Fenton is both a surname and a male given-name, literally-meaning "fen/marsh town", originating as the name of several English places, popular in the United States and New Zealand. It is also a name of Irish-Gaelic origin; Ó Fionnachta (see Finnerty) or Ó Fiachna 'descendant of Fiachna', an old personal name Anglicized as Feighney and sometimes mistranslated as 'Hunt' (see Fee). Notable people with the name include:
People with the surname
Actors and actresses
Lavinia Fenton (1708-1760) Leonard Fenton (1926-2022) Simon Fenton
Journalists
Anthony Fenton
Tom Fenton
Musicians
Carl Fenton
George Fenton
Julian Fenton
Paul Fenton
Shane Fenton, singer aka Alvin Stardust
Politicians
Bob Fenton (1923–2013), New Zealand politician
Darien Fenton (born 1954), New Zealand politician
Donovan Fenton, American politician from New Hampshire
Ivor D. Fenton (1889–1986), American politician from Pennsylvania
James Fenton (1864–1950), Australian politician
Joseph S. Fenton (1781–1851), American politician from Michigan
Kelly Fenton (born 1966), American politician from Minnesota
Reuben Fenton (1819–1885), American politician from New York
William M. Fenton (1808–1871), American politician from Michigan
Sportspersons
Billy Fenton
Darin Fenton, Canadian curler
Ewan Fenton, Scottish footballer
Georgia-Mae Fenton (born 2000), British artistic gymnast
Geraldine Fenton
Isaac Fenton (1910–1997), English footballer
John Fenton (hurler) Lorraine Fenton Nick Fenton Paul Fenton (ice hockey), American ice hockey player Peggy Fenton (1927–2013), American baseball player Rashad Fenton (born 1997), American football player Ron Fenton (1940–2013), English footballer and manager Ted Fenton
Writers
Elijah Fenton (1683–1730), an English poet, biographer and translator. Geoffrey Fenton (c. 1539 – 1608), an English writer James Fenton (born 1949), an English poet, journalist and literary critic. He is a former Oxford Professor of Poetry James Fenton (1931–2021), Ulster Scots writer and poet.
Other
Carroll Lane Fenton, American geologist, paleontologist, author
Clyde Fenton, flying doctor
David Fenton, founder of Fenton Communications
Edward Fenton (died 1603), navigator
Frank Fenton (disambiguation) Geoffrey Fenton (c. 1539–1608), English writer, Privy Councillor, and Principal Secretary of State in Ireland H. J. H. Fenton, chemical engineer John Charles Fenton, lawyer Joseph Fenton, informer killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army Joseph Clifford Fenton, editor of American Ecclesiastical Review (1944–66) Mildred Adams Fenton, American geologist, palaeontologist, author Myles Fenton (1830–1918), British manager of railway companies Prudence Fenton, producer Richard Fenton, Welsh topographer, poet and writer Roger Fenton, photographer Steve Fenton, footballer Steve Fenton, rugby league player Ted Fenton, manager of West Ham United Wayne S Fenton, psychiatrist, researcher with National Institute of Mental Health William N. Fenton, historian
People with the given name
Fenton Johnson (poet) (1888–1958), American poet, essayist, author of short stories, editor and educator Fenton Keogh, celebrity chef Fenton Robinson, blues musician Fenton Williams, lighting designer, founder of Filament Productions Fenton Bailey, filmmaker and television producer
Fictional characters
Fenton, a 'young gentleman' in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor
Harry Fenton, in the television series Peaky Blinders
Lord Fenton, in the novel Scarlett
Fenton Crackshell, aka GizmoDuck from DuckTales
Fenton, the Death Sheep from Hell, the subject of the song "Sheep Marketing Ploy" by Tom Smith Fenton Mewley, from the animated television series Home Movies Fenton Hardy from the Hardy Boys books Fenton O'Connell, an alias of Kevin Ryan in the television series Castle Fenton Meiks, in the film Frailty Fenton, a minor character who has a feud with Fez in the television series That '70s Show Daniel Fenton, a main character of the animiated television series Danny Phantom
See also
Fenton (disambiguation)