# Bolton (surname)

Bolton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## Academics

* Andrew Bolton (curator) (born 1966), British museum curator
* Geoffrey Bolton (1931–2015), Australian academic historian
* Herbert Eugene Bolton (1870–1953), American historian and professor
* Jim Bolton (historian), English medieval economic historian
* Patrick Bolton (born 1957), American economist and professor
* Robert Bolton (clergyman, born 1572) (1572–1631), English clergyman and academic
* Samuel Bolton (1606–1654), English clergyman and scholar

## Art

* Clarence Bolton (1893–1962), American painter and lithographer
* Constance Bolton (née Beard, 1884–1949), New Zealand painter
* Nancy Bolton (1913 – 2008), Australian artist and teacher
* William Jay Bolton (1816–1884), English-American designer and manufacturer of stained glass windows

## Banking and finance

* Anthony Bolton (born 1950), British investment fund manager and investor
* Frederic Bolton (1851–1920), English shipowner and underwriter
* James C. Bolton (1899–1974), American banker in Louisiana; son of James W. Bolton
* James W. Bolton (1869–1936), American banker in Louisiana; son of George Washington Bolton, father of James C. Bolton

## Entertainment

* Betty Bolton (1906–2005), British actress
* Emily Bolton (born 1951), Dutch actress
* Joe Bolton (television personality) (1910–1986), American radio and television personality
* John Bolton (actor) (born 1965), American actor
* Marc Bolton (born 1968), English actor
* Mary Catherine Bolton (1790/91–1830), English actress, later known as Lady Thurlow
* Michael Bolton (born 1953), American singer
* Roger Bolton (producer) (born 1945), British television producer and radio presenter
* Zach Bolton (born 1981), American director, producer, and voice actor

## Military

* Cecil H. Bolton (1908–1965), United States Army colonel and Medal of Honor recipient
* Claude M. Bolton Jr. (1945–2015), American Air Force Major General
* Daniel Bolton (1793–1860), English military engineer
* Edward L. Bolton, United States Air Force major general
* Francis Bolton (1831–1887), British Army officer and engineer
* William Bolton (Royal Navy officer, died 1817), captain in the Royal Navy
* William Bolton (Royal Navy officer, died 1830) (1777–1830), post-captain in the Royal Navy
* William Compton Bolton (died 1849), English-born officer in the United States Navy
* William Kinsey Bolton (1861–1941), Australian soldier and politician

## Music

* Dupree Bolton (1929–1993), American jazz trumpeter
* Ivor Bolton (born 1958), English conductor and harpsichordist
* Steve Bolton (born 1949), English rock musician, also known as Boltz
* Tangelene Bolton (born 1991), American composer and music producer

## Politics and law
### Australia

* Alexander Bolton (1847–1918), Australian politician
* Elizabeth Bolton (born 1950), Australian lawyer, judge and magistrate
* Harry Bolton (1870–1956), Australian politician in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
* Henry Bolton (Australian politician) (1842–1900), Australian politician and brewer
* Sandy Bolton (born 1964), Australian politician

### United Kingdom

* Edward Bolton (1592–1659), English-born judge in Ireland
* Henry Bolton (British politician) (born 1963), former leader of the UK Independence Party
* Hugh Bolton (trade unionist) (died 1947), British trade union official
* John Bolton (Haverfordwest MP) (fl. 1555), English politician
* John Bolton (Manx politician) (died 1980), Manx politician and accountant
* Joseph Cheney Bolton (1819–1901), Scottish politician and merchant
* Molly Bolton (1897–1991), British politician
* Norman Bolton (1875–1965), British civil servant in British India
* Robert Bolton (politician) (fl. 1990s), Northern Ireland politician
* Roger Bolton (1947–2006), British trade unionist
* Thomas Bolton (politician) (1841–1906), British politician
* Thomas Henry Bolton (1841–1916), English solicitor and politician
* William Bolton (Lord Mayor), English merchant and Lord Mayor of London in 1866

### United States

* Chester C. Bolton (1882–1939), American politician in Ohio; father of Oliver P. Bolton
* Frances P. Bolton (1885–1977), American politician in Ohio; mother of Oliver P. Bolton
* George Washington Bolton (1841–1931), American politician in Louisiana; father of James W. Bolton
* John Bolton (born 1948), 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 27th United States National Security Advisor
* John M. Bolton (1901–1936), American businessman and politician in Illinois
* Oliver P. Bolton (1917–1972), American politician in Ohio; son of Frances P. Bolton and Chester C. Bolton
* Richard J. Bolton (1875–1954), American politician in New York and hotel owner
* Ron Bolton (politician) (fl. 2022, American politician
* Susan R. Bolton (born 1951), American judge in Arizona
* William P. Bolton (1885–1964), American politician in Maryland

