Shackleton is an English surname which may refer to:
Abraham Shackleton (1696–1771), English Quaker schoolmaster Alan Shackleton (1934–2009), English footballer Charlie Shackleton (born 1991), British filmmaker and multimedia artist David Shackleton (1863–1938), British cotton worker and trade unionist David Shackleton (admiral) (born 1948), Royal Australian Navy vice admiral Derek Shackleton (1924–2007), English cricketer D. R. Shackleton Bailey (1917–2005), English scholar of Latin literature Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton (1911–1994), British geographer and politician Elizabeth Shackleton (1726–1781), English diarist Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), Irish Antarctic explorer Fiona Shackleton (born 1956), English lawyer Greg Shackleton (1946–1975), Australian journalist, member of the Balibo Five Jamie Shackleton (born 1999), English footballer Jane Shackleton (1843–1909), pioneering Irish photographer Janet Shackleton (1928–2021), New Zealand hurdler John Shackleton (died 1767), British painter and draughtsman Julian Shackleton (born 1952), English cricketer Keith Shackleton (1923–2015) British natural history painter and broadcaster Len Shackleton (1922–2000), English footballer Luke Shackleton (born 1984), Australian rules footballer Lydia Shackleton (1828–1914), Irish botanic artist Megan Shackleton (born 1999), British Paralympic table tennis player Michael Shackleton, 21st century South African politician Nicholas Shackleton (1937–2006), British geologist and climatologist Polly Shackleton (1910–1997), American politician Richard Shackleton (1726–1792), Irish Quaker schoolmaster and poet Richard Shackleton Pope (1793–1884), British architect Robert Shackleton (1919–1986), British philologist and librarian Robert Millner Shackleton (1909–2001), British field geologist Roger Shackleton (born 1948), English former international rugby union player Sam Shackleton, British dubstep music producer Scott Shackleton (born 1961), American politician Shane Shackleton (born 1982), Australian rugby league player Simon Shackleton, English musician, producer and DJ William Shackleton (1908–1971), English cricketer York Shackleton (born 1974), American filmmaker and snowboarder