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
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
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 (American football) (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) ( 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) (1943–2024), 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 Brett Bolton (born 2006), American sledge hockey player 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