# Patton (surname)

Patton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## Military

* George S. Patton (1885–1945), American general
* George Patton IV (1923–2004), son of George S. Patton and also a U.S. Army general
* George Smith Patton (attorney)
* George S. Patton, Sr. (1833–1864), Confederate colonel and grandfather of George S. Patton
* Raymond Stanton Patton (1882–1937), American admiral and engineer, second Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
* Waller T. Patton (1835–1863), Confederate lieutenant colonel and great-uncle of George S. Patton

## Politics

* Barbara Patton (born 1944), New York politician and university professor
* Charles Emory Patton (1859–1937), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
* E. Earl Patton (1927–2011), Georgia state senator from 1969 to 1970
* Henry D. Patton (c. 1876–1966), New York assemblyman 1914
* James Patton (Lieutenant Governor), Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1820 to 1822
* John Patton (Detroit mayor) (1822–1900)
* John Patton (1823–1897), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
* John Patton, Jr. (1850–1907), U.S. Senator from Michigan
* John Denniston Patton (1829–1904), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
* John Mercer Patton (1797–1858), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
* Paul E. Patton (born 1937), Governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003
* Robert M. Patton (1809–1885), Governor of Alabama from 1865 to 1868

## Academia

* Elizabeth Patton, FRSE professor of chemical genetics, Personal Chair in Melanoma Genetics and Drug Discovery, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh
* Francis L. Patton (1843–1932), 12th President of Princeton University
* Carl Patton, former president of Georgia State University
* Paul R. Patton (born 1950), Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales
* James L. Patton (born 1941), Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley

## Arts

* Big Boi, the stage name of Antwan André Patton (born 1975), hip hop artist
* Bill Patton (1894–1951), American actor
* Candice Patton (born 1985), American actress
* Charley Patton (1891–1934), U.S. blues musician
* Chris Patton (born 1971), American actor
* Conro, or "Conor Patton", Canadian music producer
* Fiona Patton (born 1962), Canadian fantasy author
* John Patton (musician), Hammond organ player
* Mike Patton (born 1968), American musician
* Ashlyn Gere, or "Kimberly Patton" (born 1959), adult actress
* Paula Patton (born 1975), American actress
* Donovan Patton (born 1978), American actor and voice actor
* Virginia Patton (1925–2022), American actress

## Sports

* Arthur Patton (1916-1990), Australian rugby league footballer
* Bill Patton (baseball) (1912–1986), American baseball player
* Debbie Patton, American bodybuilder
* Casey Patton (born 1974), Canadian retired boxer
* Darvis Patton (born 1977), American Olympic sprinter
* Jimmy Patton (1933–1972), American Football Player NFL NY GIANTS
* Jonathon Patton (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
* Joshua Patton (born 1997), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Justin Patton (born 1997), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Mel Patton (1924–2014), American Olympic sprinter
* Mike Patton (rugby league), New Zealand rugger
* Quinton Patton (born 1990), American football player
* Spencer Patton (born 1988), American professional baseball player
* Steve Patton, American football coach
* Troy Patton (born 1985), American baseball pitcher

## Other

* Carl Patton (born 1949), American serial killer
* Patton Drilovsky (Numbuh 60), from the Cartoon Network animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
* James Patton (Virginia colonist) {1692-155), Irish immigrant to colonial Virginia
* Henry Patton (1867–1943), Irish bishop
* James French Patton (1843–1882), American lawyer
* Michael Quinn Patton (born 1945), U.S. organizer and consultant
* William Hampton Patton (1853–1918), American entomologist
* Paul Patton, secret identity of comic book character The Fox