Hamilton may refer to:

People

Hamilton (name) The name Hamilton probably originated in the village of Hamilton, Leicestershire, England, but bearers of that name became established in the 13th century in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire was named after the fam ...

, a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilton (disambiguation), several Scottish, Irish and British peers, and some members of the judiciary, who may be referred to simply as ''Hamilton'' **

Clan Hamilton The Clan Hamilton, or House of Hamilton, is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council ...

, an ancient Scottish kindred * Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States *

Lewis Hamilton Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Mic ...

, a British Formula One driver *

William Rowan Hamilton Sir William Rowan Hamilton LL.D, DCL, MRIA, FRAS (3/4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was the Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin, and Royal Astronomer of Irela ...

(1805–1865), Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician for whom ''Hamiltonian mechanics'' is named * Hamílton (footballer) (born 1980), Togolese footballer

Places

Australia

Hamilton, New South Wales Hamilton is a List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. The main commercial centre is located around Beaumont Street and boasts a ...

, suburb of Newcastle *

Hamilton Hill, Western Australia Hamilton Hill is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located southwest the central business district. Its local government area is the City of Cockburn. History The earliest known settler at Hamilton Hill was Sydney Smit ...

, suburb of Perth *

Hamilton, South Australia Hamilton (postcode 5373) is a small township in the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia. It is about 120 km northeast of Adelaide, South Australia, about 23 km north of Kapunda. Once a stop for the mining carts going from Adelaide to ...

* Hamilton, Tasmania *

Hamilton, Victoria Hamilton is a large town in south-western Victoria, Australia, at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway. The Hamilton Highway connects it to Geelong. Hamilton is in the federal Division of Wannon, and is in the South ...

Queensland *

Hamilton, Queensland Hamilton is an affluent riverside mixed-use suburb in the north-east of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Hamilton is located along the north bank of the Brisbane River. In the , Hamilton had a population of 6,995 people. In 2013, th ...

, suburb of Brisbane ** Hamilton Reach, a reach of the Brisbane River **

Electoral district of Hamilton (Queensland) Hamilton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1932 to 1950. The district was based in the inner northeastern suburbs of Brisbane, and included the suburbs of Albion, Ascot, Eagle F ...

Town of Hamilton A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

, a former local government area **

Hamilton Town Hall, Brisbane Hamilton Town Hall is a heritage-listed former town hall at 36-42 Racecourse Road, Hamilton, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Montague Talbot Stanley and built from 1919 to 1920. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 ...

, a heritage-listed former town hall * Hamilton Island (Queensland)

Canada

* Hamilton, Ontario ** Hamilton Harbour, formerly known as Burlington Bay, a branch of Lake Ontario ** Hamilton (provincial electoral district), a former electoral riding ** Hamilton (electoral district), a former federal electoral district * Hamilton, Ontario (township) (unrelated township) * Hamilton Island (Nunavut) * Hamilton Island (Ontario)

New Zealand

* Hamilton, New Zealand ** Hamilton (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate

United Kingdom

* Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (formerly Cadzow, renamed in 15th century) ** Hamilton Mausoleum, which holds the records for the world's longest echo, located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire ** Hamilton Palace, built 1695, demolished 1927, near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire ** Hamilton (UK Parliament constituency), a former burgh constituency * Hamilton, Leicestershire, England

United States

* Hamilton, Alabama * Hamilton, California, in Butte County * Hamilton City, California, in Glenn County * Hamilton, Colorado * Hamilton, Georgia * Hamilton, Illinois * Hamilton, Indiana, in Steuben and DeKalb counties * Hamilton, Clinton County, Indiana * Hamilton, Madison County, Indiana * Hamilton, St. Joseph County, Indiana * Hamilton, Iowa * Hamilton, Kansas * Hamilton, Kentucky * Hamilton Hills, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood in Baltimore * Hamilton, Massachusetts * Hamilton, Michigan * Hamilton, Minnesota * Hamilton, Mississippi * Hamilton, Missouri * Hamilton, Montana * Hamilton, Nevada * Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey * Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey ** Hamilton Square, New Jersey, a census-designated place within the township * Hamilton, Monmouth County, New Jersey * Hamilton (town), New York ** Hamilton (village), New York * Hamilton, North Carolina * Hamilton, North Dakota * Hamilton, Ohio * Hamilton, Pennsylvania * Hamilton, Texas * Hamilton, Virginia, in Loudoun County * Hamilton, Cumberland County, Virginia * Hamilton, Washington * Hamilton, West Virginia * Hamilton, Wisconsin * Hamilton, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Other places

* Hamilton, Bermuda, that territory's capital ** Hamilton Parish, Bermuda * Port Hamilton, a small group of islands in the Jeju Strait off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula

Arts and entertainment

* Hamilton (play), ''Hamilton'' (play), a 1917 play by Mary Hamlin * Hamilton (1998 film), ''Hamilton'' (1998 film), a Swedish-produced film based on the character Carl Hamilton * Hamilton (2006 film), ''Hamilton'' (2006 film), 2006 American film * ''Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation'', 2012 Swedish film * Hamilton (musical), ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda **Hamilton (album), ''Hamilton'' (album), album based on the musical ** ''The Hamilton Mixtape'', album of music from the musical performed by various artists **Hamilton (2020 film), ''Hamilton'' (2020 film), a live film recording of the musical, featuring the original cast * Hamilton Records, a record label * Hamilton (Saturday Night Live), Hamilton (''Saturday Night Live'')

Businesses

* Hamish Hamilton Limited, a British book-publishing house * Hamilton Standard, a supply company for aircraft propeller parts * Hamilton Watch Company, a Swiss watchmaker belonging to the Swatch Group * Hamilton (automobile company), a short-lived automaker in Michigan in the 1910s * Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards, a South Australian winemaker * Hamilton Project, a think tank

Educational institutions

* Hamilton Academy, Scotland (defunct) * Hamilton and Alexandra College, Victoria, Australia * Hamilton Boys' High School, New Zealand * Hamilton Grammar School, Scotland * Hamilton University, a defunct unaccredited institution based in Evanston, Wyoming, USA

Mathematics and science

* Hamiltonian mechanics * Hamilton–Jacobi equation, a set of physical equations in Hamiltonian mechanics * Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics) * Hamiltonian path, in mathematical graph theory, a path that visits each vertex in a graph exactly once * Hamiltonian group, a non-abelian Dedekind group in algebra * Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

Other uses

* Hamilton Academical F.C., Scottish association football club which has Hamilton Academical F.C. Reserves and Academy, youth departments and an Hamilton Academical W.F.C., affiliated women's team * Hamilton Army Airfield, Hamilton Field, a former United States Air Force base in California * Hamilton Rage, also known as ''K–W United FC'', Canadian soccer team (defunct) * , an American schooner class ship during the War of 1812 * Hamilton railway station (disambiguation), stations of the name * , a cargo ship with this name from 1947 to 1950 * Hamilton convention, or Cappelletti, a bidding convention in contract bridge * United States ten-dollar bill, a U.S. currency note, featuring a portrait of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton * Hamilton Group, a north-eastern US geological structure * Hamilton (crater), a lunar impact crater