Crampton is an English surname, from Crompton, Lancashire, which may refer to the following persons: Albert M. Crampton (1900–1953), American jurist Barbara Crampton (born 1959), American actress Bruce Crampton (born 1935), Australian golfer Gertrude Crampton (born 1905), American author Henry Crampton (1875–1956), American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Howard Crampton (1865–1922), American actor Sir John Crampton, 2nd Baronet (1805–1886), British diplomat John Crampton (1921–2010) English aviator Julian Crampton (d. 2019), British biologist and academic Mark Crampton, English journalist and historian Matthew Crampton (born 1986), English cyclist Peter Crampton (politician) (1932–2011), English politician Peter Crampton (athlete) (born 1969), British sprinter Robert Crampton (born 1964), English journalist Thomas Russell Crampton (1816–1888), English engineer William Crampton, British vexillologist William Crampton Library Also: Barbara Mary Crampton Pym, novelist Crampton Hodnet, a novel by Barbara Pym Duncan Stuart Crampton Bell Philip Crampton Smyly William Crampton Gore See also The following locations: Crampton's Gap Battle of Crampton's Gap Crampton Island Crampton, Ontario, a community in Thames Centre Other: Crampton locomotive 6-2-0 locomotive (American usage) G&T Crampton, Irish construction company Surnames Surnames of Old English origin English toponymic surnames