Galton is a surname and occasionally a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Dorothy Galton (1901–1992), British university administrator Sir Douglas Strutt Galton (1822–1899), British engineer Emma Sophia Galton (1811–1904), English author Francis Galton (1822–1911), English Victorian polymath Frank Wallace Galton (1867–1952), English political writer and journalist Jim Galton (1945–2017), American business executive Leah Galton (born 1994), English footballer Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (née Galton, 1778–1856), British writer in the anti-slavery movement Peter Galton (born 1942), British vertebrate paleontologist Ray Galton (1930–2018), British scriptwriter Samuel Galton (disambiguation), multiple people, including: Samuel Galton, Jr. (1753–1832), British arms manufacturer Samuel Tertius Galton (1783–1844), British businessman and scientist
Given name Galton Blackiston (born 1962), English chef