Singleton (surname)

Singleton is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. People with the surname include: *

Al Singleton Alshermond Glendale Singleton (born August 7, 1975) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Temple University. Early years Sing ...

(born 1975), American football linebacker *

Alvin Singleton Alvin Singleton (born December 28, 1940; Brooklyn, New York) is a composer from the United States. Born and raised in New York City, he received his music education from New York University (B.A.), studying with Hall Overton and Charles Wuorinen, ...

(born 1940), American composer * Antron Singleton, known as

Big Lurch Antron Singleton (born September 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Big Lurch, is a convicted murderer, cannibal and former rapper. He is serving a life sentence for murdering 21-year-old roommate Tynisha Ysais and eating parts of her bo ...

(born 1976), American rapper and cannibal *

Benjamin "Pap" Singleton Benjamin "Pap" Singleton (1809 – February 17, 1900) was an American activist and businessman best known for his role in establishing African American settlements in Kansas. A former slave from Tennessee who escaped to freedom in Ontario, Canada ...

(1809–1892), African American separatist leader *

Billy Singleton Billy Singleton (born June 1, 1968, in New York City) is a former professional basketball player, most notable for his career in the British Basketball League. Singleton is the 4th leading scorer in British basketball history & 5th leading reboun ...

(born 1968), British basketball player * C. T. Singleton, Jr., (1905–1977), American admiral *

Charles Laverne Singleton Charles Laverne Singleton (March 29, 1959 – January 6, 2004) was an American convicted murderer, who, at the time of his execution, lived on death row in Arkansas longer than any other state inmate. He was executed in 2004 for the June 1, 1979, ...

(1959–2004), executed inmate *

Charles Singleton (songwriter) Charles Fowler Singleton Jr. (September 17, 1913 – December 12, 1985), known as Charlie "Hoss" Singleton, was an American songwriter, best known for having co-written the lyrics for "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon Over Naples" (later covere ...

(1913–1985), American songwriter *

Charles S. Singleton Charles Southward Singleton (1909–1985) was an American scholar, writer, and critic of literature. He was an expert on the work of Dante Alighieri and Giovanni Boccaccio. He wrote ''An Essay on the Vita Nuova'' (1949) and ''Dante Studies'' (I vo ...

(1909–1985), American critic of literature *

Chris Singleton (musician) Chris Singleton is a singer/songwriter from Wicklow, Ireland. Based in London, he has released two solo albums to date: '' Twisted City'' and '' Lady Gasoline''. He currently fronts glam rock band ''Five Grand Stereo.'' Early life Christopher Ma ...

(born 1977), Irish musician * Chris Singleton (American football) (born 1967), American football player *

Chris Singleton (baseball) Christopher Verdell Singleton (born August 15, 1972) is a sportscaster and former American professional baseball outfielder. He played most of his career as a center fielder for six seasons in Major League Baseball, from to . He played for the C ...

(born 1972), American baseball player * Frederick W. Singleton (1858–1941), New York assemblyman *

George Singleton George Singleton is a Southern author who has written eight collections of short stories, two novels, and an instructional book on writing fiction. He was born in Anaheim, California and raised in Greenwood, South Carolina. Singleton graduated ...

, (born 1958), American writer * Gordon Singleton (born 1956), Canadian Olympic cyclist * Harry Singleton (1877–1948), English footballer *

Henry Earl Singleton Henry Earl Singleton (November 27, 1916 – August 31, 1999) was an American electrical engineer, business executive, and rancher/land owner. Singleton made significant contributions to aircraft inertial guidance and was elected to the National ...

(1916–1999), co-founder of Teledyne *

IronE Singleton Robert "IronE" Singleton (born November 30, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Alton in '' The Blind Side'' and for starring as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas in the AMC series '' The Walking Dead''. Since leaving the cast of ...

(born 1975), American actor *

James Singleton (basketball) James Alexander Singleton (born July 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach of the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. The 6'8" forward played two years of college basketball for Murray State. Col ...

(born 1981), American professional basketball player *

Jim Singleton James Milton Singleton (born 1931 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi), a prime mover in the New Orleans political organization BOLD (Black Organization for Leadership Development) and previously served on the nine-member Louisiana Gaming Control Board, ha ...

(born 1931), New Orleans politician *

John Singleton John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

(1968–2019), American film director, producer, and screenwriter *

John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur) John Desmond Singleton (born 9 November 1941) is an Australian entrepreneur. He built his success and wealth in the advertising business in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He now has diverse investment interests in radio broadcasting, publ ...

