Aston (name)

Aston is an English surname and occasionally a given name.

Some notable persons with the name:

Scientists
  • Sir Aston Webb (1849–1930), English architect and President of the Royal Academy (1919-1924)
  • Francis William Aston, Nobel prize winning chemist and physicist, and inventor of the mass spectrograph.
  • Bernard Cracroft Aston (1871–1951), English chemist and botanist
  • Helen Isobel Aston (born 1934), Australian botanist and ornithologist
  • Mick Aston (1946–2013), British archaeologist
  • William George Aston (1841–1911), British consular official and Japanologist

In government

In sports
  • Alfred Aston, French footballer and manager
  • Bill Aston, British racing driver
  • Ferdie Aston, South African rugby player
  • Harry Aston (footballer born 1855), English footballer
  • Harry Aston (footballer born 1881), played for West Bromwich Albion and Walsall
  • Henry Hervey Aston (1759–1798), English cricketer
  • Jack Aston (1877-1934), English footballer
  • James Aston, English footballer
  • John Aston, Sr., English footballer, father of Aston Jr.
  • John Aston, Jr., English footballer
  • John Aston (cricketer), Irish cricketer
  • Karen Aston, American collegiate basketball player and coach
  • Ken Aston (1915-2001), English footballer
  • Mark Aston, British rugby player
  • Randolph Aston (1869-1930), English rugby player
  • Aston Croall, English rugby player
  • Aston Moore, Jamaican athlete

In music
  • Jay Aston, British singer, formerly with the pop group Bucks Fizz
  • Hugh Aston (composer) (c. 1485–1558)
  • Michael Aston, rock musician
  • Peter Aston (1938–2013), English composer and conductor
  • Aston Barrett, Jamaican musician
  • Aston Merrygold, British lead singer in JLS

Writers
  • Luise Aston (1814-1871), German writer and feminist
  • Tilly Aston (1873-1947), blind Australian writer and teacher
  • Aston Cockayne (1605–1684), well-known Cavalier and minor literary figure
  • Manny Aston, Australian writer and teacher
  • Constance Aston, seventeenth century English manuscript author and anthologist (later Constance Aston Fowler)
  • Elizabeth Aston, English author

In other fields
  • Arthur Aston (English Army officer) (1590-1649), professional soldier and supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War
  • Cawton Aston (active 1693 – 1733), English builder of spinets
  • Evelin Winifred Aston (1891–1975), English artist
  • Sam Aston, British child actor
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