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People with the surname Fenton

Actors and actresses

* Lavinia Fenton (1708-1760) *

Leonard Fenton Leonard Fenton (''né'' Finestein; 29 April 1926 – 29 January 2022) was a British actor, director and painter, best known for his role as Dr. Harold Legg in ''EastEnders''. Early life Fenton was born Leonard FinesteinSimon Fenton

Fictional characters

* Fenton, a 'young gentleman' in Shakespeare's '' The Merry Wives of Windsor'' * Harry Fenton, character in ''

Peaky Blinders The Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1910s. The group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to middle-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, rack ...

'' * Lord Fenton, character in '' Scarlett'' * Fenton Crackshell, aka GizmoDuck from ''DuckTales'' * Fenton, the Death Sheep from Hell, the subject of the song "Sheep Marketing Ploy" by Tom Smith * Fenton Mewley, character from the animated TV show ''Home Movies'' *

Fenton Hardy Many characters have appeared in the fictional series of books about The Hardy Boys. Character history Original series At the beginning of the original Hardy Boys series, Frank is only 16 years old (as opposed to 18 after the revisions betwee ...

from the ''Hardy Boys'' books * Fenton O'Connell, an alias of Kevin Ryan from '' Castle'' * Fenton Meiks, character in '' Frailty'' * Fenton, a minor character that has a feud with

Fez Fez most often refers to: * Fez (hat), a type of felt hat commonly worn in the Ottoman Empire * Fez, Morocco (or Fes), the second largest city of Morocco Fez or FEZ may also refer to: Media * ''Fez'' (Frank Stella), a 1964 painting by the moder ...

in ''

That '70s Show ''That '70s Show'' is an American television period teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, ...

'' * Daniel Fenton, main character of '' Danny Phantom'' * Harcourt Fenton ("Harry") Mudd, character from '' Star Trek (Original Series)'' episodes "

Mudd's Women "Mudd's Women" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek''. Written by Stephen Kandel, based on a story by Gene Roddenberry, and directed by Harvey Hart, it first aired on October 1 ...

" and "

I, Mudd "I, Mudd" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by Stephen Kandel (based on a story by Gene Roddenberry) and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on Novem ...

." In "I, Mudd" his full name was voiced (in derision) by a replica of his long-abandoned wife, Stella, who accused him of assorted 'crimes:' "Harcourt Fenton Mudd – have you been drinking?" He also appeared in the animated episode "

Mudd's Passion "Mudd's Passion" is the tenth episode of the first season of the American animated science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Animated Series''. It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on November 10, 1973, and was written ...

Journalists

Anthony Fenton Anthony Fenton is a Canadian independent print and radio journalist and writer. He has been a regular contributor to '' The Dominion'' and Z Communications, and is currently a doctoral student at York University. Education Fenton earned a BA in p ...

* Tom Fenton

Musicians

Carl Fenton Carl Fenton was a pseudonym of Walter G. Haenschen, American bandleader, composer, and radio musician. Name origin The Carl Fenton Orchestra (AKA "Carl Fenton’s Orchestra") was a title given to Brunswick Records studio bands through the 1920 ...

George Fenton George Richard Ian Howe (born 19 October 1949), known professionally as George Fenton, is an English composer. Best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, he has received five Academy Award nominations, several Ivor No ...

Julian Fenton Julian Fenton (born Julian John Bramley 21 May 1964 in Marylebone, London) is an English rock drummer, composer and teacher, formerly of 1990s rock bands Kinky Machine and Mansun. Following the split of Kinky Machine in 1995, Fenton briefly join ...

* Paul Fenton * Shane Fenton, singer aka Alvin Stardust

Politicians

Bob Fenton William Robert Fenton (9 October 1923 – 10 January 2013), known as Bob Fenton, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Fenton was born on 9 October 1923 at Napier, and was educated at Hastings High School. He served ...

