Walton is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

or placename of Anglo-Saxon origins. It derives from a place with the suffix ''

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'' ('town, farm, hamlet') and one of the prefixes ''wald'' ('a wood'), ''walesc'' ('foreigner') or ''walh'' ('farm worker'). First recorded as a surname in

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

in the person of Odo de Wolton on the

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Adam Walton Adam Walton (born 31 May 1971) is a British radio disc jockey who has presented shows on BBC Radio Wales since 1993. He is also a member of Mold-based, indie band The Immediate, and a resident DJ at Telford's Warehouse in Chester. Adam has ...

(b. 1971), British radio DJ * Alan Walton (1936–2015), British-born businessman * Albert D. Walton (1886–1951), American Attorney * Alfred Walton (1816–1883), British radical politician *

Alice Walton Alice Louise Walton (born October 7, 1949) is an American heiress to the fortune of Walmart. In September 2016, she owned over in Walmart shares. As of October 2022, Walton has a net worth of $59 billion, making her the 19th-richest person, and ...

(b. 1949), American heiress, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton *

(1865-1954), American classicist and archaeologist * Amy Catherine Walton (1849–1939), British author * Amy and Emily Walton (b. 2000), twins appearing on the British soap ''Coronation Street'' * Ann Walton Kroenke, American Wal-Mart heiress, wife of Stan Kroenke * Anthony Walton (politician) (born 1962), former New Zealand political party president *

Anthony Walton (poet) Anthony Walton (born 1960) is an American poet and writer. He is perhaps best known as the author of a chapbook of poems, ''Cricket Weather'' and for his non-fiction work ''Mississippi: An American Journey.'' His work has appeared widely in mag ...

(born 1960), American poet and writer * Asmaa Walton, American artist and art educator

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* Bernard Walton (1917–1972), a British classical clarinetist *

Bill Walton William Theodore Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is an American television sportscaster and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for coach John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national ...

(b. 1952), American basketball player *

Billy Walton William Howard T. Walton (6 August 1871 – 10 February 1963) was an English footballer who played for Small Heath (now Birmingham City) for fourteen years. He made 232 appearances and scored 70 goals in all competitions. Biography Walton was ...

(1871–1963), English footballer * Brandon Walton (born 1998), American football player *

Brian Walton (bishop) Brian Walton (160029 November 1661) was an English Anglican priest, divine and scholar. He is mostly remembered for . Life Walton was born at Seymour, in the district of Cleveland, Yorkshire. His early education was at the Newcastle Royal ...

(1600–1661), English cleric and scholar *

Brian Walton (cyclist) Brian Clifford Walton (born December 18, 1965) is a Canadian cycling coach and former professional road and track cyclist. His racing career spanned 18 years, racing professionally for North American pro teams 7-Eleven, Motorola, and Saturn. He ...

(b. 1965), Canadian track cyclist * Bruce Alan Walton (b. 1960), alias "Branton," American author *

Bryce Walton Bryce Walton (May 31, 1918 – February 5, 1988) was an American pulp fiction writer. Walton was born in Blythedale, Missouri, the son of Paul Dean Walton and Golda Powers. He held various jobs starting in 1938, and attended Los Angeles Junior ...

(1918–1988), American pulp fiction writer

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Cecile Walton Cecile Walton (29 March 1891 – 23 April 1956), was a Scottish painter, illustrator and sculptor. She and her husband Eric were two of the moving spirits of the Edinburgh chapter of the Symbolist movement in the early 20th century. Life ...

(1891–1956), Scottish artist *

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...

(1934–2013), American pianist * Chadwick Walton, Jamaican cricketer * Chelsea Walton (b. 1983), African-American mathematician * Chris Walton (1933–2006), English cricketer * Christian Walton (b. 1995), English footballer *

Christy Walton Christy Ruth Walton (née Tallant; born February 8, 1949) is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. In June 2005, her husband died in a plane crash, making her the main heir to his fortune of billi ...

, American Wal-Mart heiress * Clare Walton, British senior Royal Air Force officer *

Clarence C. Walton Clarence Cyril Walton (June 22, 1915 – April 13, 2004) was the 10th president of The Catholic University of America and the first layman to hold the position. He was also the first to hold the title 'president' and not 'rector.' Early life Cla ...

, American academic administrator, The Catholic University of America *

Craig Walton Craig Walton (born 10 October 1975 in Ulverstone, Tasmania) is an Australian triathlete. Walton competed in the triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took twenty-seventh place with a total time of 1:50:57.66. Walton was a powerful ...

