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Places

United Kingdom

Shelton, North Bedfordshire Shelton is a small village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The settlement forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish (where to 2011 Census population was included), and is close to the county border with Northamp ...

, in the parish of Dean and Shelton, Bedfordshire *

Lower Shelton Lower Shelton is a village in the civil parish of Marston Moreteyne in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of B ...

, in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire *

Upper Shelton Upper Shelton is a Hamlet (place), hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. Upper Shelton contains a public house called "The Exhibition" (with a trojan horse in its back garden). There is also a lower school ...

, in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire * Shelton, Norfolk *

Shelton, Nottinghamshire Shelton is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. According to the 2001 census, Shelton had a population of 107,. At the 2011 census, the statistics for Shelton included Sibthorpe, and the population was ...

Shelton, Shropshire Shelton is a suburb located in the west of the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England, described by the Pevsner Architectural Guides as "Shrewsbury's principal interwar suburb." It was once a village of its own, but the town of Shrewsbury h ...

Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Shelton is an area of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England, between Hanley and Stoke-upon-Trent. History The route of the Roman Road called the Rykeneld Street passed very close to Stoke-on-Trent railway station. Shelton ha ...

United States

Shelton, Connecticut Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 40,869 at the 2020 United States Census. History Origins Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639. On May 15, ...

Shelton, Washington Shelton is a city in, and the county seat of, Mason County, Washington, United States. Shelton is the westernmost city on Puget Sound. The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census. Shelton has a council–manager form of government and was the ...

People

Surname

General

* Alfred Shelton (1865–1923), English international footballer *

Anne Shelton (courtier) Anne, Lady Shelton née Boleyn (c. 1483 – 8 January 1556) was a sister of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and one of the aunts of his daughter, Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. Life Anne Boleyn was born at Blic ...

(1475–1555), aunt of Anne Boleyn and mother of Henry VIII's mistress, Mary Shelton; wife of Sir John Shelton *

George M. Shelton George Matthew Shelton (December 23, 1877 – January 18, 1949) was a soldier in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War. Shelton joined the Army from Billington, Texas in May 1898, ...

(1877–1949), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient *

Herbert M. Shelton Herbert McGolfin Shelton (October 6, 1895 – January 1, 1985)Oswald, Jean A. (1989). ''Yours for Health: The Life and Times of Herbert M. Shelton''. Franklin Books. was an American naturopath, alternative medicine advocate, author, pac ...

(1895–1985), Prominent American health educator, pacifist, vegetarian, and advocate of raw foodism and fasting cures *

Hugh Shelton Henry Hugh Shelton (born January 2, 1942) is a former United States Army officer who served as the 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001. Early life, family and education Shelton was born in Tarboro, North Carolina and g ...

(born 1942), retired US Army four-star general and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff *

Ian Shelton Ian Keith Shelton (born 30 March 1957) is a Canadian astronomer who discovered SN 1987A, the first modern supernova close and bright enough to be visible to the naked eye. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Shelton received his B.Sc. in 1979 fro ...

(born 1957), Canadian astronomer *

Sir John Shelton Sir John Shelton (1476/7 – 1539) of Shelton in Norfolk, England, was a courtier to King Henry VIII. Through his marriage to Anne Boleyn, a sister and co-heiress of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire of Blickling Hall in Norfolk, he became ...

(1476/7–1539), head of the household of the future Queen Elizabeth I of England *

John Shelton (courtier) Sir John Shelton (b. in or before 1503, d. 1558) was the eldest son of Sir John Shelton and Anne Shelton (courtier), Anne Boleyn, the aunt of Queen Anne Boleyn. John's sister, Margaret and Mary Shelton, Mary Shelton, who married Sir John Hevenin ...

(c.1503–1558), controller and governor to the royal children of Henry VIII's court *

John M. Shelton John M. Shelton (1853–1923) was an American rancher and banker. Born in Kentucky in the Antebellum South, he became a large landowner and banker in Texas in the postbellum era. He founded a bank and loan company. He established the Bravo Ranc ...

