Parton may refer to:

People

David Parton David Parton (born David Eric Stanley Parton, 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer from Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. He is also known as Des Parton, based on the initials of his first three names. Career ...

, English singer-songwriter and record producer * Dick Parton (died 2006), Australian rules footballer *

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

(born 1946), American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, and actress *

James Parton James Parton (February 9, 1822 – October 17, 1891) was an English-born American biographer who wrote books on the lives of Horace Greeley, Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, and contributed three bio ...

(1822–1891), American biographer * Jeff Parton (born 1953), Welsh football goalkeeper *

Jim Parton Jim Parton is the author of several books, including ''Unreasonable Behaviour'', ''The Bucks Stops Here'' and ''Playing Footsie''. He also wrote a book with the popular minstrel Robbie Williams, entitled 'Let Me Entertain You.' He used to be a fa ...

, fathers' rights activist *

John Parton John Wesley Parton (31 January 1863 – 30 January 1906) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1889, against Nottinghamshire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. He had the economical bowling ...

(1863–1906), English cricketer * Lucy Rose Parton (born 1989), English singer-songwriter *

Mabel Parton Mabel Bramwell Parton (22 July 1881 – 12 August 1962) was a British tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Parton had won a place in the semi-final but lost to Edith Hannam, she then won the bro ...

(1881–1962), British tennis player * Mark Parton (born 1966), Australian politician *

Randy Parton Randel Huston "Randy" Parton (December 15, 1953 – January 21, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, actor and businessman. Life, career and death Randy Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, the eighth of twelve children born to Avie L ...

(born 1953), American country singer and business person * Sarah Jane Parton (born 1980), New Zealand new media artist *Samantha (Sam) Parton, musician with

The Be Good Tanyas The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian folk music group formed in Vancouver in 1999. Their influences include folk music, folk, country music, country, and bluegrass music, bluegrass. The style of music they perform can be referred to as alt-country ...

* Stella Parton (born 1949), American country singer *

Tim Parton Legacy Five is a Southern gospel quartet founded by former Cathedral Quartet members Roger Bennett and Scott Fowler in 1999, after the owners of the Cathedral Quartet, Glen Payne and George Younce, decided to retire in 1999. History Legacy Five' ...

, American pianist *

Tom Parton Tom Parton (born 2 February 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays for London Irish in the Premiership Rugby. In June 2022 he was called up by Eddie Jones to join a training camp with the senior England England is a country ...

, English Rugby player *

Tony Parton Tony Parton (born 12 January 1967) is a former English cricketer. Parton was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Parton made his debut for Shropshi ...

(born 1967), English cricketer *

V. R. Parton Vernon Rylands Parton (2 October 1897 – 31 December 1974) was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variants being Alice chess and Racing Kings. Many of Parton's variants were inspired by the ficti ...

(1897–1974), English chess player

Places

Parton, Cumbria Parton is a village and civil parish on the Cumbrian coast, overlooking the Solway Firth, 1¼ miles (2 km) north of the town of Whitehaven in England. The parish had a population of 924 in 2001, decreasing to 914 at the 2011 Census. Formerl ...

, England *

Parton, Dumfries and Galloway Parton is a hamlet situated on the banks of the River Dee in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Notable buildings Parton Row is the name of the cottages rebuilt in 1901 by the laird, Benjamin Rigby Mu ...

, Scotland * Parton, Herefordshire, England

Railway stations

Parton railway station Parton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Parton in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between and . It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. Immediately north and sou ...

, in Cumbria, England * Parton Halt railway station, also in Cumbria, near to but different from, Parton railway station * Parton (P&WJR) railway station, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Other uses

Parton (particle physics) In particle physics, the parton model is a model of hadrons, such as protons and neutrons, proposed by Richard Feynman. It is useful for interpreting the cascades of radiation (a parton shower) produced from quantum chromodynamics (QCD) processes a ...

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