(b. 1975), Australian Olympic athlete

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Danny Walton Daniel James Walton (July 14, 1947 – August 9, 2017) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. Walton attended Bishop Amat Memorial High School, and was selected in the 10th round (192nd overall) of the 1965 MLB draft by the Houston As ...

(b. 1947), American baseball player * David Walton (disambiguation) * Dean Walton, a fictional character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Donovan Walton (b. 1994), American baseball player *

Dorothy Walton Dorothy Louise Walton, , née McKenzie (7 August 1909 – 17 October 1981) was a Canadian badminton player who is the only Canadian ever to win the All England Open Badminton Championships, winning the Women's Singles in 1939. Born in Swift C ...

(1909–1981), Canadian badminton player * Douglas Walton (disambiguation) * Dwight Walton (b. 1965), Canadian basketball player

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Edward Arthur Walton Edward Arthur Walton (15 April 1860 in Glanderston House, Barrhead, Renfrewshire – 18 March 1922 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish painter of landscapes and portraits, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Life Edward was one o ...

(1860–1922), Scottish artist *

Elijah Walton Elijah Walton (November 1832 – 25 August 1880) was a British landscapist, and best known for his landscapes of mountains in the Alps. Biography He was born in November 1832 in Birmingham, where his earlier years were spent. Due to the poorne ...

(1832–1880), English artist *

Ernest Walton Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (6 October 1903 – 25 June 1995) was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate. He is best known for his work with John Cockcroft to construct one of the earliest types of particle accelerator, the Cockcroft–Walton g ...

(1903–1995), Irish physicist and Nobel Prize winner *

Evangeline Walton Evangeline Walton (24 November 1907 – 11 March 1996) was the pen name of Evangeline Wilna Ensley, an American writer of fantasy fiction. She remains popular in North America and Europe because of her “ability to humanize historical and mytho ...

(1907–1996), American author * Emma Walton (1962–present), British children's book author

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* Fred Walton (1865–1936), English stage actor *

Frederick Walton Frederick Edward Walton (13 March 183416 May 1928), was an English manufacturer and inventor whose invention of Linoleum in Chiswick was patented in 1863. He also invented Lincrusta in 1877. Early life Walton was born in 1834, near Halifax. ...

(1834–1928) Industrialist and inventor of

Linoleum Linoleum, sometimes shortened to lino, is a floor covering made from materials such as solidified linseed oil (linoxyn), Pine Resin, pine resin, ground Cork (material), cork dust, sawdust, and mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, most com ...

* Frederick Walton (engineer) (1840–1925) British railway engineer

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* Geoffrey Walton (1934–2020), British archdeacon *

George Walton (Royal Navy) Sir George Walton (1664/65 – 21 November 1739) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral. Family and early life Much of the details of his early life are obscure, ...

, British admiral *

George Walton George Walton (c. 1749 – February 2, 1804), a Founding Father of the United States, signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second chief executive of Georgia. Early life Wal ...

(1749/50–1804), American politician *

George Walton (Manitoba politician) George Walton (June 21, 1854 – February 12, 1925) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1910, as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party. Walton was born in West Peterborough C ...

(died 1925), Canadian politician * George Walton (footballer) (born 1911), English footballer *

Gordon Walton (Conrad) Gordon Walton, Jr. (born 1956) is an American video game developer and executive producer who has worked with many North American online game companies, from Maxis to Electronic Arts to Sony Online to BioWare. Since 1977 he has personal ...

(b. 1956), American computer game developer * Col. Granville Walton,

The Scout Association The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the United Kingdom and is the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom. Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, the association was for ...

Scouting Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...

notable, awardee of the

Bronze Wolf The Bronze Wolf Award is bestowed by the World Scout Committee (WSC) to acknowledge "outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement". It is the highest honor that can be given a volunteer Scout leader in the world and it is the ...

in 1955

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* Harold Walton (cricketer) (1874–1960), New Zealand cricketer *

Helen Walton Helen Robson Walton (December 3, 1919 – April 19, 2007) was an American philanthropist and prominent arts advocate, dedicated to her community in Bentonville, Arkansas where she instituted a committee for a national museum of arts. After 31 yea ...

(1919–2007), American heiress, widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton * Henry Walton (disambiguation)

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India Walton India B. Walton is an American political activist and nurse. She defeated incumbent Mayor Byron Brown in the Democratic Party primary for the 2021 election for mayor of Buffalo, New York before losing to Brown in the general election where he r ...

(b. 1982), mayor-elect of

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

* Izaak Walton (1593–1683), English writer

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James "Bud" Walton James Lawrence "Bud" Walton (December 20, 1921 – March 21, 1995) was the brother of Sam Walton and co-founder of Walmart. Biography Early life Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy "Nannie" Lee Lawrence Walton on December 20, 19 ...

