Ailton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Ailton Krenak (born 1954), Brazilian writer and journalist
• Ailton Graça (born 1964), Brazilian actor

• Ailton Menegussi (born 1962), Brazilian bishop

• Aílton Lira (born 1951), Brazilian football forward
• Ailton dos Santos Silva (born 1966), Brazilian football manager
• Aílton Ferraz (born 1966), Brazilian football forward and manager
• Aílton (footballer, born 1956), born José Ailton de Oliveira Silva, Brazilian football centre-back
• Aílton (footballer, born 1968), born Aílton Delfino, Brazilian football striker
• Aílton (footballer, born 1973), born Aílton Gonçalves da Silva, Brazilian football striker
• Aílton (footballer, born 1977), born José Aílton da Silva, Brazilian midfielder
• Aílton (footballer, born 1980), born Aílton de Oliveira Modesto, Brazilian football midfielder
• Aílton (footballer, born August 1984), born Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian football forward
• Aílton (footballer, born October 1984), born Aílton do Nascimento Correia, Brazilian football midfielder
• Ailton (footballer, born 1994), born Ailton Machado de Souza Rosa, Brazilian football midfielder
• Ailton (footballer, born 1995), born Ailton Ferreira Silva, Brazilian football left-back
• Aílton Júnior (born 1987), born Jose Junior Pereira Ailton, Brazilian football defender
• Ailton Canela (1994–2016), Brazilian football forward who died in the Chapecoeanse plane crash
• Ailton (Cape Verdean footballer) (born 1996), born Ailton César Duarte Silva, Cape Verdean football forward
• Aylton Lataria (1942–2008), born Francisco Aylton Dias, Brazilian football forward

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