Royal Navy Francis Brenton (1927–1971?), British adventurer Howard Brenton (born 1942), English playwright and screenwriter James Brenton (1736–1806), British politician and judge in Nova Scotia, modern-day Canada James Brenton (1740–1782), American Revolutionary War officer James D. Brenton, British medical scientist Sir Jahleel Brenton, 1st Baronet, KCB (1770–1844), British admiral Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1807–1862), translator of the Septuagint Lynn Brenton (1889–1968), American baseball player Marianne Brenton (1933–2013), American politician Samuel Brenton (1810–1857), American politician from Indiana Timothy Brenton (1970–2009), American police officer, murder victim Tommy Brenton (born 1989), American basketball player Tony Brenton (born 1950), British diplomat Will Brenton, British writer and producer William Brenton (c. 1610–1674), colonial administrator in what is now the United States See also Brenton Butler case, case of overturned murder conviction References English toponymic surnames