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Milton is an English, masculine given name. It is transferred from the eponomous surname, itself a toponymic surname from one of the many places so called, a large number of which get their name from Old English mylen ("mill") or middel ("middle") and tun ("settlement").

People

For people commonly called Milt, see Milt (given name)

A

• Milton A. Abernethy (1911–1991), American journalist and magazine editor
• Milton Acorn (1923–1986), Canadian poet, writer, and playwright
• Milton Abramowitz (1915–1958), American mathematician
• Milton Adolphus (1913–1988), American pianist and composer
• Milton Ager (1893–1979), American composer
• Milton Aguilar (born 1984), Mexican footballer
• Milton Alegre (born 1991), Argentine-Chilean footballer
• Milton Alexander (1796–1856), American general
• Milton Otho Alexander (1923–2013), American politician
• Milton Allen (1888–1981), Governor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
• Milton Allimadi, Ugandan-American journalist and writer
• Milton Angier (1899–1967), American javelin thrower
• Milton Antony (1789–1839), American physician
• Milton Taylor Armstrong (1887–1957), Canadian politician
• Milton Aronowitz (1891–1981), American football coach
• Milton Atkinson (1926-2008), Australian rugby league footballer
• Milton Avery (1885–1965), American modern painter

B

• Milton Babbitt (1916–2011), American composer
• Milton Bagby, American voice actor and author
• Milton Balkany (born 1946), American Orthodox rabbi and convicted extortionist
• Milton Barney (born 1963), American football player
• Mílton Barros (born 1984), Angolan basketball player
• Milton Bearden (born 1940), retired Central Intelligence Agency officer, author, and film consultant
• Milton Becerra (born 1951), Venezuelan artist
• Milton Earl Beebe (1840–1923), American architect
• Milton Bell (born 1970), American basketball player
• Milton Berle (1908–2002), American comedian
• Milton Blanco (born 1984), American soccer player
• Milton Bradley (1836–1911), American business magnate, game pioneer and publisher
• Milton Bradley (baseball) (born 1978), American baseball player
• Milton Brown (1903–1936), American band leader and vocalist
• Milton Brown (politician) (1804–1883), American politician

C

• Milton Campbell (born 1976), American track and field athlete
• Milton A. Candler (1837–1909), American lawyer, Confederate officer, and politician
• Milton Caniff (1907–1988), American cartoonist
• Milton Caraglio (born 1988), Argentine footballer
• Milton Coleman (born 1946), American journalist
• Milton Crenchaw (1919–2015), American aviator
• Milton Cross (1897–1975), American radio announcer

D

• Milton Delugg (1918–2015), American jazz accordionist, bandleader and composer
• Milton Diamond (1934–2024), American sexologist
• Milton Dick (born 1972), Australian politician
• Milton Doyle (born 1993), American basketball player
• Milton Dube, Nauruan politician

E

• Milton Ellenby, American bridge player
• Milton H. Erickson (1901–1980), American psychiatrist
• Milton Esterow (1928–2025), American art journalist
• Milton Estes (1914–1963), American country singer-songwriter and musician
• Milton Ezrati, American economist

F

• Milton Fisher (1917–2001), American attorney and investment banker
• Milton Flores (1974–2003), Honduran footballer
• Milton Francisco (born 1963), Brazilian high jumper
• Milton Friedman (1912–2006), American economist
• Milton Frome (1909–1989), American actor

G

• Milton Galamison (1923–1988), American Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist
• Milton C. Garber (1867–1948), American politician
• Milton Gästrin (born 2007), Swedish ice hockey player
• Milton Glaser (1929–2020), American graphic designer
• Milton Glick (1937–2011), American educator
• Milton Goldstein (film executive) (1926–2015), American film executive
• Milton Goldstein (photographer) (1915–2000), American photographer
• Milton Goode (born 1960), American high jumper
• Milton Green, (1913–2005), American hurdler
• Milton Fowler Gregg (1892–1978), Canadian military officer

H

• Milton Hardaway (1954–2008), American football player
• Milton Hay (1817–1893), American lawyer and politician
• Milton S. Hershey (1857–1945), American chocolatier and philanthropist
• Milton B. Hine (1828–1881), American politician
• Milton Huddart (1960–2015), English rugby league footballer

I

• Milton Inniss, Barbados diplomat

J

• Milton Jackson, stage name of Scottish DJ and record producer Barry Christie
• R. Milton Johnson, American businessman and philanthropist
• Milton Jones (born 1964), English comedian

K

• Milton Kerker (1920–2016), American physical chemist
• Milton Y. Kidd (1826–1884), American politician from Maryland
• Milton Koerner (1910–1980), American politician

L

• Milton Ladd, American politician
• Milton Lamb (1909–2006), Australian rules footballer
• Milton De Lano (1844–1922), American politician
• Milton Latham (1827–1882), American politician
• Milton Lazarus (1898/99–1955), American dramatist
• Milton Leathers (1908–2000), American football player
• Milton A. Lee (1949–1968), United States Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
• Milton C. Lee (born 1960), American judge, chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• Milton L. Lee, American professor of chemistry

