Meliton or Melitón is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Melitón Carvajal Manuel Melitón Carvajal Ambulodegui (March 10, 1847 in Lima – September 19, 1935 in Lima), was a Peruvian naval commander and government official who was part of the crew of the ironclad ''Huáscar'' during the War of the Pacific. He was w ...

(1847–1935), Peruvian military and political figure *

Melitón Manzanas Melitón Manzanas González (born 1906 in Donostia-San Sebastián – 2 August 1968) was a high-ranking police officer in Francoist Spain, known as a torturerIglesias, María Antonioa"Hablan las víctimas de Melitón Manzanas" ''(The victims of ...

(1906–1968), high-ranking police officer in Francoist Spain killed by ETA paramilitaries *

Meliton Balanchivadze Meliton Balanchivadze ( ka, მელიტონ ბალანჩივაძე; 24 December 1862 – 21 December 1937) was a Georgian opera singer, composer and a celebrated member of Georgia's cultural scene, both under the Russian Empire ...

(1862–1937), Georgian composer of classical music * Meliton Kantaria (1920–1993), Georgian sergeant of the Soviet Army who hoisted a Soviet flag Banner of Victory over the Reichstag in 1945 *

Meliton, Metropolitan of Chalcedon Meliton (born Sotirios Hatzis) (1913 – 27 December 1989), was a prelate of the Eastern Orthodox Church who served as the Metropolitan of Chalcedon from 1966 until his death in 1989. Born in Istanbul and educated at the Halki Theological Semina ...

(1913–1989), Greek Orthodox bishop * Melito of Sardis, Bishop of Sardis in the 2nd century

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