village of South Hylton on the banks of the River *
South Hylton South Hylton () is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Lying west of Sunderland city centre on the south bank of the River Wear, South Hylton has a population of 10,317 ( 2001 Census). Once a small industrial village, South Hylton (wi ...
in Sunderland


Scotland

* Hilton, Aberdeen, a former village, now a neighbourhood * Hilton of Cadboll, a village ** Hilton of Cadboll Stone, a Class II Pictish stone discovered at Hilton of Cadboll *
Hilton, Berwickshire Hilton is a small village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland. A Precept for Remission, dated 5th January 1573/4 at Haddington, was granted to Thomas Broun in Hiltoun (and others) for his part in the slaughter of Richard Lauder, younge ...
, a village *
Hilton, Inverness Hilton (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile A' Chnuic'') is a former village now part of the city of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. ...
, a former village, now part of the city


United States

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Hilton, Georgia Hilton is an unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia, United States, east of the Chattahoochee River and Columbia, Alabama and west of Blakely. Georgia State Route 62 (SR 62) and Georgia State Route 370 (SR 370) pass through the communit ...
, an unincorporated community *
Hilton, Kentucky Hilton is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It bor ...
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Hilton, Maryland Hilton is an unincorporated community located in Howard County in the state of Maryland, United States. The crossroads community was formed along the crossroads of old Mantgomery road and Columbia Pike, one mile south of Ellicott City. In 1913, ...
, an unincorporated community *
Hilton, New Jersey Atlantic Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, in the Bayshore Region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,385,Hilton, New York Hilton is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 5,886 at the 2010 census. The community was named for the Rev. Charles A. Hilton. The Village of Hilton is within the Town of Parma. History In 1805, Jonathon ...
, a village *
Hilton, Oklahoma Hilton is an unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. Notable person *James William Lair, Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the C ...
, an unincorporated community * Hiltons, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Scott County, Virginia * Hilton Coliseum, a 14,057-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa * Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, a town, located on an island of the same name **
Hilton Head Airport Hilton Head Island Airport is on Hilton Head Island, in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Also known as Hilton Head Island Airport, it is owned by Beaufort County. In the spring of 2019, United Airlines began seasonal service to ...
, a county-owned, public-use airport located in northeastern Hilton Head Island * Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998), formerly named the Hilton Theatre, a Broadway theatre located at 213 West 42nd Street in New York City *
Hilton Village Hilton Village is a planned English-village-style neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia. Recognized as a pioneering development in urban planning, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood was built between 1918 ...
, a planned, English-village-style neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia **
Hilton Pier/Ravine The Hilton Pier/Ravine (often simply Hilton Pier) is a park located in the Hilton Village historic district in Newport News, Virginia. It is maintained by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Location The Hilton Pier is ...
, a park located in the village *
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is a commercial and military-use airport in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Savannah/Hilton Head International provides travelers with access to Savannah, Georgia, and Hilton Head Island, South Car ...
, located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Savannah, Georgia * Willis, Floyd County, Virginia, also known as Hylton, an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia * Hilton (Columbus, Georgia), * Hilton (Catonsville, Maryland)


Vietnam

* Hanoi Hilton, a former prison in Hanoi


Schools

* Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States *
Hilton College (South Africa) Hilton College, more commonly referred to as Hilton, is a South African Private school, private boarding school for boys located near the town of Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, Hilton in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and is situated on a 1,762 ha (4,350 ...
, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa *
Hilton High School Hilton High School is part of the 4,450-student Hilton Central School District, a public school system based in Hilton, a suburb of Rochester, New York. Hilton High School offers an International Baccalaureate Diploma, and the school has made '' ...
in Hilton, New York, United States * C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States *
Hilton Head Preparatory School Hilton Head Preparatory School (HHP) is a private school for junior kindergarten through 12th grade, located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States. It belongs to the South Carolina Independent School Association, and is accredited b ...
, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States * Hilton Central School District, New York State, United States *
Hilton Head Christian Academy Hilton Head Christian Academy (HHCA) is a private, college preparatory Christian school for kindergarten through 12th grade, located in Bluffton, South Carolina, United States. History HHCA was founded in 1979 and sits on a 27.7 acre campus in t ...
, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States * Hilton Elementary School (Newport News, Virginia), Newport News, Virginia, United States *
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate School The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is the 14th-largest school district in California. It includes boundaries in Anaheim, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Stanton, and Westminster. The district includes forty ...
, Garden Grove, California, United States *
Hilton Leech House and Amagansett Art School The Hilton Leech House and Amagansett Art School is a historic school in Sarasota, Florida. Named for artist Hilton Leech (Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1906 - Died in Virginia City, Montana 1969), it is located at 1666 Hillview Street. On ...
, Sarasota, Florida, United States *
Red House Academy Red House Academy (RHA, formerly Hylton Red House School) is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Hylton Red House, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly a community school and adopted its present name aft ...
, formerly Hylton Red House School, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England


