Acton (surname)

Acton is an English surname.{{cite book

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| title = The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland

| publisher = OUP Oxford

| year = 2016

| isbn = 978-0-19-252747-9

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}} Notable people with the surname include:

• John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902): Lord Acton, the Catholic historian
• Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton (1941–2010), his great-grandson, Labour peer and life peer
• John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton (born 1966), his great-great-grandson, writer and farmer
• Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet (1736–1811), his grandfather, admiral and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples
• Charles Januarius Edward Acton (1803–1847), his uncle, Cardinal of Santa Maria della Pace
• Guglielmo Acton (1825–1896), his first cousin once removed, officer in the Neapolitan Navy, attempted to intercept Garibaldi at Marsala
• Harold Acton (1904–1994), his distant cousin, writer, dandy and dilettante
• Abraham Acton (1893–1915), British Army soldier
• Alejandro Acton (born 1972), Argentine cyclist
• Alfredo Acton (1867–1934), Italian admiral, politician and Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy
• Anna Acton (born 1979), British actress
• Ben Acton (1927–2020), Australian ice hockey player
• Brian Acton (born 1972), American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur
• Brian Acton (born 1985), American transportation designer and product designer
• Brigitte Acton (born 1985), Canadian alpine skier
• Bud Acton (born 1942), American basketball player
• Carlo Acton (1829–1909), Italian composer and pianist
• Charles Acton (disambiguation)
• Cheryl Acton, Utah state legislator
• Dawn Acton (born 1977), English actress and deejay
• Edward Acton (disambiguation)
• Eliza Acton (1799–1859), English poet and cook
• Ferdinando Acton (1832–1891), Italian naval admiral and politician
• Forman S. Acton (1920–2014), American computer scientist and writer
• Garrett Acton (born 1998), American baseball player
• H. B. Acton (1908–1974), British writer and philosopher
• Henry Acton (1797–1843), English Unitarian minister
• James Acton (1848–1924), English cricketer
• James M. Acton, British academic and scientist
• Joe Acton (1852–1917), English wrestler
• John Acton (disambiguation)
• Keith Acton (born 1958), Canadian former National Hockey League player
• Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut
• Laurence Acton (senior) (died 1386/7), English MP
• Laurence Acton (junior) (died 1410), English MP
• Marv Acton (born 1944), American NASCAR driver
• Matt Acton (born 1992), Australian association football player
• Prue Acton (born 1943), Australian fashion designer
• R. G. Acton (1864/1865–1900), American football coach
• Ralph Acton (fl. 14th century), English theologian and philosopher
• Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet (1712–1791), English baronet
• Robert Acton (1497–1558), English politician
• Samuel Acton (c. 1773–1837), English architect
• Scott T. Acton, American professor
• Shane Acton (1946–2002), English sailor known for circumnavigating the globe
• Thomas Acton (Jesuit) (1662–1721), English Jesuit and missionary
• Thomas C. Acton (1823–1898), American public servant, politician, and police commissioner of the New York City Police Department
• Thomas Acton (British Army officer) (1917–1977)
• Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1621–1665), English landowner and politician
• Whitmore Acton (c. 1677–1731/2), British baronet and politician
• William Acton (disambiguation), several people with this name, including:
• William Acton (doctor) (1813–1875), British doctor and writer