Ayrton ( ) is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Ayrton Andrioli Airton Andrioli (born 22 February 1965) is a Brazilian professional association footballer, football player and association football manager, coach. He is currently the head of youth football and assistant coach for A-League club Adelaide United ...

(born 1965), Brazilian football coach *

Ayrton Azzopardi Ayrton Azzopardi (born 12 September 1993) is a Maltese international footballer who plays for Gudja United as a defensive midfielder. Career Born in Pietà, Azzopardi has played club football for Hibernians, Msida Saint-Joseph, Pembroke Athlet ...

(born 1993), Maltese footballer *

Ayrton Badovini Ayrton Badovini (born 31 May 1986) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He has competed in the Italian Superbike Championship, the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, where he was champion in , the Superbike World Championship Superbike World Championship (a ...

(born 1986), Italian motorcycle racer *

Ayrton Cable Ayrton Cable (born 10 January 2003) is a social activist, known for his activism on issues surrounding food and water security. In 2012 he screened a film about food labelling and animal welfare to an invited audience in the Palace of Westmins ...

(born 2003), Slovak social activist *

Ayrton Cicilia Ayrton Cicilia is a footballer who currently plays for Real Rincon. Born in Curaçao, he represents the Bonaire national football team. Club career Cicilia has played for Real Rincon of the Bonaire League since at least 2015. In 2016 Cicilia was ...

(born 2001), Bonaire footballer *

Ayrton Costa Ayrton Enrique Costa (born 12 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Independiente. Career Costa arrived at Independiente in 2015. Five years later, the centre-back made the breakthrough into first-te ...

(born 1999), Argentine footballer *

Ayrton De Pauw Ayrton De Pauw (born 12 March 1998) is a Belgian male track cyclist, representing Belgium at international competitions. He competed at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships The 2016 UEC European Track Championships is the seventh edition ...

(born 1998), Belgian racing cyclist *

Ayrton Fagundes Ayrton Fagundes (February 11, 1937 – March 14, 1994) was a Brazilian broadcast journalist. Best known as an anchorman for prime time television newscasts such as Camera 10, at TV Difusora (now Band TV), Globo TV Southern subsidiary RBS, ...

(1937–1994), Brazilian broadcast journalist *

Ayrton Ganino Ayrton Luís Ganino (born 19 April 1985), commonly known as Ayrton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for CRB. He has previously played for 14 different clubs, most recently Palmeiras, Vitória and Flamengo. Career Ayrton started his profes ...

(born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Ayrton Lucas (born 1997), Brazilian footballer *

Ayrton Mboko Ayrton Mboko (born 23 October 1997) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I side FC Botoșani. Club career Ayrton Mboko started his career at Standard Liège. Union SG In the summer of 2017, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise anno ...

(born 1997), Belgian footballer *

Ayrton Moreira Ayrton Moreira (31 December 1917 – 22 November 1975), sometimes called Aírton Moreira, was a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a central defender. Career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Moreira made his senior debut with Bons ...

(1917—1975), Brazilian football player *

Ayrton Páez Ayrton Andrés Páez Yepez (born 16 January 1995) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Andorra Primera Divisió club Atlètic Club d'Escaldes. Career In 2015, Páez joined the reserves of Spanish La Liga side M� ...

(born 1995), Venezuelan professional footballer *

Ayrton Preciado Eduar Ayrton Preciado García (born 17 July 1994) is an Ecuadorian professional Association football, footballer. His normal playing position is as a forward (association football), forward. After leaving club Santos Laguna in 2022, he is curre ...

(born 1994), Ecuadorian soccer player * Ayrton Ribeiro (born 1997), Portuguese footballer *

Ayrton Sánchez Ayrton Ariel Sánchez (born 6 March 2000) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a eft-back for Brown de Adrogué Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color m ...

