Burton is an English surname with habitational origins.^[2]

• Aron Burton (1938–2016), American blues singer, bass guitarist and songwriter
• Abraham Burton (born 1971), American saxophonist and bandleader.
• Alexander Burton (1893–1915), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Alfred Edgar Burton (1857–1935), American academic, first Dean of the Faculty of MIT
• Alfred Henry Burton (c. 1834 – 1914), New Zealand photographer
• Alison Burton (1921–2014), Australian tennis player
• Amanda Burton (born 1957), Northern Irish actress
• Amanda Burton (born 1980), Australian netball player
• Andrew Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Arthur Burton (c. 1889 – death unknown), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s
• Baron Burton is a peerage title created in 1886 and 1887 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
• Beryl Burton (1937–1996), English racing cyclist
• Beverly Chester-Burton (born 1963), American politician
• Bob Burton Jr. (born 1985), American speedcuber
• Brandie Burton (born 1972), American professional golfer
• Brett Burton (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
• Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse (born 1977), American producer and disc jockey
• Charles Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlotte Burton (1881–1942), American silent film actress
• Clarence Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cliff Burton (1962–1986), Metallica bassist
• Corey Burton (born 1955), American voice actor
• Dan Burton (born 1938), U.S. Congressman
• Daniel Burton (born 1963), American cyclist, Antarctica Cycling Expeditions
• Decimus Burton (1800–1881), English architect and garden designer
• Deon Burton (born 1976), English-Jamaican footballer
• Deonte Burton (born 1991), American basketball player
• Dick Burton (golfer) (1907–1874), British golfer
• Edmund Burton (footballer) (1893–1916), English footballer
• Elizabeth Eaton Burton (1869–1937), American artist
• Ellis Burton (1936–2013), American baseball player
• Ernie Burton (1921–1999), English professional footballer
• Ethel Burton, American comedic film actress
• Francis Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Frederick Burton (disambiguation)
• Gary Burton (born 1943), American jazz vibraphone player
• George Burton (disambiguation)
• Hal B. Burton, American politician
• Harold Hitz Burton (1888–1964), American politician and Supreme Court Justice
• Harrison Burton (born 2000), American racing driver
• Harry Burton (Egyptologist), British egyptologist
• Harry Burton (journalist) (1968–2001), Australian journalist
• Henry Burton (Conservative politician) (1876–1947), British Conservative MP for Sudbury 1924–1945
• Henry Burton (physician) (1799–1849), English physician
• Henry Burton (theologian) (1578–1648), English puritan
• Henry Burton-Peters (1792–1875), Whig MP for Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) 1830–1837
• Henry Burton Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury, British barrister and judge
• Hilarie Burton (born 1982), American actress
• Humphrey Burton, CBE (born 1931), British classical music presenter, broadcaster, director, producer and biographer of musicians
• Hutchins Gordon Burton (1774–1832), American politician
• Jake Burton Carpenter (1954–2019), American snowboarder
• James Burton (disambiguation)
• Janet Burton, British academic
• Jared Burton (born 1981), American baseball player
• Jeb Burton (born 1992), American stock car racing driver
• Jeff Burton (born 1967), American stock car racing driver
• Jenny Burton (born 1957), American rhythm and blues singer
• Jermaine Burton (born 2001), American football player
• Joan Burton (born 1949), Irish politician
• John Burton (disambiguation)
• Kate Burton (disambiguation)
• Katherine Burton (1890–1969), American social activist and Catholic convert
• Ken Burton (born 1970), British chorist, composer and recording artist
• Konni Burton (born 1963), American politician
• Kris Burton (born 1980), Australia-born Italian rugby player
• Lance Burton (born 1960), American stage magician
• Leonard Burton (born 1964), American football player
• Leonard Samuel Burton (1824–1895), educator and mayor in Gawler, South Australia
• LeVar Burton (born 1957), American actor
