Singleton (surname)

Last updated June 22, 2023

Singleton is a surname. People with the surname include:

Al Singleton (born 1975), American football linebacker
Alvin Singleton (born 1940), American composer
Antron Singleton, known as Big Lurch (born 1976), American rapper and cannibal
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton (1809–1892), African American separatist leader
Billy Singleton (born 1968), British basketball player
C. T. Singleton, Jr., (1905–1977), American admiral
Charles Laverne Singleton (1959–2004), executed inmate
Charles Singleton (songwriter) (1913–1985), American songwriter
Charles S. Singleton (1909–1985), American critic of literature
Chris Singleton (musician) (born 1977), Irish musician
Chris Singleton (American football) (born 1967), American football player
Chris Singleton (baseball) (born 1972), American baseball player
Frederick W. Singleton (1858–1941), New York assemblyman
George Singleton, (born 1958), American writer
Gordon Singleton (born 1956), Canadian Olympic cyclist
Harry Singleton (1877–1948), English footballer
Henry Earl Singleton (1916–1999), co-founder of Teledyne
IronE Singleton (born 1975), American actor
James Singleton (basketball) (born 1981), American professional basketball player
Jim Singleton (born 1931), New Orleans politician
John Singleton (1968–2019), American film director, producer, and screenwriter
John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur) (born 1942) Australian entrepreneur
Jon Singleton (born 1991) American baseball player
Ken Singleton (born 1947), American baseball player and sportscaster
Kenneth Singleton (born 1951), American economist
Lawrence Singleton (1927–2001), American criminal
Mark Singleton (actor) (1919–1986), British actor
Mark Singleton (politician) (1762–1840), Anglo-Irish politician
Michael Singleton (1913–2002), English cricketer
Mike Singleton (1951–2012), British programmer
Penny Singleton (1908–2003), American actress
Robert Singleton (priest) (died 1544), English Roman Catholic priest
Robert Singleton (activist) (born 1936), Freedom Rider during 1961
Robert Corbet Singleton (1810–1881), Irish academic and hymnwriter
Robert S. Singleton (born 1933), American engineer and inventor
Roger Singleton-Turner, British television director
Sandy Singleton (1914–1999), English cricketer
Theresa A. Singleton (born 1952), American archaeologist and writer
Thomas Singleton (academic) (1552–1614), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Thomas Singleton (priest) (1783–1842), Archdeacon of Northumberland
Thomas D. Singleton (died 1833), US Representative from South Carolina
Tommy Singleton (1940–2005), English footballer
Valerie Singleton (born 1937), British television and radio presenter
Walter K. Singleton (1944–1967), Medal of Honor recipient
William Singleton (politician) (died 1677), English politician in the English Civil War
William Dean Singleton (born 1951), founder and CEO of MediaNews Group
Zutty Singleton (1898–1975), American jazz drummer

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