Shelton
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Shelton may refer to:
in the United States of America
Places
in the United Kingdom- Shelton, Bedfordshire (disambiguation)Shelton, BedfordshireShelton is the name of three settlements in the county of Bedfordshire, England:* Shelton, North Bedfordshire, in the parish of Dean and Shelton* Lower Shelton, in the parish of Marston Moretaine* Upper Shelton, in the parish of Marston Moretaine...
- Shelton, Norfolk
- Shelton, NottinghamshireShelton, NottinghamshireShelton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 107. It is located south of Newark on Trent, on the north side of the River Devon....
- Shelton, ShropshireShelton, ShropshireShelton is a suburb of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England.It was once a village of its own, but the town of Shrewsbury has grown steadily in the area since the 1950s...
- Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
in the United States of America
- Shelton, ConnecticutShelton, ConnecticutShelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,559 at the 2010 census.-Origins:Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639...
- Shelton, NebraskaShelton, NebraskaShelton is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,140 at the 2000 census. It is located west of Grand Island along both the Union Pacific Railroad and U.S...
- Shelton, WashingtonShelton, WashingtonShelton is the county seat, of Mason County, Washington, United States. Shelton is the westernmost city on Puget Sound. The population was 9,834 at the 2010 census. In terms of population, the city is ranked 161 out of approximately 500 municipalities in Washington...
- Shelton Township, Buffalo County, NebraskaShelton Township, Buffalo County, NebraskaShelton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,497 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,475.The Village of Shelton lies within the Township....
As a surname
- Sir John SheltonSir John SheltonSir John Shelton of Carrow, courtier, was, through marriage, the uncle of King Henry VIII's second Queen, Anne Boleyn, and controller of the joint household of the King's daughters, Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth.-Life:...
, Head of the household of a future Queen Elizabeth I of England - Anne Shelton (courtier)Anne Shelton (courtier)Anne Shelton née Boleyn was the elder sister of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and an aunt of his daughter, Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII.-Life:...
, aunt of Anne Boleyn and mother of Henry VIII's mistress, Mary Shelton; wife of the above - Anne Shelton (singer), British singer
- Blake SheltonBlake SheltonBlake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
, American country singer - Chris Shelton (baseball player)Chris Shelton (baseball player)Christopher Bob Shelton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the New York Mets organization.-Amateur career:...
, Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers - Deborah SheltonDeborah SheltonDeborah 'Debbie' Shelton is an American beauty queen and actress who held the Miss USA title and appeared on Dallas for three seasons.-Pageants:In 1970 Shelton competed in the Miss Virginia USA pageant to spite her then boyfriend...
, US-American actress and star of US soap Dallas - Ernie SheltonErnie SheltonErnest Shelton was a male high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1950s. He won the gold medal at the 1955 Pan American Games....
, American high jumper - George M. SheltonGeorge M. SheltonGeorge Matthew Shelton was an Private in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War.-Medal of Honor citation:...
, Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient - Gilbert SheltonGilbert SheltonGilbert Shelton is an American cartoonist and underground comix artist. He is the creator of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, Wonder Wart-Hog, Philbert Desanex, Not Quite Dead, and the cover art to The Grateful Dead's 1978 album Shakedown Street.He graduated from Lamar High...
, US-American comic artist - Henry H. Shelton, Retired US Army four star general and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Herbert M. SheltonHerbert M. SheltonHerbert Macgolfin Shelton was an American alternative medicine advocate, author, pacifist, vegetarian, and supporter of raw foodism and fasting cures. Shelton was nominated by the American Vegetarian Party to run as its candidate for President of the United States in 1956...
, Prominent American health educator, pacifist, vegetarian, and advocate of raw foodism and fasting cures. - Ian SheltonIan SheltonIan Keith Shelton is a Canadian astronomer famous for discovering SN 1987A, the first modern supernova close and bright enough to be visible to the naked eye.He received his B.Sc...
, Canadian astronomer - Ian Shelton (footballer)Ian Shelton (footballer)Ian "Bluey" Shelton , known throughout his career as "Bluey", due to his thatch of red hair, was an Australian rules footballer, who played with Essendon in the VFL during the 1960s....
