Notable people named Wharton include:

Politicians and diplomats

A C Wharton A C Wharton Jr. (born August 17, 1944) is an American educator, politician, and attorney who served as the 63rd mayor of Memphis, Tennessee and previously mayor of Shelby County. He is the first African American to serve as Mayor of Shelby Count ...

, Former Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee * Clifton Reginald Wharton, Sr. (1899–1990), American diplomat *

Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. Clifton Reginald Wharton Jr. (born September 13, 1926) is an American university president, corporate executive and former United States Deputy Secretary of State. In his multiple careers, he has been an African American pioneer. Biography Born ...

(born 1926), former United States Deputy Secretary of State * James Wharton (born 1984), British politician, ex member of parliament and minister *

Jeff Wharton Jeff Wharton is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Red River North, currently serving as the Minister of Economic Development, Investment and Trade. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Mani ...

, Canadian provincial politician from

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

John Austin Wharton (1806-1838) John Austin Wharton (July 23, 1828 – April 6, 1865) was a lawyer, plantation owner, and Confederate States Army, Confederate General officer, general during the American Civil War. He is considered one of the Confederate States of America, C ...

, soldier and statesman in the Republic of Texas * John Wharton (fl.1407-1420), MP for Guildford *

John Wharton (MP for Beverley) John Wharton (born John Hall-Stevenson; 21 June 1765 – 29 May 1843) was a British landowner and MP. He was born the eldest son of Joseph William Hall-Stevenson of Skelton, in the North Riding of Yorkshire and educated at the Royal School, Arma ...

(1765-1843) *

John Lloyd Wharton John Lloyd Wharton (18 April 1837 – 11 July 1912) was a Barrister and a Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Durham then MP for Ripon. Early life Wharton was born at Aberford in the West Riding of Yorkshire ...

(1837–1912), British Member of Parliament for Durham, 1871–1874, and Ripon, 1886–1906 *

Robert Wharton (Philadelphia) Robert Wharton (January 12, 1757 – March 7, 1834) was the longest-serving mayor of Philadelphia. Wharton was born in Philadelphia, January 12, 1757, the son of Joseph Wharton (1707–1776), Joseph Wharton, a successful merchant. At an early age h ...

(1757–1834), Mayor of Philadelphia *

Thomas Wharton Jr. Thomas Wharton Jr. (1735May 22, 1778) was a Pennsylvania merchant and politician of the Revolutionary era. He served as the first president of Pennsylvania (an office akin to governor) following the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain ...

(1735–1778), Governor of Pennsylvania *

Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton PC (August 1648 – 12 April 1715) was an English nobleman and politician. A man of great charm and political ability, he was also notorious for his debauched lifestyle. Background He was the son o ...

and Malmesbury (1648–1715), English Whig politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland *

William H. Wharton William Harris Wharton (April 27, 1802 – March 14, 1839) was an American colonist, diplomat, senator and statesman in early Texas. Early life and family Wharton was born in Virginia and was raised by an uncle following the deaths of his parent ...

(1802–1839), Republic of Texas politician

Sportspeople

Alan Wharton Alan Wharton (30 April 1923 – 26 August 1993) was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire, Leicestershire and England. Life and career Wharton was born in Heywood, Lancashire, England. An attacking left-handed batsman, Wharton appe ...

(1923–1993), English cricketer * Albert Buckman Wharton, Jr. (a.k.a. Buster Wharton) (1909-1963), American rancher and polo player. *

Arthur Wharton Arthur Wharton (28 October 1865 – 12 December 1930) is widely considered to be the first black professional footballer in the world. Though not the first black player outright – the amateurs Robert Walker, of Queen's Park, and Scotland inte ...

, (1865–1930) Ghanaian-born footballer who played in England * Ben Wharton, English footballer. * Jackie Wharton, (1920–2007), English footballer *

Ken Wharton Frederick Charles Kenneth Wharton (21 March 1916 – 12 January 1957) was a British racing driver from Smethwick, England. He competed in off-road trials, hillclimbs, and rallying, and also raced sports cars and single-seaters. He began racing ...

(1916–1957), Formula One racing driver *

Kenny Wharton Kenneth Wharton (born 28 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer, who is currently the manager of Newcastle Blue Star FC. Playing career Wharton left school at 15 and captained Newcastle Schoolboys before joining his hometow ...

(born 1960), English footballer * Louis Wharton (1896–1957), West Indian-born English cricketer *

Shonica Wharton Shonica Wharton (born 12 June 1996) is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of goal shooter and goal keeper. She competed at the Netball World Cup on two occasions in 2015 and 2019. She a ...

(born 1996), Barbadian netball player * Tershawn Wharton (born 1998), American football player * Wharton Davies (1874-1961), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Other people

* Albert Buckman Wharton III, American rancher. *

Anne Wharton Anne Wharton (née Lee, 20 July 1659 - 29 October 1685) was an English poet and verse dramatist. Little of her work was published in her lifetime, but some 45 pieces have been ascribed to her. Life Anne Lee was born 20 July 1659 at Ditchley Pa ...

(1659–1685), English poet and playwright *

Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and interior designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray ...

