Tilton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People Alfred Tilton (1897–1942), Latvian-born Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU) chief, spy, and recruiter Ben Tilton (born 1953), American politician Cathy Tilton (born ?), American politician and real estate broker Charlene Tilton (born 1958), American actor and singer Chris Tilton (born 1979), American soundtrack composer Daniel Tilton (1763–1830), American territorial judge Edward Lippincott Tilton (1861–1933), American architect Edwin B. Tilton (1859–1926), American silent movie-era actor Elizabeth Richards Tilton (1834–1897), American suffragist and newspaper poetry editor; wife of Theodore Tilton Frances Tilton Weaver (1904–2003), American attorney Franklin T. Tilton (born ?), American politician Frederic W. Tilton (1839–1913), American educator and administrator George Tilton (1923–2010), American geochemist George Fred Tilton (1861–1932), American master mariner, whaler, storyteller, and author Glenn Tilton (born 1948), American airline and oil executive Henry R. Tilton (1836–1906), American army surgeon and cavalry officer Hezekiah C. Tilton (1818–1879), American Methodist clergyman, army medic, and politician Jack Tilton (1951–2017), American art dealer James Tilton (1745–1822), American physician, soldier, and army surgeon general James Tilton (surveyor) (1819–1878), American soldier, politician; first Surveyor General of the Washington Territory John Rollin Tilton (1828–1888), American-born Italian painter Liz Tilton (1918–2003), American singer; sister of Martha Tilton Lois Tilton (born 1946), American novelist and short story writer Lydia H. Tilton (1839–1915), American journalist and temperance activist Lynn Tilton (born 1959), American business executive, corporate raider, investment banker, and stock trader Mark Tilton (born 1962), British screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician Martha Tilton (1915–2006), American singer and actor; sister of Liz Tilton Nathaniel Tilton (born 1972), American blackjack player, author, and financial planner Robert Tilton (born 1946), American televangelist Roberta Elizabeth Odell Tilton (1837–1925), American-born Canadian social reformer and temperance activist Roger Tilton (1924–2011), American filmmaker and documentarian Ron Tilton (born 1963), American football player Shane Tilton (born ?), American journalism professor, writer, and media theorist Theodore Tilton (1835–1907), American newspaper editor, poet, and abolitionist; husband of Elizabeth Richards Tilton William Tilton (1834–1910), American Civil War soldier William S. Tilton (1828–1889), American businessman and soldier
In fiction Maggie Tilton, character in two books in the Lonesome Dove series Press Tilton, character in The Pendragon Adventure book series