### Other

* Cornelius Bolton (died 1829) (1751–1829), Irish landowner and politician
* Ferris Bolton (1853–1937), Canadian politician and farmer in Manitoba
* John Bolton (Canadian politician) (1824–1872), Canadian businessman and political figure in New Brunswick
* Kenneth Bolton (1906–1996), Canadian politician in Ontario

## Religion

* Charles Anselm Bolton (c. 1905–c.1970), English priest and professor of history and languages
* Frederick Bolton (1908–1987), Dean of Leighlin from 1963 to 1983
* George Bolton (priest) (1905–1968), Dean of Elphin and Ardagh from 1963 to 1967
* Hugh Bolton (priest) (died 1758), Dean of Waterford from 1723 until his death
* John Bolton (priest) (1665–1724), Dean of Derry from 1700 until his death
* William Bolton (priest), Dean of Ross, Ireland, from 1630 to 1637

## Science

* Barry Bolton, English myrmecologist
* Charles Bolton (pathologist) (1870–1947), British physician and pathologist
* Charles Francis Bolton (born 1932), Canadian professor of neurology
* Elmer Keiser Bolton (1886–1968), American chemist
* Henry Carrington Bolton (1843–1903), American chemist and bibliographer of science
* Herbert Bolton (palaeontologist) (1863–1936), British palaeontologist
* James Bolton (1735–1799), English naturalist, mycologist, and illustrator
* John Gatenby Bolton (1922–1993), British-Australian astronomer
* Joseph Shaw Bolton (1867–1946), British physician, pathologist, alienist, neurologist, and professor of medicine
* Lissant Bolton (born 1954), Australian anthropologist
* Malcolm Bolton (born 1946), British soil mechanics engineer and professor
* Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856–1942), Anglo-American engineer, archaeologist and historian
* Sarah Bolton (physicist), American physicist and university administrator
* Scott J. Bolton, American theoretical and experimental space physicist
* Thaddeus L. Bolton (1865–1948), American psychologist
* Tom Bolton (astronomer) (1943–2021), American-Canadian astronomer
* Werner von Bolton (1868–1912), German chemist and materials scientist

## Sports
### American football (gridiron)

* Andy Bolton (American football) (born 1954), American gridiron football running back
* Curtis Bolton (born 1995), American gridiron football linebacker
* Harry Bolton (American football) (1919–1986), American gridiron football tackle
* Nathaniel Bolton (born 1968), American gridiron football wide receiver and running back
* Nick Bolton (born 2000), American gridiron football linebacker
* Ron Bolton (born 1950), American gridiron football defensive back and coach
* Scott Bolton (American football) (born 1965), American gridiron football wide receiver

### Association football (soccer)

* Arthur Bolton (1912–2001), English footballer
* Clint Bolton (born 1975), Australian football goalkeeper
* Hugh Bolton (footballer) (1879–unknown), Scottish footballer
* Ian Bolton (born 1953), English footballer
* Jack Bolton (1941–2021), Scottish footballer
* James Bolton (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer
* Joe Bolton (footballer) (born 1955), English footballer
* Josh Bolton (born 1984), American soccer player
* Laurie Bolton (1932–2018), English footballer
* Leslie Bolton (1909–1986), Danish footballer
* Luke Bolton (born 1999), English footballer
* Nigel Bolton (born 1975), English footballer
* William Bolton (footballer) (fl. 1915), English footballer

### Australian rules football

* Brendon Bolton (born 1979), Tasmanian coach of Australian rules football
* Charles Bolton (footballer) (1876–1954), Australian rules footballer
* Craig Bolton (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
* Darren Bolton (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
* David Bolton (Australian footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer
* Jude Bolton (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
* Jye Bolton (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
* Mark Bolton (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
* Shai Bolton (born 1998), Australian rules footballer

### Baseball

* Cecil Bolton (1904–1993), American baseball first baseman
* Cliff Bolton (1907–1979), American baseball catcher
* Rodney Bolton (born 1968), American baseball pitcher
* Tom Bolton (baseball) (born 1962), American baseball pitcher

