Acton (surname)
Acton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton : Lord Acton, the Catholic historian
- * Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton, his great-grandson, Labour peer and life peer
- * John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton, his great-great grandson, writer and farmer
- * Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, his grandfather, admiral and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples
- * Charles Januarius Edward Acton, his uncle, Cardinal of Santa Maria della Pace
- * Guglielmo Acton, his first cousin once removed, officer in the Neapolitan Navy, attempted to intercept Garibaldi at Marsala
- * Harold Acton, his distant cousin, writer, dandy and dilettante
- Abraham Acton, British Army soldier
- Alejandro Acton, Argentine cyclist
- Alfredo Acton, Italian admiral, politician and Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy
- Anna Acton, British actress
- Brian Acton, American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur
- Brigitte Acton, Canadian alpine skier
- Bud Acton, American basketball player
- Carlo Acton, Italian composer and pianist
- Charles Acton
- Cheryl Acton, Utah state legislator
- Dawn Acton, English actress and deejay
- Edward Acton
- Eliza Acton, English poet and cook
- Ferdinando Acton, Italian naval admiral and politician
- Forman S. Acton, American computer scientist and writer
- H. B. Acton, British writer and philosopher
- Henry Acton, English Unitarian minister
- James Acton, English cricketer
- James M. Acton, British academic and scientist
- Joe Acton, English wrestler
- John Acton
- Keith Acton, Canadian former National Hockey League player
- Loren Acton, American physicist and astronaut
- Marv Acton, American NASCAR driver
- Matt Acton, Australian association football player
- Prue Acton, Australian fashion designer
- R. G. Acton, American football coach
- Ralph Acton, English theologian and philosopher
- Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet, English baronet
- Robert Acton, English politician
- Samuel Acton, English architect
- Scott T. Acton, American professor
- Shane Acton, English sailor known for circumnavigating the globe
- Thomas Acton, English Jesuit
- Thomas C. Acton, American public servant, politician, reformer and police commissioner
- Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet, English landowner and politician
- Whitmore Acton, British baronet and politician
- William Acton, several people with this name, including:
- * William Acton , British doctor and writer
