Eggleton () is an
English
English usually refers to:
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Culture, language and peoples
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* ''English'', an Amish ter ...
surname, derived from either
Egleton
Egleton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated south east of Oakham, and is close to the western shore of Rutland Water. The population of the village remained less than 100 ...
in Rutland or
Eggleton, Herefordshire.
Notable people with this surname include:
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Art Eggleton
Arthur C. Eggleton (born September 29, 1943) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 59th and longest-serving mayor of Toronto from 1980 to 1991. He was elected to Parliament in 1993, running as a Liberal in York Centre and served ...
(born 1943), Canadian politician
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Ben Eggleton (born 1970), Australian physicist
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Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton (born September 13, 1960) is an American science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction, horror artist. Eggleton is a nine-time Hugo Award–winner for Best Pro Artist in science fiction and fantasy, first winning in 1994. He won the Hu ...
(born 1960), American artist
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David Eggleton
David Eggleton (born 1952) is a New Zealand poet, critic and writer. Eggleton has been awarded the Ockham New Zealand Book Award for poetry and in 2019 was appointed New Zealand Poet Laureate, a title he held until 2022. Eggleton's work has ap ...
(born 1952), New Zealand author
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Jaimee Eggleton (born 1964), Canadian figure skater
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Jimmy Eggleton (1897–1963), English footballer
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Mark Eggleton
Lucius Hunt is an alternative Australian progressive rock band formed in late 2005. The band has four members: Sean Hayter (guitarist and lead vocalist), Ryan Brown (bassist and vocalist), Mark Eggleton (drums) and Dylan Bell (guitarist and keyb ...
, Australian musician
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Philip Eggleton
Philip Eggleton FRSE (19 March 1903 – 7 October 1954) was a British biochemist, physiologist, lecturer, and (with his wife Grace Palmer Eggleton), co-discoverer of Phosphagens.
Life
Eggleton was born at Kingston-on-Thames on 19 March 1903. ...
(1903–1954), British biochemist
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Tony Eggleton
Tony Eggleton, AO, CVO (30 April 1932 − 20 May 2023) was an Australian political consultant who was the Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. He first came to public prominence as the press secretary to the Prime Minister of Aus ...
(1932–2023), Australian politician
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