Acton (surname)
Acton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902): Lord Acton, the Catholic historian
- Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton (1941–2010), his great-grandson, Labour peer and life peer
- John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton (born 1966), his great-great grandson, writer and farmer
- Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet (1736–1811), his grandfather, admiral and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples
- Charles Januarius Edward Acton (1803–1847), his uncle, Cardinal of Santa Maria della Pace
- Guglielmo Acton (1825–1896), his first cousin once removed, officer in the Neapolitan Navy, attempted to intercept Garibaldi at Marsala
- Harold Acton (1904–1994), his distant cousin, writer, dandy and dilettante
- Abraham Acton (1893–1915), British Army soldier
- Alejandro Acton (born 1972), Argentine cyclist
- Anna Acton (born 1979), British actress
- Brian Acton (born 1972), American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur
- Brigitte Acton (born 1985), Canadian alpine skier
- Bud Acton (born 1942), American basketball player
- Carlo Acton (1829–1909), Italian composer and pianist
- Charles Acton (disambiguation)
- Dawn Acton (born 1977), English actress and deejay
- Edward Acton (disambiguation)
- Eliza Acton (1799–1859), English poet and cook
- Ferdinando Acton (1832–1891), Italian naval admiral and politician
- Forman S. Acton (born 1920), American computer scientist and writer
- H. B. Acton (1908–1974), British writer and philosopher
- Henry Acton (1797–1843), English Unitarian minister
- James Acton (1848–1924), English cricketer
- James M. Acton, British academic and scientist
- Joe Acton (1852–1917), English wrestler
- John Acton (disambiguation)
- Keith Acton (born 1958), Canadian former National Hockey League player
- Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut
- Marv Acton (born 1944), American NASCAR driver
- Prue Acton (born 1943), Australian fashion designer
- R. G. Acton (1864/1865–1900), American football coach
- Ralph Acton (fl. 14th century), English theologian and philosopher
- Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet (1712–1791), English baronet
- Robert Acton (1497–1558), English politician
- Samuel Acton (c.1773–1837), English architect
- Scott T. Acton, American professor
- Shane Acton, English sailor known for circumnavigating the globe
- Thomas Acton (1662–1721), English Jesuit
- Thomas C. Acton (1823–1898), American public servant, politician, reformer and police commissioner
- Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1621–1665), English landowner and politician
- Whitmore Acton (c. 1677–1731/32), British baronet and politician
- William Acton (disambiguation), several people with this name, including:
- William Acton (doctor) (1813–1875), British doctor and writer
- Marion Adams-Acton (1846–1928), Scottish novelist
- Murray Adams-Acton (1886–1971), English art and architecture historian, and interior designer
- Acton Adams (1843–1924), British politician
- Acton Smee Ayrton (1816–1886), British barrister and politician
- Michael Acton Smith (born 1974), British businessman
See also
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