Acton

Acton is the family name of the following people:

• Alfredo Acton (1867-1934), Italian admiral and senator
• Ben Acton (1927-2020), Australian ice hockey player
• Brian Acton (* 1972), US-American programmer and entrepreneur
• Brigitte Acton (* 1985), Canadian ski racer
• Carlo Acton (1829-1909), Italian composer and pianist
• Charles Januarius Acton (1803-1847), English cardinal
• Edward Acton (Edward David Joseph Lyon-Dalberg-Acton; born 1949), British historian.
• Eliza Acton (1799-1859), British cook and cookbook author
• Ferdinando Acton (1832-1891), Italian admiral and politician
• Forman Acton (* 1920), US mathematician and computer scientist
• Harold Acton (1904-1994), British writer
• Harry Burrows Acton (1908-1974), British philosopher
• John Acton (1736-1811), Italian politician and military officer
• John Acton (musician) (1863-1915), British singer, vocal coach and composer.
• John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834-1902), English historian and journalist
• John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton (1907-1989), British peer
• Keith Acton (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
• Loren Acton (* 1936), US astrophysicist and astronaut
• Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton (1870-1924), British peer and diplomat.
• Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton (1941-2010), British peer and politician.
• Shane Acton (1947-2002), British circumnavigator
• Will Acton (* 1987), Canadian-US ice hockey player
• William Acton (1813/1814-1875), English sexologist

Acton is the name of the following places:

in the United Kingdom:

• Acton (Cheshire)
• Acton (County Armagh)
• Acton (Dorset)
• Acton (London)
• Acton (Northumberland)
• Acton (Shropshire)
• Acton (Staffordshire)
• Acton (Suffolk)
• Acton (Worcestershire)
• Acton (Wrexham County Borough)
• Municipal Borough of Acton, Greater London Borough

in the United States:

• Acton (Jefferson County, Alabama)
• Acton (Shelby County, Alabama)
• Acton (Georgia), Harris County (no longer exists)
• Acton (Indiana), Marion County
• Acton (California), Census designated place in Los Angeles County
• Acton (Kentucky), Taylor County
• Acton (Maine), York County
• Acton (Massachusetts), Middlesex County
• Acton (Minnesota), Meeker County
• Acton (Montana), Yellowstone County
• Acton (New Jersey), Salem County
• Acton (North Carolina), Buncombe County
• Acton (Tennessee), McNairy County
• Acton (Texas), Hood County
• Acton (Vermont), former Town in Windham County
• Acton Village in Charles County, Maryland

in Canada:

• Acton (New Brunswick)
• Acton (Ontario)
• Acton (regional county municipality), Quebec
• Acton (Saskatchewan)
• Acton Vale

Acton is the name of the following streams in the United States:

• Acton Brook, Vermont
• Acton Creek, Alabama
• Acton Run, Indiana
• Actons Run, Ohio

Acton stands for:

• Acton Lake, lake in Alabama, United States

properties listed on the NRHP: