Shelton may refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

  • Shelton, North Bedfordshire, in the parish of Dean and Shelton, Bedfordshire
  • Lower Shelton, in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
  • Upper Shelton, in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
  • Shelton, Norfolk
  • Shelton, Nottinghamshire
  • Shelton, Shropshire
  • Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

United States

  • Shelton, Connecticut
  • Shelton, Nebraska
  • Shelton, Washington

People

Surname

General

  • Alfred Shelton (1865–1923), English international footballer
  • Amy Shelton, U.S. cognitive psychology professor
  • Anne Shelton (1475–1555), aunt of Anne Boleyn and mother of Henry VIII's mistress, Mary Shelton; wife of Sir John Shelton
  • E. Dolby Shelton (1856–1944), English printer, publisher, and activist
  • George M. Shelton (1877–1949), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient
  • Herbert M. Shelton (1895–1985), Prominent American health educator, pacifist, vegetarian, and advocate of raw foodism and fasting cures
  • Hugh Shelton (born 1942), retired US Army four-star general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Ian Shelton (born 1957), Canadian astronomer
  • Sir John Shelton (1476/7–1539), head of the household of the future Queen Elizabeth I of England
  • John Shelton (c.1503–1558), controller and governor to the royal children of Henry VIII's court
  • John M. Shelton (1853–1923), American rancher and banker
  • Judy Shelton
  • Lee Shelton (1865–1912), convicted murderer mentioned in song as "Stagger Lee"
  • Nicole Shelton, American academic
  • Ronnie Shelton (1961–2018), the "West Side Rapist", American serial rapist
  • Ruth Gaines-Shelton (1872-1934), American educator and writer
  • Sandra Shelton, American economist
  • Thomas Shelton (1600/01–1650(?))
  • Thomas Shelton (fl. 1612–1620), British translator of Cervantes
  • William L. Shelton (born 1954), US Air Force lieutenant general
  • Winston L. Shelton (1922–2019), American businessman and inventor

Arts

  • Ann Shelton (born 1967), New Zealand photographer
  • Anne Shelton (1923–1994), British singer
  • Blake Shelton (born 1976), American country singer
  • Deborah Shelton (born 1948), US-American actress and star of US soap Dallas
  • Gilbert Shelton (born 1940), US-American comic artist
  • Marley Shelton (born 1974), American actress, sibling of Samantha
  • Mary Shelton (1510/15–1570/71), lady-in-waiting, poet and mistress of Henry VIII of England
  • Peter L. Shelton (1945–2012), architect and interior designer
  • Richard Shelton (1933–2022), US-American poet and author
  • Ron Shelton (born 1945), US-American film director
  • Roscoe Shelton (1931–2002), American electric blues and R&B singer
  • Samantha Shelton (born 1978), American actress, sibling of Marley
  • Simon Shelton (1966–2018), English actor
  • Tracey Shelton, Australian photojournalist
  • Ricky Van Shelton (born 1952), US-American country music singer

Politicians

  • Amanda Shelton (born 1990), Guamanian politician
  • Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), American pediatrician and politician
  • Norman Shelton (1905–1980), New Zealand politician
  • Shelly M. Shelton, Republican member of the Nevada Assembly

Sports

  • Anthony Shelton (born 1967), American football player
  • Ben Shelton (born 2002), American tennis player
  • Bryan Shelton (born 1965), American tennis player and coach
  • Chris Shelton (born 1980), American baseball player for the Texas Rangers
  • Coleman Shelton (born 1995), American football player
  • Derek Shelton (born 1970), American baseball coach
  • Drew Shelton (born 2003), American football player
  • Ella Shelton (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ernie Shelton (born 1932), American high jumper
  • Ian Shelton (1940–2021), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Football Club
  • Lonnie Shelton (1955–2018), American basketball player
  • Luton Shelton (1985-2021), Jamaican footballer
  • Nehemiah Shelton (born 1999), American football player
  • Skeeter Shelton (1888–1954), American baseball player and coach

Fictional characters

  • Sgt. Brett C. Shelton, the bullying Sgt. in Child's Play 3, played by Travis Fine
  • Harriet Shelton in the British soap opera Doctors, played by Carley Stenson

Given name

  • Shelton Benjamin (born 1975), American wrestler
  • Shelton Eppler (born 1998), American football player
  • Gamini Fonseka (Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka) (1936-2004), Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician
  • Shelton Gibson (born 1994), American football player
  • D. Shelton A. Gunaratne (1940-2019), American academic
  • Shelton Jayasinghe (1922-1978), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister
  • Shelton Payagala (1944-2009), Sri Lankan film director and writer
  • Shelton Perera (1939-1986), Sri Lankan tabla player, vocalist, and composer
  • Shelton Ranaraja (1926-2011), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and deputy minister
  • Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973), Sri Lankan politician who served as prime minister in three instances
  • Shelton Hank Williams (born 1972), American musician
  • Spike Lee (born 1957 as Shelton Jackson Lee), American filmmaker

Other uses

  • Shelton High School (disambiguation)
  • 5953 Shelton, an asteroid
  • Shelton Abbey Prison, near Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
  • Shelton Hospital, former county asylum in Shelton, Shropshire, England
  • Shelton Oak, a tree near Shrewsbury, England
  • USS Shelton, any of two United States Navy ships
  • The Shelton, a historic apartment building in Indianapolis, Indiana, US
  • Shelton, a code name during development for a variant of the Pentium M without any level 2 cache, in the Celeron brand

See also

  • Sheldon (disambiguation)
  • Shilton (disambiguation)
  • Skelton (disambiguation)