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Keaton Ellerby Keaton Ellerby (born November 5, 1988) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He last played under contract with the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League for ...

(born 1988), Canadian former professional ice hockey player *

Keaton Henson Keaton Henson (born 24 March 1988) is an English musician, composer, visual artist, and poet. Henson has released six studio albums. a wordless graphic novel called ''Gloaming'', published by Pocko, and a book of poetry called ''Idiot Verse''. H ...

(born 1988), English folk rock musician * Keaton Isaksson (born 1994), Finnish professional footballer *

Keaton Jennings Keaton Kent Jennings (born 19 June 1992) is a South African-born English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club and has represented England. He is a left-handed opening batsman who also bowls right-arm medium-fast. He made his int ...

(born 1992), South African-born English cricketer *

Keaton Kristick Keaton Kristick (born April 25, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers at Oregon State University. Early ...

(born 1988), American former football linebacker * Keaton McCargo (born 1995), American freestyle skier *

Keaton Mitchell Keaton Anthony Mitchell (born January 17, 2002) is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates and was signed as an undrafted free age ...

(born 2002), American football player *

Keaton Nankivil Keaton Nankivil (born January 18, 1989) is a former basketball player from the United States. He last played for Orlandina Basket of the Italian Serie A. He played four seasons for the Wisconsin Badgers. In 2011, he moved to Germany to play profe ...

(born 1989), American former basketball player * Keaton Nigel Cooke, American film actor, television actor, and singer * Keaton Parks (born 1997), American professional soccer player *

Keaton Simons Keaton Simons (born July 20, 1978) is an American recording and performing artist. He is signed to Best Revenge Records, his independent label created in 2012. His music has been featured on shows such as ''Sons of Anarchy'', '' Hollywood Heights ...

(born 1978), American recording and performing artist *

Keaton Stromberg Emblem3 is an American rap rock band from Sequim, Washington, consisting of Wesley Stromberg (born December 6, 1993), Drew Chadwick (born October 1, 1992), and Keaton Stromberg (born July 16, 1996). In 2013, they signed with Simon Cowell's reco ...

, former member of Emblem3 * Keaton Sutherland (born 1997), American football player * Keaton Tyndall (born 1992), American actor * Keaton Winn (born 1998), American baseball pitcher for the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

Keaton Yamada is a Japanese former actor, voice actor and narrator from Mikasa, Hokkaidō. He switched from going by his real name, Shunji Yamada, to going by Keaton Yamada in the 1980s. He is currently represented by Remax. On December 5, 2020, it was annou ...

(born 1945), Japanese actor

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Ben Keaton Ben Keaton (born 1956) is an Irish actor who appeared in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' as Jeff Brannigan, and in BBC's ''Casualty'', playing the part of Spencer between 1999 and 2002. He also appeared as Father Austin Purcell in "Think Fast, Fat ...

(born 1956), Irish actor *

Camille Keaton Camille Keaton (born July 20, 1947) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hills in the controversial 1978 film ''I Spit on Your Grave''. She began her career in Italy, making her film debut as Solange Beaur ...

(born 1947), American actress *

David Keaton The Quincy Five were a group of five young African American men from Quincy, Florida, who were charged with the 1970 murder of a Leon County deputy sheriff. The men – Johnny Lee Burns, Alphonso Figgers, Johnny Frederick, Dave Roby Keaton Jr. ...

(died 2015), member of the Quincy Five group convicted of killing a sheriff *

Diane Keaton Diane Keaton ('' née'' Hall, born January 5, 1946) is an American actress and director. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over six decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Gl ...

(born 1946), American actress *

Joe Keaton Joseph Hallie Keaton (July 6, 1867 – January 13, 1946) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actor. He was the father of actor Buster Keaton and appeared with his son in several films. Life and career Keaton was born a few mile ...

(1867–1946), American vaudeville performer and silent film actor **

Myra Keaton Myra Edith Keaton (née Cutler; March 13, 1877 – July 21, 1955) was an American vaudeville performer and film actress. She was the mother of actor Buster Keaton. Early life and career Myra Keaton was born on March 13, 1877, in Modale, I ...

(1877–1955), American vaudeville performer and silent film actress and wife of Joe and mother of Buster **

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

(1895–1966), American actor and son of Joe * Jonathan D. Keaton (born 1946), American clergyman *

Josh Keaton Joshua Luis Wiener (born February 8, 1979), known by his stage name Josh Keaton, is an American voice actor. He is known for his roles as Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane in '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'', Spider-Man in various media in addition to ...

(born ????), American actor *Keader Keaton, Colonial American officer in the American Revolutionary War and founder of Anglo-American settlement in

Richmond County, North Carolina Richmond County is a county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,946. Its county seat is Rockingham. History Early history The earliest inhabitants of the ...

Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles, including Jack Butler in ''Mr. Mom'' (1983), Betelgeuse in ''Beetlejuice'' ( ...

(born 1951), American actor

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Alex P. Keaton Alex P. Keaton is a fictional Character (arts), character on the American television sitcom ''Family Ties,'' which aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. ''Family Ties'' reflected the move in the United States away from the cultural l ...

, character on ''

Family Ties ''Family Ties'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States f ...

'' *Taichi Keaton, title character of the ''

Master Keaton is a Japanese manga series created by Hokusei Katsushika, Naoki Urasawa, and Takashi Nagasaki. It was serialized in ''Big Comic Original'' from 1988 to 1994, with the 144 chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. An a ...

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