Australian rules footballer with Essendon Football Club - John SkeltonJohn SkeltonJohn Skelton, also known as John Shelton , possibly born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet.-Education:...
, also written as John Shelton, poet and tutor of Henry VIII - Luton SheltonLuton SheltonLuton Shelton is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker or winger for the Turkish club Karabükspor.-Harbour View:...
(footballer) Jamaican footballer - Marley SheltonMarley SheltonMarley Eve Shelton is an American film and television actress.Shelton began her acting career in her late teens, and appeared in several 1990s' television movies and shows. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed drama Grand Canyon , and was cast in the films The Sandlot , Nixon , and...
and Samantha SheltonSamantha SheltonSamantha Sky Shelton is an American actress and singer.-Early life:Samantha Shelton was born in Los Angeles, California, to director Christopher and Carol Stromme. She has three older sisters, Koren, Erin and fellow actress Marley Shelton...
, US-American actress siblings - Mary SheltonMary SheltonMargaret Shelton and Mary Shelton were two sisters in Tudor England, one of whom may have been a mistress of King Henry VIII....
, lady-in-waiting, poetess and mistress of Henry VIII of England - Peter L. SheltonPeter L. Shelton-Bio:Shelton attended both University of Pennsylvania and Pratt Institute .Shelton is married to Laura Bennett, a contestant on Season 3 of Bravo TV's Project Runway. Together they have five sons Peik, Truman, Pierson, Larson, and Finn...
, architect and interior designer - Richard SheltonRichard Shelton (writer)Richard Shelton is an Arizona writer, poet and emeritus Regents Professor of English at the University of Arizona. He has written nine books of poetry; his first collection of poems, The Tattooed Desert, won the International Poetry Forum's U.S. Award...
, US-American poet and author - Ron SheltonRon SheltonRon Shelton is a U.S. film director and screenwriter, most notable for making movies about sports.Shelton is an alumnus of Santa Barbara High School and of the University of Arizona and Westmont College...
, US-American film director - Rudyard Shelton, fictional character from Darwin's Soldiers.
- Thomas Shelton (translator), British translator of CervantesCervantes-People:*Alfonso J. Cervantes , mayor of St. Louis, Missouri*Francisco Cervantes de Salazar, 16th-century man of letters*Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban composer*Jorge Cervantes, a world-renowned expert on indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse cannabis cultivation...
- Thomas Shelton (stenographer)Thomas Shelton (stenographer)Thomas Shelton was an English stenographer and the inventor of a much-used British 17th- and 18th-century stenography.-Life:...
- William L. SheltonWilliam L. SheltonWilliam Lee Shelton is a United States Air Force four-star general who serves as the current Commander, Air Force Space Command. He previously was the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and Director, Air Staff. He previously served as Chief of Warfighting Integration and...
, US Air Force Lieutenant General - Ricky Van SheltonRicky Van SheltonRicky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
, US-American country music singer
As a given name
- Shelton BenjaminShelton BenjaminShelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted...
, former WWE wrestler - Shelton DubeShelton DubeShelton Dube is an English rugby league player with Halifax. He attended Wortley High School and currently lives in Leeds. Shelton began his career on Halifax's scholarship programme but turned professional with Huddersfield Giants...
(born 1990), English Rugby League Player
Other
- Shelton, a code name during development for a variant of the Pentium M without any level 2 cache, meant for Asian and South American markets
- 5953 Shelton5953 Shelton5953 Shelton is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 25, 1987 by husband and wife teams Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar. It was named after Canadian astronomer Ian Shelton, discoverer of SN 1987A, the first supernova event observed since the invention of the telescope.- External links :*...
, an asteroid - Shelton AbbeyShelton Abbey PrisonShelton Abbey on the north bank of the Avoca near Arklow County Wicklow, is a penal institution operated by the Irish Prison Service .- History :...
, near Arklow a 18th century mansion now used as a prison.