(1862–1937), American novelist, short story writer, and designer *

Gabriel C. Wharton Gabriel Colvin Wharton (July 23, 1824 – May 12, 1906) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a General officer, general in the Confederate States Army, Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After the war he was a ...

(1824–1906), Confederate general in the American Civil War * Gabriel Caldwell Wharton (1839–1887), Union lieutenant colonel in the American Civil War * George Wharton, (1618–1681), English pamphleteer and astrologer * Gordon Wharton, (born 1929), English poet *

Henry Wharton Henry Wharton (9 November 1664 – 5 March 1695) was an English writer and librarian. Life Wharton was descended from Thomas, 2nd Baron Wharton (1520–1572), being a son of the Rev. Edmund Wharton, vicar of Worstead, Norfolk. Born at Worstead, ...

(1664–1695), English writer *

Henry Wharton (soldier) Henry Wharton was an English soldier known for his service in the Williamite War in Ireland, where he died in 1689. He was a distant relation of his namesake the writer Henry Wharton. Life Wharton was the son of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton. ...

, (died 1689) English soldier who served in Ireland *

John A. Wharton John Austin Wharton (July 23, 1828 – April 6, 1865) was a lawyer, plantation owner, and Confederate general during the American Civil War. He is considered one of the Confederacy's best tactical cavalry commanders. Early life Wharton was ...

(1828–1865), Confederate general during the American Civil War * John F. Wharton (lawyer) (1894–1977), American entertainment lawyer * John F. Wharton (general) (born c. 1959), United States Army general *

Joseph Wharton Joseph Wharton (March 3, 1826 – January 11, 1909) was an American industrialist. He was involved in mining, manufacturing and education. He founded the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, co-founded the Bethlehem Steel compa ...

(1826–1909), prominent Philadelphia merchant, industrialist and philanthropist * Joseph John Cheyne Wharton, (1859–1923), journalist in South Australia and New South Wales *

Michael Wharton Michael Wharton (19 April 1913 – 23 January 2006) was a British newspaper columnist who wrote under the pseudonym Peter Simple in the British ''Daily Telegraph''. He began work on the "Way of the World" column with illustrator Michael ffolk ...

(1913–2006), newspaper columnist who wrote under the pseudonym Peter Simple *

Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton (18 April 1613 – 4 February 1696) was an English soldier, politician and diplomat. He was a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War. Wharton was the son of Sir Thomas Wharton of Aske Hall and his wife ...

(1613–1696), English peer and Parliamentarian during the English Civil War *

Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton (21 December 1698 – 31 May 1731) was a powerful Jacobite politician, was one of the few people in English history, and the first since the 15th century, to have been raised to a dukedom whilst still a minor ...

(1698–1731), powerful Jacobite politician, notorious libertine and rake * Steve Wharton, British academic *

Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton Sir Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (1495 – 23 August 1568) was an English nobleman and a follower of King Henry VIII of England. He is best known for his victory at Solway Moss on 24 November 1542 for which he was given a barony. Early life ...

(1495–1568), English nobleman *

Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton (1520–1572), of Wharton and Nateby, Westmoreland, Beaulieu alias New Hall, Essex and Westminster, Middlesex, was an English peer. Family Wharton was the eldest son of Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, by hi ...

(1520–1572), English nobleman *

(1648–1715), English nobleman and politician, credited with being the lyricist of ''Lilliburlero'' *

(1735–1778), American politician and 1st President of Pennsylvania *

Thomas Wharton (anatomist) Thomas Wharton (1614–1673) was an English physician and anatomist best known for his descriptions of the submandibular duct (one of the salivary ducts) and Wharton's jelly of the umbilical cord. Life He was the only son of John Wharton (d. ...

(1614–1673), English anatomist *

Thomas Wharton (author) Thomas Wharton (born 25 February 1963) is a Canadian novelist. Life Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Wharton attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. He was a student of Rudy Wiebe and Greg Hollingshead. His first novel b ...

(born 1963), Canadian novelist *

Tiny Wharton Tom "Tiny" Wharton OBE (3 November 1927 in Glasgow – 9 May 2005 in Newton Mearns) was a Scottish football referee in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Known as ''Tiny'', due to his colossal 6'4" frame, he was one of the most iconic and respected ...

(1927–2005), Scottish soccer referee *

William Wharton (author) Albert William Du Aime (November 7, 1925 – October 29, 2008), more commonly known by his pen name William Wharton, was an American-born author best known for his first novel '' Birdy'', which was also made into a critically acclaimed film of ...

(1925–2008), American novelist *

William Wharton (hydrographer) Admiral Sir William James Lloyd Wharton (2 March 1843, in London – 29 September 1905, in Cape Town) :wikisource:Wharton, William James Lloyd (DNB12) was a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy. Early life He was born in London, the sec ...

(1843–1905), British admiral and hydrographer *

Baron Wharton Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England, originally granted by letters patent to the heirs male of the 1st Baron, which was forfeited in 1729 when the last male-line heir was declared an outlaw. The Barony was erroneously revived in 1 ...

, a title of English nobility {{Surname English-language surnames Surnames of British Isles origin Scottish surnames