(1853–1923), American rancher and banker *

Judy Shelton Judy Lynn Shelton (born 1954/55) is an American economic advisor to former President Donald Trump. She is known for her advocacy for a return to the gold standard and for her criticisms of the Federal Reserve (which she has compared to the Sovie ...

Lee Shelton Lee Shelton (March 16, 1865 – March 11, 1912), popularly known as "Stagolee," "Stagger Lee," "Stack-O-Lee," and other variations, was an American criminal who became a figure of folklore after murdering Billy Lyons on December 25th, 1895. The ...

(1865–1912), convicted murderer mentioned in song as "Stagger Lee" * Nicole Shelton, American academic *

Ronnie Shelton Ronald Shelton (October 1, 1961 – September 25, 2018), better known as The West Side Rapist, was an American convicted serial rapist. He was convicted of raping over 30 women in Cleveland, Ohio, over a 6-year period. He may have raped up to 50 ...

(1961–2018), the "West Side Rapist", American serial rapist *

Ruth Gaines-Shelton Ruth Ada Gaines-Shelton (April 8, 1872 – 1938) was an American playwright and educator. She is a playwright of the Harlem Renaissance era and is best known for her allegorical comedy,''The Church Fight'', written in 1925. Biography Gaines-She ...

(1872-1934), American educator and writer *

Sandra Shelton Sandra Waller Shelton (1954-2021) was an American economist, specializing in auditing and accounting. She was a professor in the School of Accountancy & MIS at DePaul University, where she was named KPMG Alumni Distinguished Professor in 2012 and K ...

, American economist *

Thomas Shelton (stenographer) Thomas Shelton (1600/01–1650(?)) was an English stenographer and the inventor of a much-used British 17th- and 18th-century stenography. Life The 1647 edition of Thomas Shelton's ''Tachygraphie'' contains a portrait giving his age as 46, impl ...

(1600/01–1650(?)) *

Thomas Shelton (translator) Thomas Shelton ('' fl.'' 1604–1620) was a translator of ''Don Quixote''. Shelton's translation of the first part of the novel into English was published in London in 1612. It was the first translation into any language. Life Shelton was a Ro ...

(fl. 1612–1620), British translator of Cervantes *

William L. Shelton William Lee Shelton (born February 25, 1954) is a former United States Air Force four-star general who last served as the commander of Air Force Space Command from January 5, 2011, to August 15, 2014. He had been the Assistant Vice Chief of Sta ...

(born 1954), US Air Force lieutenant general *

Winston L. Shelton Winston Laverne Shelton (May 3, 1922 – April 15, 2019) was an American inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur who was awarded 76 US patents as an individual or as part of a team, as well as many corresponding patents. Shelton's patents ...

(1922–2019), American businessman and inventor

Arts

Ann Shelton (photographer) Ann Shelton (born 1967) is a New Zealand photographer and academic. Early life and education Shelton was born in Timaru. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland in 1995 and a Master of Fine Arts ...

(born 1967), New Zealand photographer *

Anne Shelton (singer) Anne Shelton (born Patricia Jacqueline Sibley, 10 November 1923 – 31 July 1994) was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers both on radio broadcasts, and in person, at British military base ...

(1923–1994), British singer *

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single " Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at ...

(born 1976), American country singer *

Deborah Shelton Deborah Dale Shelton (born November 21, 1948) is an American actress, beauty queen, and songwriter who was Miss USA and appeared on ''Dallas'' for three seasons and a special guest return in 2013. Pageants In 1970, Shelton competed in the Miss V ...

(born 1948), US-American actress and star of US soap ''Dallas'' *

Gilbert Shelton Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the iconic underground characters ''The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'', '' Fat Freddy's Cat'', and ''Wonder W ...

(born 1940), US-American comic artist *

Marley Shelton Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Wendy Peffercorn in David Mickey Evans's coming-of-age comedy ''The Sandlot'' (1993), the Customer in Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's neo-noir ...

(born 1974), American actress, sibling of Samantha *

Mary Shelton Mary Shelton (1510-1515 – 1570/71) was one of the contributors to the Devonshire manuscript. Either she or her sister Madge Shelton may have been a mistress of King Henry VIII. Family Both Margaret and Mary were daughters of Sir John Shel ...

