Dot Cotton (Eastenders) Other Charles Cotton (1630–1687), poet Charles Cotton (disambiguation), several people David Cotton (born 1950/1951), American billionaire businessman John Cotton (minister) (1585–1652), clergyman, grandfather of Cotton Mather Mary Ann Cotton (1832–1873), British serial killer Richard Lynch Cotton (1794–1880), British vicar and university administrator Robert Cotton (disambiguation), several people Sarah Cotton (1815–1878), British wife of the academic and medic Sir Henry Acland, inspiration for the Acland Hospital Sir Sydney Cotton (1792–1874), British Army officer. Thomas Cotton, several people William Cotton (disambiguation), several people See also Cotton (disambiguation) Cotton (nickname) Coton (disambiguation) Cotten References English-language surnames