Bolton (surname)

Bolton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Academics

• Andrew Bolton (curator) (born 1966), British museum curator
• Geoffrey Bolton (1931–2015), Australian academic historian
• Herbert Eugene Bolton (1870–1953), American historian and professor
• Jim Bolton (historian), English medieval economic historian
• Patrick Bolton (born 1957), American economist and professor
• Robert Bolton (1572–1631), English clergyman and academic
• Samuel Bolton (1606–1654), English clergyman and scholar

Art

• Clarence Bolton (1893–1962), American painter and lithographer
• Constance Bolton (née Beard, 1884–1949), New Zealand painter
• William Jay Bolton (1816–1884), English-American designer and manufacturer of stained glass windows

Banking and finance

• Anthony Bolton (born 1950), British investment fund manager and investor
• Frederic Bolton (1851–1920), English shipowner and underwriter
• James C. Bolton (1899–1974), American banker in Louisiana; son of James W. Bolton
• James W. Bolton (1869–1936), American banker in Louisiana; son of George Washington Bolton, father of James C. Bolton

Entertainment

• Betty Bolton (1906–2005), British actress
• Emily Bolton (born 1951), Dutch actress
• Joe Bolton (television personality) (1910–1986), American radio and television personality
• John Bolton (actor) (born 1965), American actor
• Marc Bolton (born 1968), English actor
• Mary Catherine Bolton (1790/91–1830), English actress, later known as Lady Thurlow
• Michael Bolton (born 1953), American singer
• Roger Bolton (producer) (born 1945), British television producer and radio presenter
• Zach Bolton (born 1981), American director, producer, and voice actor

Military

• Cecil H. Bolton (1908–1965), United States Army colonel and Medal of Honor recipient
• Claude M. Bolton Jr. (1945–2015), American Air Force Major General
• Daniel Bolton (1793–1860), English military engineer
• Edward L. Bolton, United States Air Force major general
• Francis Bolton (1831–1887), British Army officer and engineer
• William Bolton (Royal Navy officer, died 1817), captain in the Royal Navy
• William Bolton (Royal Navy officer, died 1830) (1777–1830), post-captain in the Royal Navy
• William Compton Bolton (died 1849), English-born officer in the United States Navy
• William Kinsey Bolton (1861–1941), Australian soldier and politician

Music

• Dupree Bolton (1929–1993), American jazz trumpeter
• Ivor Bolton (born 1958), English conductor and harpsichordist
• Steve Bolton (born 1949), English rock musician, also known as Boltz
• Tangelene Bolton (born 1991), American composer and music producer

Politics and law

Australia

• Alexander Bolton (1847–1918), Australian politician
• Elizabeth Bolton (born 1950), Australian lawyer, judge and magistrate
• Harry Bolton (1870–1956), Australian politician in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
• Henry Bolton (Australian politician) (1842–1900), Australian politician and brewer
• Sandy Bolton (born 1964), Australian politician

United Kingdom

• Edward Bolton (1592–1659), English-born judge in Ireland
• Henry Bolton (British politician) (born 1963), former leader of the UK Independence Party
• Hugh Bolton (trade unionist) (died 1947), British trade union official
• John Bolton (Haverfordwest MP) (fl. 1555), English politician
• John Bolton (Manx politician) (died 1980), Manx politician and accountant
• Joseph Cheney Bolton (1819–1901), Scottish politician and merchant
• Molly Bolton (1897–1991), British politician
• Norman Bolton (1875–1965), British civil servant in British India
• Robert Bolton (politician) (fl. 1990s), Northern Ireland politician
• Roger Bolton (1947–2006), British trade unionist
• Thomas Bolton (politician) (1841–1906), British politician
• Thomas Henry Bolton (1841–1916), English solicitor and politician
• William Bolton (Lord Mayor), English merchant and Lord Mayor of London in 1866

United States

• Chester C. Bolton (1882–1939), American politician in Ohio; father of Oliver P. Bolton
• Frances P. Bolton (1885–1977), American politician in Ohio; mother of Oliver P. Bolton
• George Washington Bolton (1841–1931), American politician in Louisiana; father of James W. Bolton
• John Bolton (born 1948), 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 27th United States National Security Advisor
• John M. Bolton (1901–1936), American businessman and politician in Illinois
• Oliver P. Bolton (1917–1972), American politician in Ohio; son of Frances P. Bolton and Chester C. Bolton
• Richard J. Bolton (1875–1954), American politician in New York and hotel owner
• Ron Bolton (politician) (fl. 2022, American politician
• Susan R. Bolton (born 1951), American judge in Arizona
• William P. Bolton (1885–1964), American politician in Maryland

