Patton (surname)
Patton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- George S. Patton, American general
Military
- George Patton IV, son of George S. Patton and also a U.S. Army general
- George S. Patton, Jr.
- George Smith Patton
- George S. Patton, Sr., Confederate colonel and grandfather of George S. Patton
- Raymond Stanton Patton, American admiral and engineer, second Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
- Waller T. Patton, Confederate lieutenant colonel and great-uncle of George S. Patton
Politics
- B. R. Patton, member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1956 to 1964 from Union Parish
- Barbara Patton, New York politician and university professor
- Charles Emory Patton, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- E. Earl Patton, Georgia state senator from 1969 to 1970
- Henry D. Patton, New York assemblyman 1914
- James Patton, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1820 to 1822
- John Patton
- John Patton, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- John Patton, Jr., U.S. Senator from Michigan
- John Denniston Patton, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- John Mercer Patton, U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003
- Robert M. Patton, Governor of Alabama
Academia
- Francis L. Patton, 12th President of Princeton University
- Carl Patton, former president of Georgia State University
- Paul R. Patton, Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales
- James L. Patton, Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley
Arts
- Big Boi or Antwan André Patton, hip hop artist
- Bill Patton, American actor
- Charley Patton, U.S. blues musician
- Conro or Conor Patton, Canadian music producer
- John Patton, Hammond organ player
- Mike Patton, American musician
- Fiona Patton, Canadian fantasy author
- Chris Patton, American actor
- Ashlyn Gere or Kimberly Patton, adult actress
- Paula Patton, American actress
- Donovan Patton, American actor and voice actor
- Virginia Patton, American actress
- Candice Patton, American actress
Sports
- Arthur Patton, Australian rugby league footballer
- Bill Patton , American baseball player
- Debbie Patton, American bodybuilder
- Casey Patton, Canadian retired boxer
- Darvis Patton, American Olympic sprinter
- Jonathon Patton, Australian rules footballer
- Mel Patton, American Olympic sprinter
- Mike Patton, New Zealand rugger
- Quinton Patton, American football player
- Spencer Patton, American professional baseball player
- Steve Patton, American football coach
- Troy Patton, American baseball pitcher
Other
- Henry Patton, Irish bishop
- James French Patton, American lawyer
- Michael Quinn Patton, U.S. organizer and consultant
- William Hampton Patton, American entomologist
- Paul Patton, secret identity of comic book character The Fox
