Melanchthon, Melancthon or Melancton may refer to:

Surname

Philip Melanchthon Philip Melanchthon. (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lu ...

(1497–1560), German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther * G. D. Melanchthon (1934–1994), Indian theologian

Given name

* Melancthon J. Briggs (1846–1923), American politician * Melancthon Williams Jacobus Jr. (1855–1937), American theologian *

Melancton Smith Melancton Smith (May 7, 1744 – July 29, 1798) was a merchant, lawyer and a New York delegate to the Continental Congress. Praised for his intelligence, liberality, and reasonableness, Smith had attained considerable respect in the State of ...

(1744–1798), American delegate to the Continental Congress and merchant *

Melancton Smith (1810–1893) Melancton Smith (May 24, 1810 – July 19, 1893) was a United States Navy officer who served during the Seminole Wars and the American Civil War. Early life Melancton Smith III was born in Jamaica, Long Island in New York, the son of Col. ...

, US Navy rear admiral *

Melancthon Smith (Confederate officer) Melancthon Smith (frequently spelled Melancton or Melanchton; April 15, 1829 – November 1, 1881) was a Colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he served with the a ...

(1829–1881), American Civil War Confederate colonel *

Melancthon S. Wade Melancthon Smith Wade (December 2, 1801 – August 11, 1868) was a businessman, horticulturist, and soldier from the state of Ohio who served as a General officer, general in the Union Army during the early part of the American Civil War. Bi ...

(1802–1868), American businessman, horticulturist and Civil War Union Army general * Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (1817–1874), US Navy commodore {{given name, type=both Masculine given names