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derived from a place name meaning "place of hawks"; less commonly used as a

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Keaton Bills Keaton Leavitt Bills (born May 22, 1998) is an American professional football offensive guard. He played college football for the Utah Utes. Early life and high school Bills, from Draper, Utah, is one of 11 children. He was a standout footbal ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Keaton Ellerby Keaton Ellerby (born November 5, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played under contract with the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League for t ...

(born 1988), Canadian former professional ice hockey player *

Keaton Henson Keaton Henson (born 24 March 1988) is an English musician, composer, visual artist, and poet. He has released six studio albums, a wordless graphic novel titled ''Gloaming'', published by Pocko, and a book of poetry called ''Idiot Verse''. Hens ...

(born 1988), English folk rock musician * Keaton Isaksson (born 1994), Finnish professional footballer *

Keaton Jennings Keaton Kent Jennings (born 19 June 1992) is a South African-born English cricketer who captains Lancashire County Cricket Club and has represented England. He is a left-handed opening batsman who also bowls right-arm medium-fast. He made his in ...

(born 1992), South African-born English cricketer * Keaton Kristick (born 1988), American former football linebacker * Keaton McCargo (born 1995), American freestyle skier *

Keaton Mitchell Keaton Anthony Mitchell (born January 17, 2002) is an American professional football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates and was signed as an undra ...

(born 2002), American football player * Keaton Nankivil (born 1989), American former basketball player *

Keaton Nigel Cooke Keaton Nigel Cooke is an American film actor, television actor, and singer. He made his television debut in ''Difficult People'' (2015) and his film debut in '' Wiener-Dog'' (2016). Career l Cooke is an American film actor, television actor, an ...

, American film actor, television actor, and singer * Keaton Parks (born 1997), American professional soccer player *

Keaton Simons Keaton Simons (born July 20, 1978) is an American recording and performing artist. He is signed to Best Revenge Records, an independent label he created in 2012. His music has been featured on shows like ''Sons of Anarchy'', '' Hollywood Heights' ...

(born 1978), American recording and performing artist * Keaton Stromberg, former member of Emblem3 * Keaton Sutherland (born 1997), American football player *

Keaton Winn Keaton Eugene Winn (born February 20, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was dra ...

(born 1998), American baseball pitcher for the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...

Keaton Yamada is a Japanese former actor, voice actor and narrator from Mikasa, Hokkaidō. He switched from going by his real name, Shunji Yamada, to going by Keaton Yamada in the 1980s. He is currently represented by Remax. On December 5, 2020, it was ann ...

(born 1945), Japanese actor

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* Ben Keaton (born 1956), Irish actor *

Camille Keaton Camille Keaton (born July 20, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hills in the controversial 1978 film '' I Spit on Your Grave''. She began her career in Italy, making her film debut as Solange Beauregard in ...

(born 1947), American actress *

David Keaton The Quincy Five were a group of five young African American men from Quincy, Florida, who were charged with the 1970 murder of a Leon County deputy sheriff. The men – Johnny Lee Burns, Alphonso Figgers, Johnny Frederick, Dave Roby Keaton Jr. ...

(died 2015), member of the

Quincy Five The Quincy Five were a group of five young African American men from Quincy, Florida, who were charged with the 1970 murder of a Leon County deputy sheriff. The men – Johnny Lee Burns, Alphonso Figgers, Johnny Frederick, Dave Roby Keaton Jr. ...

group convicted of killing a sheriff *

Diane Keaton Diane Keaton (née Hall; born January 5, 1946) is an American actress. She has received List of awards and nominations received by Diane Keaton, various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including an Academy Award, a Bri ...

(born 1946), American actress *

Joe Keaton Joseph Hallie Keaton (July 6, 1867 – January 13, 1946) was an American vaudeville performer, eccentric dancer and silent film actor. He was the father of actor Buster Keaton and appeared with his son in several films. Life and career Keaton ...

(1867–1946), American vaudeville performer and silent film actor **

Myra Keaton Myra Edith Keaton (née Cutler; March 13, 1877 – July 21, 1955) was an American vaudeville performer and film actress. She was the mother of actor Buster Keaton. Early life and career Myra Keaton was born on March 13, 1877, in Modale, I ...

(1877–1955), American vaudeville performer and silent film actress and wife of Joe and mother of Buster **

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent films during the 1920s, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts. He frequently ...

(1895–1966), American actor and son of Joe * Jonathan D. Keaton (born 1946), American clergyman *

Josh Keaton Joshua Luis Wiener (born February 8, 1979), known professionally as Josh Keaton, is an American actor. He is known for his many voice roles, including Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane in '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'', Spider-Man in various media ...

(born 1979), American actor *Keader Keaton, Colonial American officer in the American Revolutionary War and founder of Anglo-American settlement in

Richmond County, North Carolina Richmond County is a County (United States), county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is Rockingham, North Carolina, Rockingham. The county was formed in 1779 from a portion of Anson Cou ...

Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Aca ...

(born 1951), American actor

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* Alex P. Keaton, character on ''

Family Ties ''Family Ties'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the social shift in the United Stat ...

'' *Taichi Keaton, title character of the ''

Master Keaton is a Japanese manga series created by Hokusei Katsushika, Naoki Urasawa, and Takashi Nagasaki. It was serialized in ''Big Comic Original'' from 1988 to 1994, with its 144 chapters collected into 18 volumes by Shogakukan. In North America, ...

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