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English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Egerton Egerton may refer to: People * Egerton (name), a list of people with either the surname or the given name * Egerton family, a British aristocratic family * George Egerton, pen name of Mary Dunne Bright (1859–1945), Australian-born writer Plac ...

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Politics

* Alfred Egerton (1854–1890), British politician *

Algernon Egerton The Honourable Algernon Fulke Egerton (31 December 1825 – 14 July 1891), known as Algernon Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British Conservative politician from the Egerton family. Background Egerton was the third son of Francis Egerton, 1st Ea ...

(1825–1891), British politician *

Lady Alice Egerton Lady Alice Egerton (7 August 1923 – 7 October 1977) was a British courtier from the Egerton family. Lady Alice was the youngest child of the 4th Earl of Ellesmere and his wife, Violet. In 1949, she replaced her sister, Lady Margaret Co ...

(1923–1977), British courtier *

Arthur Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton Arthur Edward Holland Grey Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton (25 November 1833 – 18 January 1885), styled Viscount Grey de Wilton from 1833 to 1882, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament from the Egerton family. Wilton was the third ...

(1833–1885), British peer and politician *

Edward Egerton Edward Christopher Egerton (27 July 1816 – 27 August 1869) was a British Conservative politician from the Egerton family. Background Egerton was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet. Willi ...

(1816–1869), British politician * Sir Edwin Egerton (1841–1916), British ambassador *

George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere George Granville 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. Egerton was the eldest son of ...

(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) Wilbraham Egerton (1 September 1781 – 25 April 1856) was a British landowner and Member of Parliament from the Egerton family. He was the eldest surviving son of William Tatton, later Egerton and educated at Eton College (1796) and probably B ...

(1781–1856), British landowner and politician *

Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton (17 January 1832 – 16 March 1909) was an English Conservative Party politician from the Egerton family. He sat in the House of Commons from 1858 to 1883 when he inherited his peerage and was elevated to ...

(1832–1909), British nobleman, businessman and politician *

William Egerton William Egerton (originally William Tatton; 1749–1806) was an English politician and a member of the Egerton family. Egerton was the son of William Tatton and Hester, sister of Samuel Egerton, who was her brother's heiress. He changed his ...

(originally William Tatton) (1749–1806), English politician

Sports

* Billy Egerton (1891–1934), English footballer * Bob Egerton (born 1963), Australian rugby player *

David Egerton David William Egerton (19 October 1961 – 8 February 2021) was an English rugby union international who represented England from 1988 to 1990. At club level, Egerton played for Bath Rugby between 1985 and 1995. After retiring, Egerton worked ...

(1961–2021), English former rugby union player

Military

Caledon Egerton Major-General Caledon Richard Egerton (28 July 1814 – 27 May 1874) was a senior British Army officer from the Egerton family who went on to be Military Secretary. Military career Egerton was commissioned into the 89th Regiment of Foot. He ...

(1814–1874), British Army general * Ernest Albert Egerton (1897–1966), English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient *

George Egerton (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir George Le Clerc Egerton (17 October 1852 – 30 March 1940) was a senior Royal Navy officer from the Egerton family who rose to become Second Sea Lord. Naval career Egerton joined the Royal Navy in 1866.

(1852–1940), British admiral * Lebbeus Egerton (1773–1846), Vermont militia officer, farmer, Lieutenant Governor

Arts

Daniel Egerton Daniel Egerton (1772–1835) was an English actor. Life Egerton was born in the city of London on 14 April 1772. According to various accounts, presumably supplied by himself, he was 'bred to the law in a public office.' Another source says, h ...

(1772–1835), English actor * Daniel Thomas Egerton (1797–1842), British landscape painter *

Elizabeth Egerton Elizabeth Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (''née'' Lady Elizabeth Cavendish; 1626 – 14 July 1663) was an English writer who married into the Egerton family. Biography Elizabeth Cavendish was encouraged in her literary interests from a ...

(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 Sarah Fyge Egerton (1668–1723) was an English poet who wrote in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. In her works ''The Female Advocate'' and ''Poems on Several Occasions'', Egerton wrote about gender, friendship, marriage, ...

(1670–1723), English poet *

Sarah Egerton (actress) Sarah Egerton (1782–1847) was an English actress. The judgement of William Macready was that "her merits were confined to melodrama."Macready, ''Reminiscences'', i. 125 Early life Egerton was the daughter of Peter Fisher, rector of Little Torri ...

(1782–1847), English actress *

Seymour Egerton, 4th Earl of Wilton Seymour John Grey "Sim" Egerton, 4th Earl of Wilton (20 January 1839 – 3 January 1898) was a peer of the United Kingdom from the Egerton family. He was the owner and namesake of the Lord Wilton violin. A musician, he was an associate of Arthur ...

(1839–1898), British peer and musician * Tamsin Egerton (born 1988), English actress and model *

Taron Egerton Taron Egerton ( ; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. He is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, and has received nominations for a Grammy Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Born in Birkenhead, England, Egerton began acting at a ...

(born 1989), Welsh actor

Other

Henry Egerton Henry Egerton (10 February 1689 – 1 April 1746) was a British clergyman from the Egerton family. He was Bishop of Hereford between 1723 and his death in 1746. Life Egerton was a younger son of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater, by his secon ...

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

Walter Egerton Sir Walter Egerton, (1858 – 22 March 1947) had a long career in the administration of the British Empire, holding senior positions which included the Governorships of Lagos Colony (1904–1906), Southern Nigeria (1906–1912), and British Gu ...

(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 Sir Egerton Bushe Coghill, 5th Baronet (7 February 1853 – 9 October 1921) was an Irish people, Irish Painting, painter. Life and family Coghill was born on 7 February 1853 in Castletownshend, County Cork. He was the second son of Irish painte ...

(1853–1921), Irish painter * Egerton Leigh (1815–1876), British soldier, landowner, politician and author *

Egerton Marcus Egerton Marcus (born February 2, 1965) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2007. As an amateur, he won the silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Early life Egerton is the ...

(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. A renowned advocate against Christ ...

(1803–1882), Canadian Methodist minister, educator, politician and public education advocate *

Egerton Ryerson Young Egerton Ryerson Young (1840–1909) was a Canadian teacher, Methodism, Methodist missionary, lecturer, and author. By sharing his travels and mission work in his writing, E.R. Young helped popularize Methodist missions and expand the knowledge ...

(1840–1909), Canadian teacher, Methodist missionary, lecturer, and author *

Egerton Swartwout Egerton Swartwout (March 3, 1870 – February 18, 1943) was an American architect, most notably associated with his New York City architectural firm Tracy and Swartwout and McKim, Mead & White. His buildings, numbering over 100, were typica ...

(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)