(1510/15–1570/71), lady-in-waiting, poet and mistress of Henry VIII of England * Peter L. Shelton (1945–2012), architect and interior designer *

Richard Shelton (writer) Richard Shelton (June 24, 1933 – November 29, 2022) was an American writer, poet and emeritus Regents Professor of English at the University of Arizona. Shelton was born in Boise, Idaho on June 24, 1933. He wrote nine books of poetry; his first ...

(born 1933), US-American poet and author *

Ron Shelton Ronald Wayne Shelton (born September 15, 1945) is an American film director and screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. His 1988 film ''Bull Durham'', based in part on ...

(born 1945), US-American film director *

Roscoe Shelton Roscoe Shelton (August 22, 1931 – July 27, 2002) was an American electric blues and R&B singer. He is best remembered for his 1965 hit single "Strain on My Heart" and for his working relationships with the Fairfield Four and with Bobby He ...

(1931–2002), American electric blues and R&B singer *

Samantha Shelton Samantha Sky Shelton (born November 15, 1978) is an American actress and singer. Early life Samantha Shelton was born in Los Angeles, California, to director Christopher and Carol Stromme. She has three older sisters: Koren, Erin, and fellow ac ...

(born 1978), American actress, sibling of Marley *

Tracey Shelton Tracey Shelton is an Australian journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in their Asia-Pacific newsroom. In 2012, her photographs of a Syrian tank attack on Syrian opposition, rebel fighters in Aleppo gained significant attention ...

, Australian photojournalist *

Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American retired country music singer. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than 20 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes 10 Number One hits: "Somebod ...

(born 1952), US-American country music singer

Politicians

Amanda Shelton Amanda Lee Shelton (born May 5, 1990) is a Guamanian politician who currently serves as a senator in the Guam Legislature. Shelton was chosen by her colleagues to serve as Legislative Secretary and Majority WhipGuam Legislature''Senators'' Haga ...

, Guamanian politician * Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), American pediatrician and politician * Shelly M. Shelton, Republican member of the Nevada Assembly

Sports

Anthony Shelton Anthony Levala Shelton (born September 4, 1967) is a former American football defensive back who played two seasons with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the eleventh round ...

(born 1967), American football player *

Ben Shelton (tennis) Ben Shelton (born October 9, 2002) is an American professional tennis player. Shelton has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 35 achieved on 8 May 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 159 achieved on 3 April 2023. Sh ...

(born 2002), American tennis player *

Chris Shelton (baseball player) Christopher Bob Shelton (born June 26, 1980) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners over his 5-year major league career. Sh ...

(born 1980), American baseball player for the Texas Rangers * Coleman Shelton (born 1995), American football player *

Derek Shelton Derek Lee Shelton (born July 30, 1970) is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher. He is the current manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). Shelton has spent the last 15 years as a coach in some capac ...

(born 1970), American baseball coach *

Ernie Shelton Ernest ("Ernie") Earl Shelton (born October 28, 1932) was a male high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1950s. He won the gold medal at the 1955 Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games, Pan American Games. Shelton set his perso ...

(born 1932), American high jumper *

Ian Shelton (footballer) Ian Stanley "Bluey" Shelton (24 February 1940 – 17 March 2021), known throughout his career as "Bluey", due to his thatch of red hair, was an Australian rules footballer, who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during ...

(born 1940), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Football Club *

Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Jewel Shelton (October 19, 1955 – July 8, 2018) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played from 1976 to 1985. Early years Shelton played college basketball for Oregon State University. He was drafted by the ...

(1955–2018), American basketball player *

Luton Shelton Luton George Kieshawn Shelton (11 November 1985 – 22 January 2021) was a Jamaican professional footballer who played as a striker or winger. At the time of his death, he was the top scorer for the Jamaican national football team with 35 g ...

(1985-2021), Jamaican footballer *

Skeeter Shelton Andrew Kemper "Skeeter" Shelton (June 29, 1888 – January 9, 1954) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born and died in Huntington, West Virginia. Shelton played for the New York Yankees in the season, appearing in 10 consecutive ...