(1923–2013), New Zealand politician *

Darien Fenton Darien Elizabeth Fenton (born 25 February 1954) is a New Zealand politician and was a Member of Parliament from until her retirement in 2014. Personal life and early career Fenton's grandfather, Fred Frost, was a Labour MP for New Plymouth ...

(born 1954), New Zealand politician * Donovan Fenton, American politician from New Hampshire *

Ivor D. Fenton Ivor David Fenton (August 3, 1889 – October 23, 1986) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Ivor Fenton was born in Mahanoy City ( Buck Mountain), Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell Unive ...

(1889–1986), American politician from Pennsylvania *

James Fenton James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(1864–1950), Australian politician * Joseph S. Fenton (1781–1851), American politician from Michigan * Kelly Fenton (born 1966), American politician from Minnesota *

Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid- 19th Century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was bor ...

(1819–1885), American politician from New York * William M. Fenton (1808–1871), American politician from Michigan

Sportspersons

* Billy Fenton *

Darin Fenton Darin Fenton (born c. 1968) is a Canadian curling, curler. He is a and a 2000 Labatt Brier champion. Teams References External links * Darin Fenton – Curling Canada Stats Archive
Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Br ...

, Canadian curler *

Ewan Fenton Alexander Ewan Fenton, more commonly known as Ewan Fenton (17 November 1929 – 3 April 2006) was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent thirteen seasons at Blackpool, with whom he was victorious in the famous FA Cup Final of 1953. Pl ...

, Scottish footballer *

Georgia-Mae Fenton Georgia-Mae Fenton (born 2 November 2000) is an elite English artistic gymnast and a member of both the British national gymnastics team and the England Commonwealth Games gymnastics squad. She is the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth champion on un ...

(born 2000), British artistic gymnast *

Geraldine Fenton Geraldine Fenton is a Canadians, Canadian ice dancer. With partner William McLachlan (figure skater), William McLachlan, she is a three-time Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Canadian national champion and three-time World Figure Skating Cham ...

* Isaac Fenton (1910–1997), English footballer * John Fenton *

Lorraine Fenton Lorraine Fenton (born Lorraine Graham on 8 September 1973 in Manchester) is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres. Career Her career highlight came when she won the Olympic silver medal in 2000, being the first Jamaican ...

* Nick Fenton * Paul Fenton, American ice hockey player *

Peggy Fenton Peggy L. Fenton (October 12, 1927 – June 16, 2013) played for the Muskegon Lassies and the South Bend Blue Sox of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season, 1948 s ...

(1927–2013), American baseball player *

Rashad Fenton Rashad Fenton (born February 17, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Ron Fenton Ronald Fenton (21 September 1940 – 25 September 2013) was an English football player, coach and manager. He played as an inside forward and made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League. Fenton was born in South Shields, and began his ...

(1940–2013), English footballer and manager *

Ted Fenton TED may refer to: Economics and finance * TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Education * ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association ** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey ** Transvaal Education Depart ...

Writers

* Elijah Fenton (1683–1730), an English poet, biographer and translator. *

Geoffrey Fenton Sir Geoffrey Fenton (c. 1539 – 19 October 1608) was an English writer, Privy Councillor, and Principal Secretary of State in Ireland. Early literary years Geoffrey (spelt Jeffrey by Lodge) was born in 1539, the son of Henry Fenton of Sturton ...

(c. 1539 – 1608), an English writer *

(born 1949), an English poet, journalist and literary critic. He is a former Oxford Professor of Poetry *

(born 1931), Ulster Scots writer and poet.

Other

* Sir

(c. 1539 – 1608), an English writer, Privy Councillor, and Principal Secretary of State in Ireland. *

Carroll Lane Fenton Carroll Lane Fenton (February 12, 1900, Butler County, Iowa – November 16, 1969, New Brunswick, New Jersey) was a geologist, paleontologist, neoichnologist, and historian of science. Fenton was the author and illustrator of numerous books o ...

, American geologist, paleontologist, author *

Clyde Fenton Clyde Cornwall Fenton OBE (16 May 1901 – 28 February 1982) was the Northern Territory's first flying doctor. Unlike the other doctors with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, Fenton was also his own pilot. Fenton was a self- ...

