# Mahlon

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'''Mahlon''' is a masculine [given name](/source/given_name). Mahlon was a biblical figure mentioned along with his brother, as [Mahlon and Chilion](/source/Mahlon_and_Chilion), in the Book of Ruth.

Notable people with this name include:
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==Given name==
===Business===
* [Mahlon Apgar IV](/source/Mahlon_Apgar_IV) (1941–2023), American government and business consultant
* [Mahlon Betts](/source/Mahlon_Betts) (1795–1867), American entrepreneur and manufacturing figure
* [Mahlon Haines](/source/Mahlon_Haines) (1875–1962), American businessman and philanthropist
* [Mahlon Day Sands](/source/Mahlon_Day_Sands) (1842–1888), American merchant

===Military===
* [Mahlon Dickerson Manson](/source/Mahlon_Dickerson_Manson) (1820–1895), American military officer and politician in Indiana
* [Mahlon Tisdale](/source/Mahlon_Tisdale) (1890–1972), American naval officer

===Politics===
* [Mahlon Black](/source/Mahlon_Black) (1820–1901), American politician in Minnesota
* [Mahlon Burwell](/source/Mahlon_Burwell) (1783–1846), surveyor and political figure in Upper Canada
* [Mahlon K. Cowan](/source/Mahlon_K._Cowan) (1863–1917), Canadian lawyer and political figure in Ontario
* [Mahlon Dickerson](/source/Mahlon_Dickerson) (1770–1853), American politician and judge in New Jersey
* [Mahlon M. Garland](/source/Mahlon_M._Garland) (1856–1920), American politician in Pennsylvania
* [Mahlon Gore](/source/Mahlon_Gore) (1837–1916), American politician in Florida
* [Mahlon Pitney](/source/Mahlon_Pitney) (1858–1924), American lawyer, jurist, and politician
* [Mahlon Van Horne](/source/Mahlon_Van_Horne) (1840–1910), American minister, state legislator in Rhode Island, and diplomat

===Sports===
* [Mahlon Duckett](/source/Mahlon_Duckett) (1922–2015), American baseball player in the Negro leagues
* [Mahlon Higbee](/source/Mahlon_Higbee) (1901–1968), American baseball player
* [Mahlon Houkarawa](/source/Mahlon_Houkarawa) (born 1976), Melanesian footballer from the Solomon Islands
* [Mahlon Romeo](/source/Mahlon_Romeo) (born 1995), Antiguan footballer

===Other===
* [Mahlon Clark](/source/Mahlon_Clark) (1923–2007), American musician
* [Mahlon Day](/source/Mahlon_Day) (1790–1854), American children's book publisher
* [Mahlon Marsh Day](/source/Mahlon_Marsh_Day) (1913–1992), American mathematician
* [Mahlon DeLong](/source/Mahlon_DeLong), American neurologist and professor
* [Mahlon E. Doyle](/source/Mahlon_E._Doyle) (1924–2017), American cryptologist, inventor, and author
* [Mahlon Dickerson Eyre](/source/Mahlon_Dickerson_Eyre) (1821–1882), American banker
* [Mahlon Norris Gilbert](/source/Mahlon_Norris_Gilbert) (1848–1900), American Episcopal bishop in Minnesota
* [Mahlon Hamilton](/source/Mahlon_Hamilton) (1880–1960), American stage and screen actor
* [Mahlon Hellerich](/source/Mahlon_Hellerich) (1919–2010), American historian
* [Mahlon Hoagland](/source/Mahlon_Hoagland) (1921–2009), American biochemist
* [Mahlon Kline](/source/Mahlon_Kline) (1846–1909), American pharmacist
* [Mahlon Loomis](/source/Mahlon_Loomis) (1826–1886), American dentist and inventor
* [Mahlon Mitchell](/source/Mahlon_Mitchell) (born 1977), American firefighter
* [Mahlon Perkins](/source/Mahlon_Perkins) (1882–1963), American diplomat

==Middle name==
''Listed alphabetically by surname''
* [J. Mahlon Barnes](/source/J._Mahlon_Barnes) (1866–1934), American trade union functionary and socialist political activist
* [Leonidas Mahlon Godley](/source/Leonidas_Mahlon_Godley) (1836–1904), American military officer
* [Henry Mahlon Kimball](/source/Henry_Mahlon_Kimball) (1878–1935), American politician in Michigan
* [John Mahlon Marlin](/source/John_Mahlon_Marlin) (1836–1901), American firearms manufacturer and inventor
* [Roy Mahlon Shelbourne](/source/Roy_Mahlon_Shelbourne) (1890–1974), American judge in Kentucky

==Other uses==
* [Mahlon Sweet Field](/source/Mahlon_Sweet_Field), an American public airport in Oregon, also known as Eugene Airport
* [''Mahlon Williamson'' (barque)](/source/Mahlon_Williamson_(barque)), an American bark launched in 1854
* [USS ''Mahlon S. Tisdale''](/source/USS_Mahlon_S._Tisdale), an American guided-missile frigate launched in 1981

==See also==
* {{intitle|Mahlon}}
* [Mahon (disambiguation)](/source/Mahon_(disambiguation))

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