(1888–1954), American baseball player and coach

Fictional characters

* Sgt. Brett C. Shelton, the bullying Sgt. in ''

Child's Play 3 ''Child's Play 3'' is a 1991 American slasher film and the third installment in the '' Child's Play'' film series. The film is written by Don Mancini and directed by Jack Bender. Brad Dourif once again reprised his role as Chucky from the previou ...

'', played by Travis Fine *

Harriet Shelton ''Doctors'' is a British medical soap opera which began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Mill Health Centre, a fictiona ...

in the British soap opera ''Doctors'', played by Carley Stenson

Given name

Shelton Benjamin Shelton James Benjamin (born July 9, 1975) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under his real name. He is also known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wres ...

(born 1975), American wrestler *

Gamini Fonseka Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinhal ...

(Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka) (1936-2004), Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician *

Shelton Gibson Shelton DeAndre Gibson (born March 20, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Early year ...

(born 1994), American football player *

D. Shelton A. Gunaratne Dhavalasri Shelton Abeywickreme Gunaratne (Sinhala language, Sinhala: ධවලෂ්‍රි ෂෙල්ටන් අබේවික්‍රම ගුණරත්න; 22 January 1940 – 8 March 2019) was a professor of mass communications ...

(1940-2019), American academic * Shelton Jayasinghe (1922-1978), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister * Shelton Payagala (1944-2009), Sri Lankan film director and writer * Shelton Perera (1939-1986), Sri Lankan tabla player, vocalist, and composer *

Shelton Ranaraja Shelton Ranaraja ( si, ෂෙල්ටන් රණරාජා; 3 November 1926 – 11 August 2011) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and deputy minister. Early life and family Ranaraja was born on 3 November 1926 in Ranwala near Kegalle ...

(1926-2011), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and deputy minister *

Dudley Shelton Senanayaka Dudley Shelton Senanayake ( Sinhala: ඩඩ්ලි ශෙල්ටන් සේනානායක: ta, டட்லி சேனநாயக்கா; 19 June 1911 – 13 April 1973), was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as Prime Min ...

(1911-1973), Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister in three instances *

Shelton Hank Williams Shelton Hank Williams (born December 12, 1972), known as Hank Williams III, is an American musician, singer and multi-instrumentalist, known for his unique fusion of traditional country music, rockabilly, heavy metal and punk rock. He was the ...

(born 1972), American musician *

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...

(born 1957 as Shelton Jackson Lee), American filmmaker

Other uses

Shelton High School (disambiguation) Shelton High School may refer to: *Shelton High School (Washington) in Shelton, Washington *Shelton High School (Connecticut) Shelton High School (SHS) is a public high school in Shelton, Connecticut, in eastern Fairfield County. It has an enroll ...

* 5953 Shelton, an asteroid *

Shelton Abbey Prison Shelton Abbey () on the north bank of the Avoca near Arklow County Wicklow, is a penal institution operated by the Irish Prison Service (IPS). Shelton Abbey was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Wicklow until 1951 when financial difficulti ...

, near Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland *

Shelton Hospital Shelton Hospital was a mental health facility in Shelton, Shropshire, England. The main building survives and it is a Grade II listed building. History The hospital, which was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt using a ...

, former county asylum in Shelton, Shropshire, England *

Shelton Oak The Shelton Oak, also known as Owen Glendwr's Observatory or the Glendower Oak, was a veteran oak tree near Shrewsbury, England. It may be the "grette Oak at Shelton" mentioned in a document from the time of Henry III (1216–1272). The oak i ...

, a tree near Shrewsbury, England * USS ''Shelton'', any of two United States Navy ships *

The Shelton The Shelton is a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1925, and is a five-story, five-bay, buff color brick building. It features a central projecting entrance bay and dressed limestone trim. ''Note:'' Thi ...

, a historic apartment building in Indianapolis, Indiana, US *Shelton, a code name during development for a variant of the Pentium M without any level 2 cache, in the

Celeron Celeron is Intel's brand name for low-end IA-32 and x86-64 computer microprocessor models targeted at low-cost personal computers. Celeron processors are compatible with IA-32 IA-32 (short for "Intel Architecture, 32-bit", commonly called ...

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