Fenton (name)
Introduction '''Fenton''' is both a surname and a male given-name, literally-meaning "fen/marsh town", originating as 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 === Actors and actresses ===* Lavinia Fenton (1708-1760)* Leonard Fenton (1926-2022)* Simon Fenton=== 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 (hurler)* Lorraine Fenton* Nick Fenton* Paul Fenton (ice hockey), 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 English writer* James Fenton (born 1949), an English poet, journalist and literary critic. He is a former Oxford Professor of Poetry* James Fenton (1931–2021), Ulster Scots writer and poet.=== Other ===* Carroll Lane Fenton, American geologist, paleontologist, author* Clyde Fenton, flying doctor* David Fenton, founder of Fenton Communications* Edward Fenton (died 1603), navigator* Frank Fenton (disambiguation)* Geoffrey Fenton (c. 1539–1608), English writer, Privy Councillor, and Principal Secretary of State in Ireland* H. J. H. Fenton, chemical engineer* John Charles Fenton, lawyer* Joseph Fenton, informer killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army* Joseph Clifford Fenton, editor of ''American Ecclesiastical Review'' (1944–66)* Mildred Adams Fenton, American geologist, palaeontologist, author* Myles Fenton (1830–1918), British manager of railway companies * Prudence Fenton, producer* Richard Fenton, Welsh topographer, poet and writer* Roger Fenton, photographer* Steve Fenton, footballer* Steve Fenton, rugby league player* Ted Fenton, manager of West Ham United* Wayne S Fenton, psychiatrist, researcher with National Institute of Mental Health* William N. Fenton, historian
People with the given name * Fenton Johnson (poet) (1888–1958), American poet, essayist, author of short stories, editor and educator* Fenton Keogh, celebrity chef* Fenton Robinson, blues musician* Fenton Williams, lighting designer, founder of Filament Productions* Fenton Bailey, filmmaker and television producer
Fictional characters * Fenton, a 'young gentleman' in Shakespeare's ''The Merry Wives of Windsor''* Harry Fenton, in the television series ''Peaky Blinders''* Lord Fenton, in the novel ''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, from the animated television series ''Home Movies''* Fenton Hardy from the ''Hardy Boys'' books* Fenton O'Connell, an alias of Kevin Ryan in the television series ''Castle''* Fenton Meiks, in the film ''Frailty''* Fenton, a minor character who has a feud with Fez in the television series ''That '70s Show''* Daniel Fenton, a main character of the animiated television series ''Danny Phantom''
See also *Fenton (disambiguation)
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