People

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Conrad Hilton Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr. (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916 Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disil ...
, founder of the Hilton Hotels Group ** Hilton family, the extended family of Conrad Hilton *
Hilton (surname) The word Hilton or Hylton is a place name of English and Norwegian origin, which is also the source of a toponymic surname. At the time of the British Census of 1881, Retrieved 25 January 2014 the frequency of the surname Hilton was highest in Lanca ...
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Hilton (given name) Hilton is a given name. * G. Hilton Scribner, American lawyer and politician * Hilton Als, ''New Yorker'' critic * Hilton Armstrong (born 1984), American Basketball Player * Hilton Cheong-Leen, chairman and the founder of the Hong Kong Civic Assoc ...


Other uses

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Bangkok Hilton ''Bangkok Hilton'' is a three-part Australian mini-series made in 1989 by Kennedy Miller Productions and directed by Ken Cameron. The title of the mini-series is the nickname of a fictional Bangkok prison in which the main protagonist (Nicole ...
'' (1989), an Australian television miniseries * Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award, presented to a basketball player who has demonstrated personal character both on and off the court *
Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is an American non-profit charitable foundation, established in 1944 by hotel entrepreneur Conrad Hilton. It remained relatively small until his death on January 3, 1979, when it was named the principal beneficiary ...
, the largest humanitarian award in the world *
Eckmann–Hilton argument In mathematics, the Eckmann–Hilton argument (or Eckmann–Hilton principle or Eckmann–Hilton theorem) is an argument about two unital magma structures on a Set (mathematics), set where one is a homomorphism for the other. Given this, the stru ...
, an argument in mathematics about two monoid structures on a set where one is a homomorphism for the other * ''The Hanoi Hilton'' (film) (1987), a Vietnam War film which focuses on the experiences of American prisoners of war who were held in the Hanoi Hilton *
Hilton Flight {{Infobox sport horse , horsename= Hilton Flight , image= , caption= , breed= Irish Sport Horse , sire= Errigal Flight (ISH) , grandsire= , dam= Occasion VII (Thoroughbred) , damsire= , sex= Gelding , foaled= 1993 , country= Ireland , colour ...
, a horse ridden in international show jumping by Richard Spooner *
Hilton International Stakes The Matriarch Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for mares aged four years old and upwards, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 2,000 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Austr ...
, a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race * Hilton Quota, the quota applied to beef imported from certain countries into the European Union * ''
Hilton v. Guyot ''Hilton v. Guyot'', 159 U.S. 113 (1895), was a United States Supreme Court case where the Court ruled that the recognition and enforceability of a foreign judgment rested on the " comity of nations," namely whether there would be any reciprocity a ...
'' (1895), a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court described the factors to be used when considering the application of comity *
Hilton's law Hilton's law, espoused by John Hilton in a series of medical lectures given in 1860–1862, is the observation that in the study of anatomy, the nerve supplying the muscles extending directly across and acting at a given joint not only supplies the ...
, an observation on topological anatomy *
Hilton's white line The anocutaneous line, also called the Hilton white line or intersphincteric groove, is a boundary in the anal canal. Below the anocutaneous line, lymphatic drainage is to the superficial inguinal nodes. The anocutaneous line is slightly below t ...
, a boundary in the anal canal * ''
Hylton v. United States ''Hylton v. United States'', 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 171 (1796),. is an early United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a yearly tax on carriages did not violate the Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 9, Clause 4 ...
'' (1796), a U.S. Supreme Court case involving judicial review * ''
I Want To Be a Hilton ''I Want To Be a Hilton'' is a 2005 weekly NBC reality television series that was hosted by Kathy Hilton. The show featured people who ''"Wanted to be like a Hilton."'' The finalist of the competition receives a prize package that includes a $2 ...
'' (2005), a weekly NBC reality television series that was hosted by Kathy Hilton * London Hilton bombing, a 1975 explosion at the Hilton Hotel in London, England *
Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing The Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing occurred on 13 February 1978, when a bomb exploded outside the Hilton Hotel in George Street, Sydney, Australia. At the time the hotel was hosting the first Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting (CH ...
, a 1978 explosion outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia * "The Milton Hilton", the local nickname of the
Otago Corrections Facility There are eighteen adult prisons in New Zealand. Three prisons house female offenders, one each in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The remaining fifteen house male offenders; ten in the North Island and five in the South Island. In addit ...
prison in Milton, New Zealand


See also

* Hilton Hotel (disambiguation) * Hilton House (disambiguation) *
Hiltonia, Georgia Hiltonia is a city in Screven County, Georgia, United States. The population was 421 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.57% is water. Demographics A ...
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