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Aston is an English surname and occasionally a given name.

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Some notable persons with the name:

Scientists

  • Francis William Aston, the chemist who invented the mass spectrograph
  • Sir Aston Webb (1849–1930), English architect and President of the Royal Academy (1919-1924)
  • William George Aston (1841–1911), British consular official and Japanologist
  • Mick Aston (1946–2013), British archaeologist
  • Bernard Cracroft Aston (1871–1951), English chemist and botanist

    • In government

  • Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet (1600-1646), English politician
  • Walter Aston (burgess) (c. 1606-1656), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
  • Arthur Vincent Aston, official in the Malayan civil service
  • Aston Kajara, minister in Uganda

    • 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
  • Aston Taminsyah, chess player from Indonesia

    • 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
  • Manuel 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
  • B W Aston, historian in Texas
  • Sam Aston, British child actor

    • References

    Aston (name) Wikipedia
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