• Lewis Burton (born 1992), British tennis player and model
• Lori Burton (1940–2021), American singer and songwriter
• Margaret E. Burton, American missionary to China and Japan
• Marion LeRoy Burton (1874–1925), American scholar
• Mark Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Maurice Burton (1898–1992), English zoologist and author
• Maurice Burton (cyclist) (born 1955), English cyclist
• Michael Burton (born 1992), American football player
• Montague Burton (1885–1952), founder of Burton clothes shops
• Nancy Jane Burton (1891–1972), Scottish artist
• Norman Burton, American actor
• Oliver Burton, English footballer
• Ollie Burton, Welsh international footballer
• Patricia Burton, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Peter Burton, British actor
• Phillip Burton, American politician
• Ralph Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Raymond S. Burton, American politician
• Reginald George Burton (1864–1951), British Indian army officer, sportsman, military historian
• Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor
• Richard Burton (comics), British comic editor
• Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British explorer, translator, orientalist
• Richard Henry Burton (1923–1993), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Rob Burton, Mayor of Oakville, Ontario, Canada
• Robert Burton (scholar) (1577–1640), English scholar, cleric and author
• Robert Burton (statesman) (1747–1825), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress
• Roderick Burton, better known as Dolla (1987–2009), American rapper
• Ron Burton (1936–2003), American football player
• Sala Burton, American politician
• Sam Burton (1926–2020), English footballer
• Samuel Burton (disambiguation)
• Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen
• Steve Burton (disambiguation)
• Terry Burton, English football manager
• Terry C. Burton, American politician
• Theodore E. Burton (1851–1929), American politician
• Theodore M. Burton (1907–1989), LDS General Authority
• Thomas Burton (died 1496 or 1495), Loughborough, England, wool merchant
• Thomas Burton (died 1661), British Member of Parliament for Westmorland, 1656–1659
• T. L. Burton, professor of medieval English literature at the University of Adelaide
• Tom Burton, American professional wrestler
• Thomas Burton Adams Jr., commonly known as Tom Burton
• Thomas Burton Hanly (1812–1880), Confederate politician
• Tim Burton (born 1958), American film director
• Tim Burton (musician) (born 1963), American saxophonist
• Tommie Burton (1878–1946), West Indian cricketer
• Tony Burton (1937–2016), U.S. actor, comedian, boxer, and football player
• Trey Burton (born 1991), American football player
• Trevor Burton (born 1944), English guitarist
• Tyler Burton (born 2000), American basketball player
• Veronica Burton (basketball) (born 2000), American basketball player
• Virginia Lee Burton (1909–1968), American illustrator and children's book author
• Walter John Burton, New Zealand photographer
• Ward Burton (born 1961), American stock car racing driver
• Wes Burton (born 1980), American racing driver
• William Burton (disambiguation)

• Burton Barr (1917–1997), American politician from Arizona
• Burton Cummings (born 1947), Canadian musician
• Burton E. Green (1868–1965), American oilman and co-founder of Beverly Hills, California
• Burton Hecht (born 1927), New York politician and judge
• Burt Lancaster (1913–1994), American actor
• Burton Lifland (1929–2014), American federal bankruptcy judge
• Burt Reynolds (1936–2018), American actor, producer and stuntman

• Janne "Burton" Puurtinen (born 1974), Finnish musician

• Burton Guster, from the television series Psych
• Burton Wayne, from the novel To a God Unknown, by John Steinbeck
• Jack Burton, from Big Trouble in Little China
• Madlax characters:
  • Richard Burton
  • Margaret Burton (Madlax)
• Barry Burton, from Resident Evil
• Colonel Burton, character in the strategy game Command & Conquer: Generals
• "Big Guy" Bill Burton, one of Hao's followers in the manga and anime series Shaman King
• Burton Phillips, from Hollyoaks in the City
• Mel Burton from Hollyoaks, Sophie's twin
• Sophie Burton from Hollyoaks, Mel's twin
• Justin Burton from Hollyoaks, Sophie and Mel's younger brother

• Burton (disambiguation)