Other

• Cornelius Bolton (died 1829) (1751–1829), Irish landowner and politician
• Ferris Bolton (1853–1937), Canadian politician and farmer in Manitoba
• John Bolton (Canadian politician) (1824–1872), Canadian businessman and political figure in New Brunswick
• Kenneth Bolton (1906–1996), Canadian politician in Ontario

Religion

• Charles Anselm Bolton (c. 1905–c.1970), English priest and professor of history and languages
• Frederick Bolton (1908-1987), Dean of Leighlin from 1963 to 1983
• George Bolton (priest) (1905–1968), Dean of Elphin and Ardagh from 1963 to 1967
• Hugh Bolton (priest) (died 1758), Dean of Waterford from 1723 until his death
• John Bolton (priest) (1665–1724), Dean of Derry from 1700 until his death
• William Bolton (priest), Dean of Ross, Ireland, from 1630 to 1637

Science

• Barry Bolton, English myrmecologist
• Charles Bolton (pathologist) (1870–1947), British physician and pathologist
• Charles Francis Bolton (born 1932), Canadian professor of neurology
• Elmer Keiser Bolton (1886–1968), American chemist
• Henry Carrington Bolton (1843–1903), American chemist and bibliographer of science
• Herbert Bolton (palaeontologist) (1863–1936), British palaeontologist
• James Bolton (1735–1799), English naturalist, mycologist, and illustrator
• John Gatenby Bolton (1922–1993), British-Australian astronomer
• Joseph Shaw Bolton (1867–1946), British physician, pathologist, alienist, neurologist, and professor of medicine
• Lissant Bolton (born 1954), Australian anthropologist
• Malcolm Bolton (born 1946), British soil mechanics engineer and professor
• Reginald Pelham Bolton ((1856–1942), Anglo-American engineer, archaeologist and historian
• Sarah Bolton (physicist), American physicist and university administrator
• Scott J. Bolton, American theoretical and experimental space physicist
• Thaddeus L. Bolton (1865–1948), American psychologist
• Tom Bolton (astronomer) (1943–2021), American-Canadian astronomer
• Werner von Bolton (1868–1912), German chemist and materials scientist

Sports

American football (gridiron)

• Andy Bolton (American football) (born 1954), American gridiron football running back
• Curtis Bolton (born 1995), American gridiron football linebacker
• Harry Bolton (American football) (1919–1986), American gridiron football tackle
• Nathaniel Bolton (born 1968), American gridiron football wide receiver and running back
• Nick Bolton (born 2000), American gridiron football linebacker
• Ron Bolton (born 1950), American gridiron football defensive back and coach
• Scott Bolton (American football) (born 1965), American gridiron football wide receiver

Association football (soccer)

• Arthur Bolton (1912–2001), English footballer
• Clint Bolton (born 1975), Australian football goalkeeper
• Hugh Bolton (footballer) (1879–unknown), Scottish footballer
• Ian Bolton (born 1953), English footballer
• Jack Bolton (1941–2021), Scottish footballer
• James Bolton (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer
• Joe Bolton (footballer) (born 1955), English footballer
• Josh Bolton (born 1984), American soccer player
• Laurie Bolton (1932–2018), English footballer
• Leslie Bolton (1909–1986), Danish footballer
• Luke Bolton (born 1999), English footballer
• Nigel Bolton (born 1975), English footballer
• William Bolton (footballer) (fl. 1915), English footballer

Australian rules football

• Brendon Bolton (born 1979), Tasmanian coach of Australian rules football
• Charles Bolton (footballer) (1876–1954), Australian rules footballer
• Craig Bolton (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
• Darren Bolton (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
• David Bolton (Australian footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer
• Jude Bolton (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
• Jye Bolton (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
• Mark Bolton (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
• Shai Bolton (born 1998), Australian rules footballer

Baseball

• Cecil Bolton (1904–1993), American baseball first baseman
• Cliff Bolton (1907–1979), American baseball catcher
• Rodney Bolton (born 1968), American baseball pitcher
• Tom Bolton (baseball) (born 1962), American baseball pitcher

