# Shelton

Shelton may refer to:

## Places
### United Kingdom

* Shelton, North Bedfordshire, in the parish of Dean and Shelton, Bedfordshire
* Lower Shelton, in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
* Upper Shelton, in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
* Shelton, Norfolk
* Shelton, Nottinghamshire
* Shelton, Shropshire
* Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

### United States

* Shelton, Connecticut
* Shelton, Nebraska
* Shelton, Washington

## People
### Surname
#### General

* Alfred Shelton (1865–1923), English international footballer
* Amy Shelton, U.S. cognitive psychology professor
* Anne Shelton (1475–1555), aunt of Anne Boleyn and mother of Henry VIII's mistress, Mary Shelton; wife of Sir John Shelton
* E. Dolby Shelton (1856–1944), English printer, publisher, and activist
* George M. Shelton (1877–1949), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient
* Herbert M. Shelton (1895–1985), Prominent American health educator, pacifist, vegetarian, and advocate of raw foodism and fasting cures
* Hugh Shelton (born 1942), retired US Army four-star general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Ian Shelton (born 1957), Canadian astronomer
* Sir John Shelton (1476/7–1539), head of the household of the future Queen Elizabeth I of England
* John Shelton (c.1503–1558), controller and governor to the royal children of Henry VIII's court
* John M. Shelton (1853–1923), American rancher and banker
* Judy Shelton
* Lee Shelton (1865–1912), convicted murderer mentioned in song as "Stagger Lee"
* Nicole Shelton, American academic
* Ronnie Shelton (1961–2018), the "West Side Rapist", American serial rapist
* Ruth Gaines-Shelton (1872-1934), American educator and writer
* Sandra Shelton, American economist
* Thomas Shelton (1600/01–1650(?))
* Thomas Shelton (fl. 1612–1620), British translator of Cervantes
* William L. Shelton (born 1954), US Air Force lieutenant general
* Winston L. Shelton (1922–2019), American businessman and inventor

#### Arts

* Ann Shelton (born 1967), New Zealand photographer
* Anne Shelton (1923–1994), British singer
* Blake Shelton (born 1976), American country singer
* Deborah Shelton (born 1948), US-American actress and star of US soap Dallas
* Gilbert Shelton (born 1940), US-American comic artist
* Marley Shelton (born 1974), American actress, sibling of Samantha
* Mary Shelton (1510/15–1570/71), lady-in-waiting, poet and mistress of Henry VIII of England
* Peter L. Shelton (1945–2012), architect and interior designer
* Richard Shelton (1933–2022), US-American poet and author
* Ron Shelton (born 1945), US-American film director
* Roscoe Shelton (1931–2002), American electric blues and R&B singer
* Samantha Shelton (born 1978), American actress, sibling of Marley
* Simon Shelton (1966–2018), English actor
* Tracey Shelton, Australian photojournalist
* Ricky Van Shelton (born 1952), US-American country music singer

#### Politicians

* Amanda Shelton (born 1990), Guamanian politician
* Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), American pediatrician and politician
* Norman Shelton (1905–1980), New Zealand politician
* Shelly M. Shelton, Republican member of the Nevada Assembly

#### Sports

* Anthony Shelton (born 1967), American football player
* Ben Shelton (born 2002), American tennis player
* Chris Shelton (born 1980), American baseball player for the Texas Rangers
* Coleman Shelton (born 1995), American football player
* Derek Shelton (born 1970), American baseball coach
* Ella Shelton (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ernie Shelton (born 1932), American high jumper
* Ian Shelton (1940–2021), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Football Club
* Lonnie Shelton (1955–2018), American basketball player
* Luton Shelton (1985-2021), Jamaican footballer
* Nehemiah Shelton (born 1999), American football player
* Skeeter Shelton (1888–1954), American baseball player and coach

#### Fictional characters

* Sgt. Brett C. Shelton, the bullying Sgt. in Child's Play 3, played by Travis Fine
* Harriet Shelton in the British soap opera Doctors, played by Carley Stenson

### Given name

* Shelton Benjamin (born 1975), American wrestler
* Gamini Fonseka (Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka) (1936-2004), Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician
* Shelton Gibson (born 1994), American football player
* D. Shelton A. Gunaratne (1940-2019), American academic
* Shelton Jayasinghe (1922-1978), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister
* Shelton Payagala (1944-2009), Sri Lankan film director and writer
* Shelton Perera (1939-1986), Sri Lankan tabla player, vocalist, and composer
* Shelton Ranaraja (1926-2011), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and deputy minister
* Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973), Sri Lankan politician who served as prime minister in three instances
* Shelton Hank Williams (born 1972), American musician
* Spike Lee (born 1957 as Shelton Jackson Lee), American filmmaker

## Other uses

* Shelton High School (disambiguation)
* 5953 Shelton, an asteroid
* Shelton Abbey Prison, near Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
* Shelton Hospital, former county asylum in Shelton, Shropshire, England
* Shelton Oak, a tree near Shrewsbury, England
* USS Shelton, any of two United States Navy ships
* The Shelton, a historic apartment building in Indianapolis, Indiana, US
* Shelton, a code name during development for a variant of the Pentium M without any level 2 cache, in the Celeron brand