title: Acton (surname)
text: # Acton (surname)
  
  Acton is an English surname. 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
  * 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, English sailor known for circumnavigating the globe
  * Thomas Acton (Jesuit), English Jesuit and missionary
  * Thomas C. Acton, American public servant, politician, and police commissioner of the New York City Police Department
  * Thomas Acton (British Army officer)
  * Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1621 – 1665), English landowner and politician
  * Whitmore Acton (c. 1677 – 1731/32), British baronet and politician
  * William Acton (disambiguation), several people with this name, including:
     * William Acton (doctor) (1813–1875), British doctor and writer
  