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Linton is a surname, and may refer to: *David Leslie Linton (1906–1971), British geographer and geomorphologist *David Linton (1815-1889), U.S. college fraternity founder *Eliza Lynn Linton (1822-1898), British novelist and essayist *Hercules Linton (1836-1900), Scottish shipbuilder *James Linton, 2^nd Mayor of Palmerston North *John Wallace Linton (died 1943), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross *Joseph Ivor Linton (1900-1982), Israeli diplomat *Marigold Linton (1936-), American psychologist and president of SACNAS *Martin Linton (born 1944), British politician *Michael Linton, Canadian designer of community currency *Ralph Linton (1893-1953), anthropologist *Sydney Linton, Australian bishop *Tom Linton (born 1975), U.S. guitarist *William James Linton (1812-1897), Anglo-american author, artist and political reformer *William Linton (artist) (1791-1876), British landscape artist. *William S. Linton (1856-1927), U.S. Representative from Michigan *Linton Lomas Barrett, educator and translator *Linton Garner, Jazz pianist *Linton Johnson, a professional basketball player *Linton Kwesi Johnson, a British-Jamaican Dub poet *John Linton Roberson, American cartoonist and writer *Linton Sirait, an Indonesian District Court judge *Linton Owe, a Swedish entrepreneur