, flying doctor * David Fenton, founder of Fenton Communications *

Edward Fenton Edward Fenton (died 1603) was an English navigator, son of Henry Fenton and Cicely Beaumont and brother of Sir Geoffrey Fenton. He was also a publisher of diaries and journals. Biography He was a native of Sturton-le-Steeple, Nottinghamshi ...

(died 1603), navigator *

Frank Fenton (disambiguation) Francis or Frank Fenton may refer to: *Francis Dart Fenton (''c.''1824–1898), New Zealand magistrate, administrator and musician *Frank Fenton (writer) (1903–1971), English-born American writer *Frank Fenton (actor) (1906–1957), American stag ...

H. J. H. Fenton Henry John Horstman Fenton (18 February 1854 – 13 January 1929) was a British chemist who, in the 1890s, invented Fenton's reagent,John Charles Fenton Sir John Charles Fenton (5 May 1880 – 3 January 1951) was a Scottish lawyer. Biography Fenton was born 5 May 1880, the son of Elizabeth Jack and James Fenton of Edinburgh. He was educated at George Watson's College, at the University of Edi ...

, lawyer *

Joseph Fenton Joseph "Joe" Fenton (c. 1953 – 26 February 1989) was an estate agent from Belfast, Northern Ireland, killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) for acting as an informer for RUC Special Branch. Activity as an informer In the early ...

, informer killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army * Joseph Clifford Fenton, editor of ''American Ecclesiastical Review'' (1944–66) *

Mildred Adams Fenton Mildred Adams Fenton (November 14, 1899 – December 7, 1995) trained in paleontology and geology at the University of Iowa. She coauthored dozens of general science books with her husband, Carroll Lane Fenton, including ''Records of Evolution' ...

, American geologist, palentolologist, author *

P. W. Fenton P. is an abbreviation or acronym that may refer to: * Page (paper), where the abbreviation comes from Latin ''pagina'' * Paris Herbarium, at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' * ''Pani'' (Polish), translating as Mrs. * The ''Pacific Rep ...

, podcaster *

Prudence Fenton Prudence Fenton is an American film, television and music video producer. She won a Grammy for producing and co-creating the music video for Peter Gabriel's 1992 single " Steam". Overview She began her career creating and animating MTV I.D.s, ...

, producer *

Richard Fenton Richard Fenton (January 1747 – November 1821) was a Welsh lawyer, topographer and poet. Biography Fenton was born in January 1747 in St David's, Pembrokeshire, and was baptised in St David's Cathedral on 20 February 1747, "being then a month ...

, Welsh topographer, poet and writer *

Roger Fenton Roger Fenton (28 March 1819 – 8 August 1869) was a British photographer, noted as one of the first war photographers. Fenton was born into a Lancashire merchant family. After graduating from London with an Arts degree, he became interested i ...

, photographer * Steve Fenton, footballer * Steve Fenton, rugby league player *

, manager of West Ham United * Wayne S Fenton, psychiatrist, researcher with National Institute of Mental Health * William N. Fenton, historian

People with the given name Fenton

Fenton Johnson John Fenton Johnson is an American writer and professor of English and LGBT Studies at the University of Arizona. Life He was born ninth of nine children into a Kentucky whiskey-making family with a strong storytelling tradition. In February ...

(1888–1958), American poet, essayist, author of short stories, editor and educator * Fenton Keogh, celebrity chef * Fenton Robinson, blues musician *

Fenton Williams Fenton Williams is a production designer and video director. He has worked with Dave Matthews Band since 1991. He began as their road manager and has served as Dave Matthews Band's lighting designer and video director for the last 20 years.

, lighting designer, founder of Filament Productions *

Fenton Bailey World of Wonder Productions is an American production company founded in 1991 by filmmakers Randy Barbato and Portsmouth-born Fenton Bailey. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company specializes in documentary television and film productio ...

, filmmaker, television producer

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