Mahlon is a masculine given name. Mahlon was a biblical figure mentioned along with his brother, as Mahlon and Chilion, in the Book of Ruth.
Notable people with this name include:
Given name Business Mahlon Apgar IV (1941–2023), American government and business consultant Mahlon Betts (1795–1867), American entrepreneur and manufacturing figure Mahlon Haines (1875–1962), American businessman and philanthropist Mahlon Day Sands (1842–1888), American merchant
Military Mahlon Dickerson Manson (1820–1895), American military officer and politician in Indiana Mahlon Tisdale (1890–1972), American naval officer
Politics Mahlon Black (1820–1901), American politician in Minnesota Mahlon Burwell (1783–1846), surveyor and political figure in Upper Canada Mahlon K. Cowan (1863–1917), Canadian lawyer and political figure in Ontario Mahlon Dickerson (1770–1853), American politician and judge in New Jersey Mahlon M. Garland (1856–1920), American politician in Pennsylvania Mahlon Gore (1837–1916), American politician in Florida Mahlon Pitney (1858–1924), American lawyer, jurist, and politician Mahlon Van Horne (1840–1910), American minister, state legislator in Rhode Island, and diplomat
Sports Mahlon Duckett (1922–2015), American baseball player in the Negro leagues Mahlon Higbee (1901–1968), American baseball player Mahlon Houkarawa (born 1976), Melanesian footballer from the Solomon Islands Mahlon Romeo (born 1995), Antiguan footballer
Other Mahlon Clark (1923–2007), American musician Mahlon Day (1790–1854), American children's book publisher Mahlon Marsh Day (1913–1992), American mathematician Mahlon DeLong, American neurologist and professor Mahlon E. Doyle (1924–2017), American cryptologist, inventor, and author Mahlon Dickerson Eyre (1821–1882), American banker Mahlon Norris Gilbert (1848–1900), American Episcopal bishop in Minnesota Mahlon Hamilton (1880–1960), American stage and screen actor Mahlon Hellerich (1919–2010), American historian Mahlon Hoagland (1921–2009), American biochemist Mahlon Kline (1846–1909), American pharmacist Mahlon Loomis (1826–1886), American dentist and inventor Mahlon Mitchell (born 1977), American firefighter Mahlon Perkins (1882–1963), American diplomat Mahlon Stacy (1638–1704), English settler to New Jersey
Middle name Listed alphabetically by surname J. Mahlon Barnes (1866–1934), American trade union functionary and socialist political activist Leonidas Mahlon Godley (1836–1904), American military officer Henry Mahlon Kimball (1878–1935), American politician in Michigan John Mahlon Marlin (1836–1901), American firearms manufacturer and inventor Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (1890–1974), American judge in Kentucky
Other uses Mahlon Sweet Field, an American public airport in Oregon, also known as Eugene Airport Mahlon Williamson (barque), an American bark launched in 1854 USS Mahlon S. Tisdale, an American guided-missile frigate launched in 1981
See also
Mahon (disambiguation)