(born 1942) Australian entrepreneur * Jon Singleton (born 1991) American baseball player *

Ken Singleton Kenneth Wayne Singleton (born June 10, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and designated hitter from to , most prominently as a member ...

(born 1947), American baseball player and sportscaster *

Kenneth Singleton Kenneth Jan Singleton (born 1951) is an American economist. He is a leading figure in empirical financial economics, and a faculty member at Stanford University. As the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus at Stanford Graduate ...

(born 1951), American economist * Lawrence Singleton (1927–2001), American criminal *

Mark Singleton (actor) Mark Singleton (1919–1986) was a British film and television actor. Partial filmography * ''The Gambler and the Lady'' (1952) - Waiter at Jack of Spades (uncredited) * ''Girdle of Gold'' (1952) - Waiter * ''Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder'' ...

(1919–1986), British actor * Mark Singleton (politician) (1762–1840), Anglo-Irish politician * Michael Singleton (1913–2002), English cricketer *

Mike Singleton Mike Singleton (21 February 1951 – 10 October 2012) was a British video game designer who wrote various well-regarded titles for the ZX Spectrum during the 1980s. His titles include '' The Lords of Midnight'', ''Doomdark's Revenge'', ' ...

(born 1951), British programmer *

Penny Singleton Penny Singleton (born Mariana Dorothy McNulty, September 15, 1908 – November 12, 2003) was an American actress, singer, dancer and labor leader. During her 60-year career on stage, screen, radio and television, Singleton appeared as the ...

(1908–2003), American actress * Robert Singleton (disambiguation), several people, including :* Robert Singleton (priest) (died 1544), English Roman Catholic priest :* Robert Singleton (activist) (born 1936), Freedom Rider during 1961 :* Robert Corbet Singleton (1810–1881), Irish academic and hymnwriter :* Robert S. Singleton (born 1933), American engineer and inventor *

Roger Singleton-Turner Roger Singleton-Turner is a British television director, known for a number of series including ''The Demon Headmaster'' for the BBC. Directing Singleton-Turner began his directing career in 1974 on the long-running story-telling programme, '' ...

, British television director * Sandy Singleton (1914–1999), English cricketer *

Theresa A. Singleton Theresa A. Singleton is an American archaeologist and writer who focuses on the archaeology of African Americans, the African diaspora, and slavery in the United States. She is a leading archaeologist applying comparative approaches to the stu ...

(born 1952), American archaeologist and writer * Thomas Singleton (disambiguation), several people, including :*

Thomas Singleton (academic) Thomas Singleton (1552 – 29 November 1614) was an English clergyman and academic. Singleton studied at Clare Hall, Cambridge for four years, before moving to Brasenose College, Oxford in 1573. He graduated B.A. 1574, M.A. 1578, B.D. 1586, D.D. ...

(1552–1614), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford :* Thomas Singleton (priest) (1783–1842), Archdeacon of Northumberland :* Thomas D. Singleton (died 1833), US Representative from South Carolina :* Tommy Singleton (1940–2005), English footballer *

Valerie Singleton Valerie Singleton (born 9 April 1937) is an English television and radio presenter best known as a regular presenter of the popular children's series ''Blue Peter'' from 1962 to 1972. She also presented the BBC Radio 4 '' PM'' programme for t ...

(born 1937), British television and radio presenter *

Walter K. Singleton Walter Keith Singleton (December 7, 1944 – March 24, 1967) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously by President Lyndon B. Johnson, for his actions above and beyond the call of duty in Vietnam on M ...

(1944–1967), Medal of Honor recipient *

William Singleton (politician) William Singleton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought briefly on the side of the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War. Singleton may have been the son of Thomas Singleton, merchant of London and Gl ...

(died 1677), English politician in the English Civil War *

William Dean Singleton William Dean Singleton (born August 1, 1951) is an American newspaper executive. He is the founder and executive board chairman of MediaNews Group, the fourth-largest newspaper company in the United States in terms of circulation, with 53 daily pa ...

(born 1951), founder and CEO of MediaNews Group *

Zutty Singleton Arthur James "Zutty" Singleton (May 14, 1898 – July 14, 1975) was an American jazz drummer. Career Singleton was born in Bunkie, Louisiana, United States, and raised in New Orleans. According to his ''Jazz Profiles'' biography, his unusual ...

(1898–1975), American jazz drummer {{surname English-language surnames