(1921–1995), American retailer, co-founder of Wal-Mart *

Javon Walton Javon Walton is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Ashtray in the HBO series ''Euphoria''. After his work in ''Euphoria'', he began working on the television series ''Utopia'', ''The Umbrella Academy'', and the film '' Samaritan' ...

, American child actor *

Jerome Walton Jerome O'Terrell Walton (born July 8, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, between 1989 a ...

(b. 1965), American baseball player *

Jess Walton Mary Jesse Walton is an American actress, best known for her role as Kelly Harper in CBS soap opera ''Capitol'' and as Jill Abbott on the CBS soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. She also starred in the 2018 movie ''Christmas with a View'' ...

(b. 1949), American actress *

Jim Walton James Carr Walton (born June 7, 1948) is an American businessman, currently the heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. As of October 2022, Walton was the seventeenth-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$61 b ...

(b. 1948), American banker and Wal-Mart heir *

Jim Walton (journalist) Jim Walton (born 1958) is the former president of CNN Worldwide. He joined CNN in 1981, one year after the network was founded. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1981. He started his career at CNN as a VJ, an entry-le ...

(b. 1958), American journalist, president of CNN Worldwide *

Jo Walton Jo Walton (born 1964) is a Welsh and Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. She is best known for the fantasy novel ''Among Others'', which won the Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2012, and ''Tooth and Claw (novel), Tooth ...

(b. 1964), British-born fantasy and science fiction writer *

Joe Walton Joseph Frank Walton (December 15, 1935 – August 15, 2021) was an American football player and coach who retired after 20 years as the head coach and creator of the football program at Robert Morris University. Walton played eight seasons in t ...

(b. 1935), American football coach * Joseph Walton (footballer), English footballer * John Walton (disambiguation): **

John Walton (1738-1783) John Walton (1738–1783), a Founding Father of the United States, was a Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress. Though born in Virginia, Walton later became a planter near Augusta, Georgia. He was elected as a delegate from St. Paul Pari ...

, American politician, Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress ** John C. Walton (1881–1949), American politician, Governor of Oklahoma **

John H. Walton John H. Walton (born 1952) is an Old Testament scholar and Professor at Wheaton College. He was a professor at Moody Bible Institute for 20 years. He specializes in the Ancient Near Eastern backgrounds of the Old Testament, especially Genesis ...

(b. 1952), American Old Testament scholar ** John T. Walton (1946–2005), American businessman and Wal-Mart heir **

John Walton (actor) John Walton (1952 – 17 July 2014) was an Australian actor of stage, television, and film, best known for his roles in television soap operas''The Young Doctors'' and '' The Sullivans.'' Walton was born in St. Ives, Sydney, Australia. Rol ...

, Australian actor **

John Ike Walton The 13th Floor Elevators was an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States, formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland. The band was together from 1965 to 1969, an ...

, American musician and member of 1960s rock group 13th Floor Elevators * Johnathan Walton (b. 1974), Jamaican-born television reporter * Joseph Walton (convict) (b. 1830), Canadian-born convict transported to Western Australia

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Kendall Walton Kendall Lewis Walton (born 1939) is an American philosopher, the Emeritus Charles Stevenson Collegiate Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. His work mainly deals with theoretical questions about t ...

, American philosopher and academic *

Kent Walton Kent Walton (22 August 1917 – 24 August 2003), born Kenneth Walton Beckett, was a British television sports commentator, presenter and actor. He is best remembered as the predominant commentator on ITV's coverage of British professional wrestl ...

(1917–2003), British television sports commentator *

Kevin Walton Eric William Kevin Walton (15 May 1918 – 13 April 2009) was an officer in the Royal Navy during World War II and, in 1946, was a winner of the Albert Medal (lifesaving), Albert Medal, which in 1971 was superseded by the George Cross. Early li ...

(1918-2009), Antarctic explorer *

Krista S. Walton Krista Shereé Walton (born ) is an American chemical engineer. She is the Robert "Bud" Moeller Faculty Fellow and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the Associate Vice President for research operations and infrastructure at ...

, American chemical engineer

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Lee Walton Lee Walton is an American visual artist whose artwork is regularly associated with the subject of sports. Walton has exhibited his work internationally in a variety of media including drawing, concept based systems, performance art, video art, ...

American artist * Lisa Walton (b. 1975), New Zealand field hockey player *

Luke Walton Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 10 seasons in the NBA as a fo ...

