Shelton

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 (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

• 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 (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

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