(born 2000), Argentine footballer * Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One world champion *

Ayrton Simmons Ayrton Simmons (born 29 April 2001) is a British-Spanish racing driver, who last competed in the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship. He previously competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Charouz Racing System. He is the vice-champion ...

(born 2001), British racing driver *

Ayrton Statie Ayrton Daryl Statie (born 22 July 1994) is a Bonairean professional footballer who plays as a left back for CHC Den Bosch. Career Club Statie was released by Sabail FK at the end of the 2017–18 season. International Born in Bonaire, Statie r ...

(born 1994), Bonaire professional footballer *

Ayrton Sweeney Ayrton Sweeney (born 11 May 1993) is a South African pool swimmer and artistic swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented South Africa at the 2019 Afr ...

(born 1993), South African swimmer * Ayrton Pinheiro Victor (born 1994), Brazilian footballer

Surname

Acton Smee Ayrton Acton Smee Ayrton (5 August 1816 – 30 November 1886) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician. Considered a radical and champion of the working classes, he served as First Commissioner of Works under William Ewart Gladstone between ...

(1816–1886), British Liberal politician, uncle of William Edward Ayrton *

Barbara Ayrton-Gould Barbara Bodichon Ayrton-Gould (née Ayrton; 3 April 1886 – 14 October 1950) was a British Labour politician and suffragist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hendon North from 1945 to 1950. Background and family life Ayrton-Goul ...

(c. 1886 – 1950), a Labour politician in the United Kingdom *

Edith Ayrton Edith Ayrton Zangwill (1879 – 1945) was a British author and activist. She helped form the Jewish League for Woman Suffrage. Early life Ayrton was born in 1875 in Japan to the scientist William Edward Ayrton and the doctor Matilda Chaplin Ay ...

(1879–1945), British writer and activist *

Edmund Ayrton Dr. Edmund Ayrton (1734 – 22 May 1808) was an English organist who was Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal. Early life Edmund Ayrton was born in Ripon and baptised on 19 November 1734. His father was Edward Ayrton (1698-1774), a 'bar ...

(1734–1808), English organist *

Edward R. Ayrton Edward Russell Ayrton (17 December 1882 – 18 May 1914) was an English Egyptologist and archaeologist. Early life Ayrton was the son of William Scrope Ayrton (1849-1904), a British consular official in China, and his wife Ellen Louisa McClat ...

(1882–1914), British Egyptologist *

Hertha Marks Ayrton Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton (28 April 1854 – 26 August 1923) was a British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor, and suffragette. Known in adult life as Hertha Ayrton, born Phoebe Sarah Marks, she was awarded the Hughes Medal by the ...

(1854–1923), British mathematician and physicist, second wife of William Edward Ayrton *

Norman Ayrton Norman Ayrton (25 September 1924 – 22 June 2017) was an actor, director, and theatre instructor. As a young man, Ayrton's home was bombed during the London Blitz, forcing him to relocate to the countryside. He later described this experienc ...

(1924–2017), English actor, director, and theatre instructor *

Matilda Chaplin Ayrton Matilda Charlotte Ayrton ( Chaplin; 22 June 1846 – 19 July 1883) was an English physician. She studied medicine in London, Edinburgh and Paris, pursuing higher studies at the latter's universities, and is one of the Edinburgh Seven, the first ...

(1846–1883), doctor of medicine, first wife of William Edward Ayrton * Maxwell Ayrton (1874–1960), Scottish architect * Michael Ayrton (1921–1975), British artist *

Randle Ayrton Frederick Randle Ayrton (9 August 1869 – 28 May 1940) was a British actor of stage and screen, and was also a producer and director. Early life Ayrton was born in Chester to William Frances Ayrton, a wealthy wine-merchant who was a p ...

(1869–1940), British actor, producer and director * William Edward Ayrton (1847–1908), British physicist who taught in Japan

In fiction

* Tom Ayrton, character in Jules Verne's novels ''In Search of the Castaways'' and ''The Mysterious Island''

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In fiction

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