From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
People
Surname
General
Alfred Shelton (1865–1923), English international footballer
Amy Shelton , U.S. cognitive psychology professor
Anne Shelton (courtier) (1475–1555), aunt of Anne Boleyn and mother of Henry VIII's mistress, Mary Shelton; wife of Sir John Shelton
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 (courtier) (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 (stenographer) (1600/01–1650(?))
Thomas Shelton (translator) (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 (photographer) (born 1967), New Zealand photographer
Anne Shelton (singer) (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 (writer) (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
Tracey Shelton , Australian photojournalist
Ricky Van Shelton (born 1952), US-American country music singer
Politicians
Sports
Anthony Shelton (born 1967), American football player
Ben Shelton (tennis) (born 2002), American tennis player
Chris Shelton (baseball player) (born 1980), American baseball player for the Texas Rangers
Coleman Shelton (born 1995), American football player
Derek Shelton (born 1970), American baseball coach
Ella Shelton (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
Ernie Shelton (born 1932), American high jumper
Ian Shelton (footballer) (1940–2021), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Football Club
Lonnie Shelton (1955–2018), American basketball player
Luton Shelton (1985-2021), Jamaican footballer
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term