(b. 1980), American basketball player

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* Mark Walton (American football) (b. 1997), American football player *

Mary Walton Mary Elizabeth Walton was a nineteenth-century United States, American inventor who was awarded two patents for pollution-reducing devices. In 1881, Walton created a method for reducing the environmental hazards of the smoke emitted from locomoti ...

(1827–1894), American inventor *

Mike Walton Michael Robert Walton (born January 3, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Walton played forward in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1965 until 1979. Early years Walton was born in ...

(b. 1945), Canadian hockey player * Marcus Walton (b. 1989), English Film Producer

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Nancy Walton Laurie Nancy Walton Laurie (born May 15, 1951) is an American heir to the Walmart fortune. She is also a businesswoman and a philanthropist. Early life Nancy Walton was born on May 15, 1951. She is the younger daughter of Bud Walton, the brother and bus ...

, American Wal-Mart heiress * Nancy Bird-Walton (1915-2009), Australian aviator

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* Mrs O. F. Walton ( Amy Catherine Walton, 1849–1939), British author

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* Percy Levar Walton, American convicted murderer * Peter Walton (rugby player), Scottish rugby player and coach *

Peter Walton (referee) Peter Walton (born 10 October 1959) is an English former professional football referee who officiated in the Premier League from 2003 to 2012. Beginning 2013, he was general manager of the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) in North Americ ...

, English football referee *

Philip Walton Philip Joseph Walton (born 28 March 1962) is an Irish professional golfer. Walton attended Oklahoma State University in the United States and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup in 1981 and 1983. According to Ronan Rafferty, W ...

(b. 1962), Irish golfer

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Rachel Mellon Walton Rachel Larimer Mellon Walton (January 8, 1899March 2, 2006) was an American philanthropist, a member of one of the most prominent families in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the longest serving member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's board of ...

(b. 1899), American philanthropist *

Reggie Walton Reggie Barnett Walton (born February 8, 1949) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He is a former presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Early life ...

(b. 1949), American District Judge *

Rhett Walton Rhett Walton is an Australian actor who has appeared in various theatre, film and television productions, including the soap operas ''Families (TV series), Families'' and ''Home & Away''. He is a National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) grad ...

, Australian actor * Richard J. Walton, American politician and academic * Rob Walton (ice hockey) (b. 1949), Canadian ice hockey player * S. Robson Walton (b. 1945), American lawyer and Wal-Mart heir *

Roy Walton Roy Walton (11 April 1932 – 4 February 2020) was an English card magic expert. Biography First interested in magic at the age of eight, Walton was a world-recognised card magician creating hundreds of card effects, including his most famo ...

(1932–2020), British card magician

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Sam Walton Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's l ...

(1918–1992), American retailer, founder of Wal-Mart *

Sam Walton (American football) Samuel Thaw Walton (January 3, 1943 – May 9, 2002) was an American football tackle who played three seasons with the New York Jets and Houston Oilers. He was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 1968 NFL Draft. Walton played college ...

(1943-2002), American football player * Sarah Stokes Walton (1844–1899), American poet and artist * Simon Walton (born 1987), English football player * Sophie Walton (born 1989), English women's footballer * Wayne Walton)(1943-2020), American Master Carpenter *

Susana Walton Susana, Lady Walton (30 August 1926 – 21 March 2010), born Susana Valeria Rosa Maria Gil Passo, was the Argentinian wife of the British composer Sir William Walton (1902–1983). She was a writer and the creator of the gardens of La Mortella ...

(1926–2010), widow of William Walton

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Tasma Walton Tasma Walton (born 19 August 1973) is an Australian television and film actress. Acting career Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copy writer in her home town. She was accepted into the National Ins ...

(b. 1974), Australian actress. * Thomas Otto Walton, president of

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

1925-1943 * Timothy Walton (disambiguation) * Tony Walton (b. 1934), English set and costume designer and director * Travis Walton (b. 1953), American alien abductee

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* William Walton (disambiguation), several people * William Walton (merchant) (1706–1768), American merchant and politician in New York *

William Walton Sir William Turner Walton (29 March 19028 March 1983) was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include ''Façade'', the cantat ...

(1902–1983), British composer *

(1909/1910-1994) American painter and former chairman, U.S. Commission on Fine Arts

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Walton family The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune derived from Walmart makes them the richest family in the United States of America. Overview The three most prominent living members (Jim, Rob, and Alice Walton) have consist ...

, connected to Wal-Mart *

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book ''Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 film ...

, American television series * The

Walton sextuplets The Walton sextuplets were born at Liverpool Maternity Hospital in Liverpool, England on 18 November 1983 and were the world's first all-female surviving sextuplets, and the world's fourth known set of surviving sextuplets. The children are Hanna ...

, the world's first all-female surviving sextuplets, born in 1983

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