### Basketball

* Rasir Bolton (born 1999), American basketball player
* Ruthie Bolton (born 1967), American basketball player

### Cricket

* Alan Bolton (cricketer) (1939–2003), English cricketer
* Benjamin Bolton (1862–1910), English cricketer
* Bertie Bolton (1893–1964), British cricketer and army officer
* Bruce Bolton (born 1935), New Zealand cricketer
* John Bolton (cricketer) (1881–1935), Australian cricketer
* Nicole Bolton (born 1989), Australian cricketer

### Ice hockey

* Hugh Bolton (ice hockey) (1929–1999), Canadian ice hockey player
* Jenny Bolton (born 1992), English ice hockey player

### Rugby

* Dave Bolton (1937–2021), British rugby league footballer who also played in Australia
* Phil Bolton (born 1983), American rugby union player
* Reg Bolton (rugby union) (1909–2006), English rugby union player and physician
* Richard Bolton (rugby league) (born 1943), New Zealand former rugby league footballer, manager, and coach
* Scott Bolton (rugby league) (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
* Shayne Bolton (born 2000), South African rugby union player
* Wilfred Bolton (1862–1930), English rugby union player
* William Bolton (rugby union) (1851–1896), Scottish rugby union player

### Other

* Alan Bolton (darts player), New Zealand darts player
* Andrew Bolton (rower) (born 1980), American lightweight rower
* Andy Bolton (born 1970), English powerlifter and strongman
* Bay Bolton (1705–1736), British Thoroughbred racehorse, also known as Brown Lusty
* Bonner Bolton (born 1987), American rodeo cowboy and fashion model
* Cameron Bolton (born 1990), Australian snowboarder
* Charlotte Bolton (born 2003), Canadian para-athlete
* Colleen Bolton (born 1957), Australian cross-country skier
* Emmet Bolton (born 1985), Irish player of Gaelic football
* John Bolton (weightlifter) (born 1945), New Zealand light-heavyweight weightlifter
* Lyndon Bolton (1899–1995), British horseman
* Matthew Bolton (born 1979), Australian billiards and snooker player
* Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916–2001), Australian tennis player
* Ryan Bolton (born 1973), American triathlete
* Sam Bolton (born 2002), British ski jumper
* Shae Bolton (born 1989), Australian netball player, later known as Shae Brown
* Toy Bolton (1926–2001), American motorsports driver and team owner in NASCAR

## Writing

* Deric Bolton (1908–1993), Scottish poet and research chemist
* Edmund Bolton (c.1575–c.1633), English historian and poet
* Gambier Bolton (1854–1928), English author and photographer
* Guy Bolton (1884–1979), Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies
* Isabel Bolton (born Mary Britton Miller; 1883–1975), American poet and novelist
* Ivy May Bolton (1879–1961), English-American nun and writer
* Joe Bolton (poet) (1961–1990), American poet
* John Bolton (illustrator) (born 1951), British comic and graphic artist
* Ken Bolton (born 1949), Australian poet
* Muriel Roy Bolton (1908–1983), American film and television writer
* Sarah Knowles Bolton (1841–1916), American writer
* Sarah T. Bolton (1814–1893), American poet and women's rights activist
* Sharon Bolton, British author of mystery fiction, published as S. J. Bolton

## Other

* Charles B. Bolton (1909–1976), American dentist
* Deirdre Bolton, American journalist and news anchor
* Kerry Bolton (born 1956), New Zealand occultist and far-right activist
* Linda Burnes Bolton, American nurse and healthcare administrator
* Mary Bolton (addiction counsellor) (1920–1996), Irish counsellor and (non-clinical) psychotherapist
* Reg Bolton (clown) (1945–2006), English-born clown in the United Kingdom and Australia
* Roxcy Bolton (1926–2017), American feminist and civil rights activist
* Steve Bolton (entrepreneur) (born 1967), British entrepreneur
* Walter James Bolton (1888–1957), New Zealand criminal
* William Robert Fossey Bolton (1905–1973), Australian businessman and philanthropist

## Fictional characters

* Jack Bolton (High School Musical), a character in the 2006 American television film High School Musical
* Jambo Bolton, a character in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks
* Kevin Bolton, a character in British soap opera EastEnders
* Michael Bolton, a character from the 1999 American film Office Space
* Ramsay Bolton, a character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels
* Roose Bolton, a character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels
* Troy Bolton, a character in the 2006 American television film High School Musical