Famous People with Name Alton

Alton Glenn Miller            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alton Glenn Miller: was an American jazz musician and band leader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best known "Big Bands". Miller's signature recordings include, "In the Mood", "Tuxedo Junction", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Moonlight Serenade", "Little Brown Jug", and "Pennsylvania 6-5000". While travelling to entertain U.S. troops in France during World War II, Miller's plane disappeared in bad weather. His body was never found.

Alton Stanley Tobey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alton Stanley Tobey: the American artist, was a painter, historical artist, muralist, portraitist, illustrator, and teacher of art.Enormously productive and successful, Tobey was much sought after as a creator of work that is figurative and realistic, in a frankly illustrational style: impressively and competently made to fulfill the requirements of his patrons. For his historical paintings and murals, he prided himself on doing the research necessary to get period details exactly right. Nevertheless, Tobey also created - with equal enthusiasm - a huge body of other works in several invented styles that depart sometimes quite radically from the conservative illustrational mode.

Alton Brown            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alton Brown: He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats, the miniseries Feasting on Asphalt and the main commentator on Iron Chef America. Brown is also the author of several cooking how-to books and a regular contributor to Bon Appétit a

Alton Court (Bud) Michaels            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alton Court (Bud) Michaels: was an American football running back.After attending Ohio State University, he joined the Akron Pros of the National Football League, and played a total of 14 games for the team in the 1923 and 1924 seasons, earning first-team All-Pro honors in 1923.

Alton Asa Lennon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alton Asa Lennon: of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1953 and 1954, and later, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing North Carolina's 7th congressional district from 1957 to 1

Joseph W. Alton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph W. Alton: is an American politician and a Republican who served as the first County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.Alton also served as the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County from 1961–1962 and a State Senator from 1963-1965.He was sentenced to eighteen mon