Fenton is both a surname and a male given-name originating, literally-meaning "fen/marsh town", is the name of several English places, popular in the United States and New Zealand. It is also a name of Irish-Gaelic origin; Ó Fionnachta (see Finnerty) or Ó Fiachna 'descendant of Fiachna', an old personal name Anglicized as Feighney and sometimes mistranslated as 'Hunt' (see Fee). Notable people with the name include: People with the surname Fenton Actors and actresses Lavinia Fenton (1708-1760) Leonard Fenton (1926-2022) Simon Fenton Fictional characters Fenton, a 'young gentleman' in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor Harry Fenton, character in Peaky Blinders Lord Fenton, character in Scarlett Fenton Crackshell, aka GizmoDuck from DuckTales Fenton, the Death Sheep from Hell, the subject of the song "Sheep Marketing Ploy" by Tom Smith Fenton Mewley, character from the animated TV show Home Movies Fenton Hardy from the Hardy Boys books Fenton O'Connell, an alias of Kevin Ryan from Castle Fenton Meiks, character in Frailty Fenton, a minor character that has a feud with Fez in That '70s Show Daniel Fenton, main character of Danny Phantom Harcourt Fenton ("Harry") Mudd, character from Star Trek (Original Series) episodes "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd." In "I, Mudd" his full name was voiced (in derision) by a replica of his long-abandoned wife, Stella, who accused him of assorted 'crimes:' "Harcourt Fenton Mudd – have you been drinking?" He also appeared in the animated episode "Mudd's Passion". Journalists Anthony Fenton Tom Fenton Musicians Carl Fenton George Fenton Julian Fenton Paul Fenton Shane Fenton, singer aka Alvin Stardust Politicians Bob Fenton (1923–2013), New Zealand politician Darien Fenton (born 1954), New Zealand politician Donovan Fenton, American politician from New Hampshire Ivor D. Fenton (1889–1986), American politician from Pennsylvania James Fenton (1864–1950), Australian politician Joseph S. Fenton (1781–1851), American politician from Michigan Kelly Fenton (born 1966), American politician from Minnesota Reuben Fenton (1819–1885), American politician from New York William M. Fenton (1808–1871), American politician from Michigan Sportspersons Billy Fenton Darin Fenton, Canadian curler Ewan Fenton, Scottish footballer Georgia-Mae Fenton (born 2000), British artistic gymnast Geraldine Fenton Isaac Fenton (1910–1997), English footballer John Fenton Lorraine Fenton Nick Fenton Paul Fenton, American ice hockey player Peggy Fenton (1927–2013), American baseball player Rashad Fenton (born 1997), American football player Ron Fenton (1940–2013), English footballer and manager Ted Fenton Writers Elijah Fenton (1683–1730), an English poet, biographer and translator. Geoffrey Fenton (c. 1539 – 1608), an