Basketball

• Rasir Bolton (born 1999), American basketball player
• Ruthie Bolton (born 1967), American basketball player

Cricket

• Alan Bolton (cricketer) (1939–2003), English cricketer
• Benjamin Bolton (1862–1910), English cricketer
• Bertie Bolton (1893–1964), British cricketer and army officer
• Bruce Bolton (born 1935), New Zealand cricketer
• John Bolton (cricketer) (1881–1935), Australian cricketer
• Nicole Bolton (born 1989), Australian cricketer

Ice hockey

• Hugh Bolton (ice hockey) (1929–1999), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jenny Bolton (born 1992), English ice hockey player

Rugby

• Dave Bolton (1937–2021), British rugby league footballer who also played in Australia
• Phil Bolton (born 1983), American rugby union player
• Reg Bolton (rugby union) (1909–2006), English rugby union player and physician
• Richard Bolton (rugby league) (born 1943), New Zealand former rugby league footballer, manager, and coach
• Scott Bolton (rugby league) (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
• Shayne Bolton (born 2000), South African rugby union player
• Wilfred Bolton (1862–1930), English rugby union player
• William Bolton (rugby union) (1851–1896), Scottish rugby union player

Other

• Alan Bolton (darts player), New Zealand darts player
• Andrew Bolton (rower) (born 1980), American lightweight rower
• Andy Bolton (born 1970), English powerlifter and strongman
• Bay Bolton (1705–1736), British Thoroughbred racehorse, also known as Brown Lusty
• Bonner Bolton (born 1987), American rodeo cowboy and fashion model
• Cameron Bolton (born 1990), Australian snowboarder
• Colleen Bolton (born 1957), Australian cross-country skier
• Emmet Bolton (born 1985), Irish player of Gaelic football
• John Bolton (weightlifter) (born 1945), New Zealand light-heavyweight weightlifter
• Lyndon Bolton (1899–1995), British horseman
• Matthew Bolton (born 1979), Australian billiards and snooker player
• Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916–2001), Australian tennis player
• Ryan Bolton (born 1973), American triathlete
• Sam Bolton (born 2002), British ski jumper
• Shae Bolton (born 1989), Australian netball player, later known as Shae Brown
• Toy Bolton (1926–2001), American motorsports driver and team owner in NASCAR

Writing

• Deric Bolton (1908–1993), Scottish poet and research chemist
• Edmund Bolton (c.1575–c.1633), English historian and poet
• Gambier Bolton (1854–1928), English author and photographer
• Guy Bolton (1884–1979), Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies
• Isabel Bolton (born Mary Britton Miller; 1883–1975), American poet and novelist
• Ivy May Bolton (1879–1961), English-American nun and writer
• Joe Bolton (poet) (1961–1990), American poet
• John Bolton (illustrator) (born 1951), British comic and graphic artist
• Ken Bolton (born 1949), Australian poet
• Muriel Roy Bolton (1908–1983), American film and television writer
• Sarah Knowles Bolton (1841–1916), American writer
• Sarah T. Bolton (1814–1893), American poet and women's rights activist
• Sharon Bolton, British author of mystery fiction, published as S. J. Bolton

Other

• Charles B. Bolton (1909–1976), American dentist
• Deirdre Bolton, American journalist and news anchor
• Kerry Bolton (born 1956), New Zealand occultist and far-right activist
• Linda Burnes Bolton, American nurse and healthcare administrator
• Mary Bolton (addiction counsellor) (1920-1996), Irish counsellor and (non-clinical) psychotherapist
• Reg Bolton (clown) (1945–2006), English-born clown in the United Kingdom and Australia
• Roxcy Bolton (1926–2017), American feminist and civil rights activist
• Steve Bolton (entrepreneur) (born 1967), British entrepreneur
• Walter James Bolton (1888–1957), New Zealand criminal
• William Robert Fossey Bolton (1905–1973), Australian businessman and philanthropist

Fictional characters

• Jack Bolton (High School Musical), a character in the 2006 American television film High School Musical
• Jambo Bolton, a character in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks
• Kevin Bolton, a character in British soap opera EastEnders
• Michael Bolton, a character from the 1999 American film Office Space
• Ramsay Bolton, a character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels
• Roose Bolton, a character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels
• Troy Bolton, a character in the 2006 American television film High School Musical

See also

• Bolten
• Bolton (disambiguation)
• Boulton (surname)