# Fenton (name)

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**Fenton** is both a surname and a male given-name, literally-meaning "[fen](/source/Fen)/[marsh](/source/Marsh) [town](/source/Town)", originating as the name of several English places, popular in the [United States](/source/United_States) and [New Zealand](/source/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](/source/Lavinia_Fenton) (1708–1760)
- [Leonard Fenton](/source/Leonard_Fenton) (1926–2022)
- [Simon Fenton](/source/Simon_Fenton)

### Journalists

- [Anthony Fenton](/source/Anthony_Fenton), Canadian
- [Faith Fenton](/source/Faith_Fenton)
- [Tom Fenton](/source/Tom_Fenton_(correspondent))

### Musicians

- Bernie Fenton (1921–2001), British jazz pianist, co-founder of [Club Eleven](/source/Club_Eleven)
- [Carl Fenton](/source/Carl_Fenton)
- [George Fenton](/source/George_Fenton)
- [Julian Fenton](/source/Julian_Fenton)
- [Paul Fenton](/source/Paul_Fenton_(musician))
- Shane Fenton, singer aka [Alvin Stardust](/source/Alvin_Stardust)

### Politicians

- [Bob Fenton](/source/Bob_Fenton) (1923–2013), New Zealand politician
- [Darien Fenton](/source/Darien_Fenton) (born 1954), New Zealand politician
- [Donovan Fenton](/source/Donovan_Fenton), American politician from New Hampshire
- [Ivor D. Fenton](/source/Ivor_D._Fenton) (1889–1986), American politician from Pennsylvania
- [James Fenton](/source/James_Fenton_(politician)) (1864–1950), Australian politician
- [Joseph S. Fenton](/source/Joseph_S._Fenton) (1781–1851), American politician from Michigan
- [Kelly Fenton](/source/Kelly_Fenton) (born 1966), American politician from Minnesota
- [Reuben Fenton](/source/Reuben_Fenton) (1819–1885), American politician from New York
- [William M. Fenton](/source/William_M._Fenton) (1808–1871), American politician from Michigan

### Sportspersons

- [Billy Fenton](/source/Billy_Fenton)
- [Darin Fenton](/source/Darin_Fenton), Canadian curler
- [Ewan Fenton](/source/Ewan_Fenton), Scottish footballer
- [Georgia-Mae Fenton](/source/Georgia-Mae_Fenton) (born 2000), British artistic gymnast
- [Geraldine Fenton](/source/Geraldine_Fenton) (died 2026), Canadian ice dancer
- [Isaac Fenton](/source/Isaac_Fenton) (1910–1997), English footballer
- [John Fenton (hurler)](/source/John_Fenton_(hurler))
- [Lorraine Fenton](/source/Lorraine_Fenton)
- [Nick Fenton](/source/Nick_Fenton)
- [Paul Fenton (ice hockey)](/source/Paul_Fenton_(ice_hockey)), American ice hockey player
- [Peggy Fenton](/source/Peggy_Fenton) (1927–2013), American baseball player
- [Rashad Fenton](/source/Rashad_Fenton) (born 1997), American football player
- [Ron Fenton](/source/Ron_Fenton) (1940–2013), English footballer and manager
- [Ted Fenton](/source/Ted_Fenton)

### Writers

- [Elijah Fenton](/source/Elijah_Fenton) (1683–1730), an English poet, biographer and translator.
- [Geoffrey Fenton](/source/Geoffrey_Fenton) (c. 1539 – 1608), an English writer
- [James Fenton](/source/James_Fenton) (born 1949), an English poet, journalist and literary critic. He is a former Oxford Professor of Poetry
- [James Fenton](/source/James_Fenton_(Ulster_Scots_poet)) (1931–2021), Ulster Scots writer and poet.

