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Egerton may refer to:

Politics

* Alfred Egerton (1854–1890), British politician * Algernon Egerton (1825–1891), British politician * Lady Alice Egerton (1923–1977), British courtier * Arthur Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton (1833–1885), British peer and politician * Edward Egerton (1816–1869), British politician * Sir Edwin Egerton (1841–1916), British ambassador * Egerton Reuben Stedman (1872–1946), Canadian politician *

George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere George Granville “Egert” Francis Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (15 June 1823 – 19 September 1862), styled Viscount Brackley between 1846 and 1857, was a British peer and Conservative politician from the Egerton family. Like his father, ...

(1823–1862), British peer and politician * Sir Roland Egerton, 1st Baronet (died 1646), English landowner and politician * Samuel Egerton (1711–1780), British politician * Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (1681–1744), British peer and courtier * Wilbraham Egerton (MP died 1856) (1781–1856), British landowner and politician * Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton (1832–1909), British nobleman, businessman and politician * William Egerton (originally William Tatton) (1749–1806), English politician

Sports

* Billy Egerton (1891–1934), English footballer * Bob Egerton (born 1963), Australian rugby player * David Egerton (1961–2021), English former rugby union player

Military

* Caledon Egerton (1814–1874), British Army general * Ernest Albert Egerton (1897–1966), English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient * George Egerton (Royal Navy officer) (1852–1940), British admiral * Lebbeus Egerton (1773–1846), Vermont militia officer, farmer, lieutenant governor

Arts

* Daniel Egerton (1772–1835), English actor * Daniel Thomas Egerton (1797–1842), British landscape painter * Elizabeth Egerton (1626–1663), English writer * Frank Egerton (born 1959), British novelist * Helen Merrill Egerton (1866–1951), Canadian writer * Judy Egerton (1928–2012), Australian-born British art historian and curator * Julian Egerton (1848–1945), British clarinetist * Sarah Fyge Egerton (1670–1723), English poet * Sarah Egerton (actress) (1782–1847), English actress * Seymour Egerton, 4th Earl of Wilton (1839–1898), British peer and musician * Tamsin Egerton (born 1988), English actress and model * Taron Egerton (born 1989), Welsh actor

Other

* Henry Egerton (died 1746), British clergyman, Bishop of Hereford * Jack Egerton (1918–1998), Australian trade unionist *

Walter Egerton Sir Walter Egerton, (1858 – 22 March 1947) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of Lagos Colony from 1904 to 1906, Governor of Southern Nigeria Protectorate, Southern Nigeria from 1906 to 1912, and Governor of British Guiana f ...

(1858–1947), British colonial administrator

Disambiguation

* Charles Egerton (disambiguation) * Francis Egerton (disambiguation) * John Egerton (disambiguation) * Philip Egerton (disambiguation) * Stephen Egerton (disambiguation) * Thomas Egerton (disambiguation)

Given name

* Egerton Cecil (1853–1928), English cricketer * Sir Egerton Coghill (1853–1921), Irish painter * Egerton Leigh (1815–1876), British soldier, landowner, politician and author * Egerton Marcus (born 1965), Canadian retired boxer * Egerton Herbert Norman (1909–1957; better known as E. Herbert Norman, E. H. Norman, or simply Herbert Norman), a Canadian diplomat accused of being a Communist who committed suicide *

Egerton Ryerson Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (24 March 1803 – 19 February 1882) was a Canadian educator, author, editor, and Methodist minister who was a prominent contributor to the design of the Canadian public school system. Ryerson is considered to be the fo ...

(1803–1882), Canadian Methodist minister, educator, politician and public education advocate * Egerton Ryerson Young (1840–1909), Canadian teacher, Methodist missionary, lecturer, and author * Egerton Swartwout (1870–1943), American architect * Egerton Ryerson Young (1840–1909), author of ''My Dogs in the Northland'' (1902), which Jack London used as source material for ''The Call of the Wild'' (1903)