Hinton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Alan Hinton (born 1942), British Soccer player, coach, and broadcasterAlistair Hinton (born 1950), Scottish composerBerry Hinton (1910–2000), college baseball coachCarma Hinton, Chinese documentary film-maker, daughter of William Hinton (see below)Charles H. Hinton, son-in-law of George Boole, author of An Episode of Flatland, coined the word tesseractChristopher Hinton (disambiguation), multiple peopleCraig Hinton, a British writer, whose work includes several Doctor Who novelsEd Hinton (sportswriter) (born 1948), a motor racing sportswriterEd Hinton (actor) (1919–1958), American actorEddie Hinton (1944–1995), a US songwriter and session musicianGeoffrey Hinton, a British computer scientistGerry E. Hinton (1930–2000), a Louisiana state senator and pioneer of the chiropractic professionHoward Hinton (1912–1977), a British entomologist and Fellow of the Royal SocietyJames Hinton (1822–1875), an English surgeon and authorJoan Hinton, a US nuclear physicist who has lived in China for many yearsJoe Hinton, soul singerJohn Hinton (disambiguation), multiple peopleJ. M. Hinton, also known as "Michael Hinton", Oxford philosopher, first modern proponent of disjunctive view of perceptionJoseph Hinton (died 1884), after whom the community of Hintonburg, Ontario, is namedJoseph Hinton (composer) (1862–after 1909), British composer and organistLeanne Hinton, an American linguistMarcus Hinton, American football playerMartin Hinton (1883–1961), English zoologistMilt Hinton (1910–2000), jazz double bassistS. E. Hinton (born 1948), an American author of young adult novelsTracey Hinton, Welsh athleteWilliam A. Hinton (politician), an American politicianWilliam H. Hinton (1919–2004), an American Marxist who chronicled the Chinese Revolution, most notably in his work FanshenGiven name:
Hinton Battle, American actor, dancer, and dance teacherHinton James, one-term US congressmanHinton Rowan Helper, US writer