M

• Milton Gummo Marx (1893–1977), American actor, comedian, and theatrical agent
• Milton McCrory (born 1962), American professional boxer
• Milton McGriggs, American football player
• Milton Mallawarachchi (1944–1998), Sri Lankan Sinhala vocalist
• Milton E. Miles (1900–1961), American U.S. Navy admiral
• Milton Morris (1924–2019), Australian politician

N

• Milton Nascimento (born 1942), Brazilian singer-songwriter

O

• Milton Obote (1925–2005), Ugandan politician

P

• J. A. Milton Perera (1929–1991), Sri Lankan Sinhala playback singer and composer
• Milton Prell (1905–1974), American hotel and casino developer
• Milton Jesús Puerto (born 1969), Honduran politician
• Milton D. Purdy (1866–1937), American federal judge

Q

• Milton Quon (1913–2019), American animator, artist, and actor

R

• Milton Ernest Ricketts (1913–1942), American naval officer
• Milton A. Romjue (1874–1968), American politician
• Milton Romney (1899–1975), American football player
• Milton A. Rothman (1919–2001), American nuclear physicist

S

• Milton Selzer (1918–2006) American stage, film, and television actor
• Milton Shulman (1913–2004), Canadian-British critic and author
• Milton Dean Slaughter, American theoretical physicist
• Milton Stapp (1792–1869), American politician

T

• Milton Terris (1915–2002), Public health physician and epidemiologist
• Milton Terry (1840-1914), American theologian and minister
• Milton Thaiday (born 1980), Australian Rugby player
• Milton Orville Thompson (1926–1993), American aviator
• Milton Born With A Tooth (1957–2019), Canadian activist
• Milton Treppo (born 1996), Argentine footballer
• Milton Trinidad (born 1939), Uruguayan footballer and coach
• Milton Tucker (1921–1986), Barbadian sports shooter

U

• Milton Urner (1839–1926), American politician

V

• Milton Valente (born 1998), Angolan basketball player
• Milton Valenzuela (born 1998), Argentine footballer
• Milton Vieira (born 1978), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Milton Viera (born 1946), Uruguayan footballer
• Milton Viorst (1930–2022), American journalist

W

• Milton Wainwright (born 1950), British microbiologist
• Milton Wakefield, Canadian politician
• Milton Waldman (1895–1976), American author and publisher
• Milton Waldor (1924–1975), American politician
• Milton Wallace (1912–1995), Canadian long-distance runner
• Milton Wai-yiu Wan (born 1952), Chinese theological scholar
• Milton P. Webster (1887–1965), American trade unionist
• Milton Weinstein, American health scientist
• Milton H. Welling (1876–1947), American politician
• Milton Wells (1829–1906), American military general
• Milton H. West (1888–1948), American politician
• Milton Wexler (1908–2007), American psychoanalyst
• Milton C. Whitaker (1870–1963), American chemist
• Milton White (1902–1978), Australian rules footballer
• Milton Whiting (1922–2010), Australian politician
• Milton Williams (born 1999), American football player
• Milton Windler (born 1932), NASA flight director
• Milton A. Wolf (1924–2005), American diplomat, investment banker and real estate developer
• Milton R. Wolf (born 1971), American physician
• Milton Wolff (1915–2008), American writer and veteran
• Milton Wolsky (1916–1981), American painter and illustrator
• Milton Wong (1940–2011), Canadian businessman, financier and philanthropist
• Milton L. Wood (1922–2015), American Episcopalian bishop
• Milton Woods, African-American actor
• Milton Work (1864–1934), American whist and bridge writer
• Milton Wright (academic) (1903–1972), American academic
• Milton Wright (American football), American football player
• Milton Wright (bishop) (1828–1917), father of the Wright brothers
• Milton Wynants (born 1972), Uruguayan cyclist
• Milton Wynn (born 1978), American football player

Y

• Milton Yakus (1917–1980), American songwriter
• Milton J. Yarberry (1849–1883), American Old West lawman
• Milton Young (1897–1983), American politician

Z

• Milton Zaagman (1926–2012), American politician
• Milton Zaitlin (1927–2016), American plant pathologist

Fictional characters

• Milton (DC Extended Universe), in The Suicide Squad
• Milton Calypeer, in the 2006 animated film Cars
• Milton Dyer (Ninjago), in the animated television series Ninjago
• Milton Krest, a villain in the James Bond short story "The Hildebrand Rarity"
• Milton Mamet, in the television series The Walking Dead
• Milton Waddams, in the 1999 comedy film Office Space

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Milton
• All pages with titles containing Milton
• Milton (disambiguation)
• Milton (surname)
• Milt (given name), a list of people, nearly all with the real given name Milton