Aston is an English surname and occasionally a given name.
Some notable persons with the name:
Scientists Sir Aston Webb (1849–1930), English architect and President of the Royal Academy (1919–1924) Bernard Aston (1871–1951), English chemist and botanist Francis William Aston (1877–1945), Nobel prize-winning chemist and physicist, and inventor of the mass spectrograph. Helen Isobel Aston (1934–2020), Australian botanist and ornithologist Mick Aston (1946–2013), British archaeologist William George Aston (1841–1911), British consular official and Japanologist
In government Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet (1600–1646), English politician Walter Aston (burgess) (c. 1606–1656), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses Arthur Vincent Aston, official in the Malayan civil service Aston Kajara, minister in Uganda
In sports Alfred Aston, French footballer and manager Bill Aston, British racing driver Ferdie Aston, South African rugby player Harry Aston (footballer, born 1855), English footballer Harry Aston (footballer, born 1881), played for West Bromwich Albion and Walsall Henry Hervey Aston (1759–1798), English cricketer Jack Aston (1877–1934), English footballer John Aston Sr., English footballer, father of Aston Jr. John Aston Jr., English footballer John Aston (cricketer), Irish cricketer Karen Aston, American collegiate basketball player and coach Ken Aston (1915–2001), English footballer Mark Aston, British rugby player Randolph Aston (1869–1930), English rugby player Aston Croall, English rugby player Aston Moore, Jamaican athlete Aston Whiteside (born 1989), American football player
In music Jay Aston, British singer, formerly with the pop group Bucks Fizz Hugh Aston (c. 1485–1558) Michael Aston, rock musician Peter Aston (1938–2013), English composer and conductor Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Jamaican musician Aston Merrygold, British lead singer in JLS Adam Aston (1902–1993), Polish singer
Writers Luise Aston (1814–1871), German writer and feminist Tilly Aston (1873–1947), blind Australian writer and teacher Aston Cockayne (1605–1684), well-known Cavalier and minor literary figure Manny Aston, Australian writer and teacher Constance Aston, seventeenth-century English manuscript author and anthologist (later Constance Aston Fowler) Elizabeth Aston, English author
In other fields Arthur Aston (army officer) (1590–1649), professional soldier and supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War Cawton Aston (active 1693–1733), English builder of spinets Evelin Winifred Aston (1891–1975), English artist Sam Aston, British child actor
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