Parton
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Parton may refer to:
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Physics
- Parton (particle physics)Parton (particle physics)In particle physics, the parton model was proposed by Richard Feynman in 1969 as a way to analyze high-energy hadron collisions. It was later recognized that partons describe the same objects now more commonly referred to as quarks and gluons...
, is the name for a particle
People
- Dick PartonDick PartonDick Parton was an Australian rules footballer who achieved notable success in his home state of Queensland.Playing for Windsor in the Queensland Australian National Football League, he was awarded the Grogan Medal in 1949 during the latter stages of his career...
(d. 2006), Australian rules footballer - Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
, American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, and actress - James PartonJames PartonJames Parton was an England-born American biographer.-Biography:Parton was born in Canterbury, England in 1822. He was taken to the United States when he was five years old, studied in New York City and White Plains, New York, and was a schoolmaster in Philadelphia and then in New York...
(1822-1891), American biographer - Jim PartonJim PartonJim Parton is the author of several books, including Unreasonable Behaviour, The Buck Stops Here and Playing Footsie. He also wrote a book with the pop star Robbie Williams, entitled 'Let Me Entertain You.'...
, fathers' rights activist - Julia PartonJulia PartonJulia Parton is an American bondage model, B-movie actress, television sitcom bit player, and pornographic actress, who promoted herself as Dolly Parton's cousin.-Career:...
, American porn star - Randy PartonRandy PartonRandy Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actor and businessman, best known as the brother of Dolly Parton and Stella Parton. Born in Sevierville, Tennessee, Parton is the eighth of twelve children born to father, Robert Lee Parton Sr. and mother, Avie Lee Caroline Owens. His siblings are...
, American country singer and business person - Stella PartonStella PartonStella Parton is an American Country Music singer and songwriter. She is a younger sister of country music icon Dolly Parton, and musician and businessman Randy Parton. Stella Parton became a mildly successful country singer in the 70s, and though having nowhere near the success of her elder...
, American country singer - V. R. PartonV. R. PartonVernon Rylands Parton was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variant being Alice Chess. Many of Parton's variants were inspired by the fictional characters and stories in the works of Lewis Carroll...
(1897-1974), English chess player
Places
- Parton, CumbriaParton, CumbriaParton is a village and civil parish on the Cumbrian coast, overlooking the Solway Firth, 2km north of the town of Whitehaven. Formerly a port and a mining centre, it is now purely residential, benefiting from its location between the A595 trunk road and the Cumbrian Coast railway...
, England- includes Parton railway stationParton railway stationParton Railway Station serves the village of Parton in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line south east of Carlisle, operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
- includes Parton railway station
- Parton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- Parton, Herefordshire, England