### Other

- [Beatrice Fenton](/source/Beatrice_Fenton) (1887–1983), American sculptor
- [Carroll Lane Fenton](/source/Carroll_Lane_Fenton), American geologist, paleontologist, author
- [Clyde Fenton](/source/Clyde_Fenton), flying doctor
- [David Fenton](/source/David_Fenton), founder of Fenton Communications
- [Edward Fenton](/source/Edward_Fenton) (died 1603), navigator
- [Frank Fenton (disambiguation)](/source/Frank_Fenton_(disambiguation))
- [Geoffrey Fenton](/source/Geoffrey_Fenton) (c. 1539–1608), English writer, Privy Councillor, and Principal Secretary of State in Ireland
- [Gwen Fenton](/source/Gwen_Fenton), Australian Antarctic scientist
- [H. J. H. Fenton](/source/H._J._H._Fenton), chemical engineer
- [John Charles Fenton](/source/John_Charles_Fenton), lawyer
- [Joseph Fenton](/source/Joseph_Fenton), informer killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army
- [Joseph Clifford Fenton](/source/Joseph_Clifford_Fenton), editor of *American Ecclesiastical Review* (1944–66)
- [Mildred Adams Fenton](/source/Mildred_Adams_Fenton), American geologist, palaeontologist, author
- [Myles Fenton](/source/Myles_Fenton) (1830–1918), British manager of railway companies
- [Prudence Fenton](/source/Prudence_Fenton), producer
- [Richard Fenton](/source/Richard_Fenton), Welsh topographer, poet and writer
- [Roger Fenton](/source/Roger_Fenton), photographer
- [Steve Fenton](/source/Steve_Fenton_(footballer)), footballer
- [Steve Fenton](/source/Steve_Fenton_(rugby_league)), rugby league player
- [Suzanne Fenton](/source/Suzanne_Fenton), American biologist
- [Ted Fenton](/source/Ted_Fenton), manager of West Ham United
- [Wayne Fenton](/source/Wayne_Fenton) (1953–2006), American psychiatrist, researcher with National Institute of Mental Health
- [William N. Fenton](/source/William_N._Fenton) (1908–2005), American anthropologist, academic, and author

## People with the given name

- [Fenton Johnson (poet)](/source/Fenton_Johnson_(poet)) (1888–1958), American poet, essayist, author of short stories, editor and educator
- [Fenton Keogh](/source/Fenton_Keogh), celebrity chef
- [Fenton Robinson](/source/Fenton_Robinson), blues musician
- [Fenton Williams](/source/Fenton_Williams), lighting designer, founder of Filament Productions
- [Fenton Bailey](/source/World_of_Wonder_(company)), filmmaker and television producer

## Fictional characters

- Fenton, a 'young gentleman' in Shakespeare's *[The Merry Wives of Windsor](/source/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor)*
- Harry Fenton, in the television series *[Peaky Blinders](/source/Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series))*
- Lord Fenton, in the novel *[Scarlett](/source/Scarlett_(Ripley_novel))*
- [Fenton Crackshell](/source/Fenton_Crackshell), aka GizmoDuck from *DuckTales*
- Fenton, the Death Sheep from Hell, the subject of the song "Sheep Marketing Ploy" by [Tom Smith](/source/Tom_Smith_(filker))
- Fenton Mewley, [from the animated television series *Home Movies*](/source/List_of_Home_Movies_characters#Recurring_characters)
- [Fenton Hardy](/source/Fenton_Hardy) from the *Hardy Boys* books
- Fenton O'Connell, an alias of Kevin Ryan in the television series *[Castle](/source/Castle_(TV_series))*
- Fenton Meiks, in the film *[Frailty](/source/Frailty_(2001_film))*
- Fenton, a minor character who has a feud with [Fez](/source/Fez_(That_'70s_Show)) in the television series *[That '70s Show](/source/That_'70s_Show)*
- Daniel Fenton, a main character of the animated television series *[Danny Phantom](/source/Danny_Phantom)*

## See also

- [Fenton (disambiguation)](/source/Fenton_(disambiguation))

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