Overton (name)
# Overton (name)

Notable people with the name Overton include:

## Surname

* Al Overton, Jr., American sound engineer
* Anthony Overton (1865–1946), American banker and manufacturer
* Ben Overton (1926–2012), Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court
* Bo Overton, American basketball coach
* Cathy Overton-Clapham (born 1969), Canadian curler
* Charles Overton (1805–1889), English cleric and writer
* Claude Overton (1927–1996), American professional basketball player
* Connor Overton (born 1993), American baseball player
* Constantine Overton, English Quaker leader
* Craig Overton (born 1994), English cricketer
* David M. Overton, American restaurateur
* Dillon Overton, American baseball player
* Diondre Overton (born 1998), American football player
* Dolphin D. Overton (1926–2013), American aviator
* Don Overton, American football player
* Doug Overton, American basketball player
* Edward Overton, Jr. (1836–1903), United States representative from Pennsylvania
* Elli Overton, Canadian/Australian swimmer
* Ernest Overton (1865–1933), British physiologist and biologist
* Esther Overton (born 1990), Australian swimmer
* Frank Overton (1918–1967), American actor
* Fred Overton, American basketball coach
* Guy Overton, New Zealand cricketer
* Hall Overton, American composer
* Iain Overton, British writer and journalist
* Jamie Overton (born 1994), English cricketer
* Jeff Overton (born 1983), American golfer
* John Overton (disambiguation)
* Joseph P. Overton (1960–2003), American political activist, creator of the Overton window concept
* Josh Overton, (1990-Present) Designer from London UK
* Kelly Overton, American activist
* Macon C. Overton, U.S. Marine officer, namesake of USS Overton
* Matt Overton (born 1985), American football player
* Nancy Overton, American singer
* Norris W. Overton (1926–2023), Brigadier General in the United States Air Force
* Peter Overton, Australian television journalist
* Richard Overton (disambiguation)
* Rick Overton (born 1954), American screenwriter, actor and comedian
* Robert Overton (c.1609–1678), English Major General in the New Model Army
* Spencer Overton (born 1968), American lawyer and law scholar
* Thomas Overton (1753–1824), American military and political leader
* Tom Overton (1930–1988), American sound engineer
* Virginia Overton (1971), American artist
* Volma Overton (1924–2005), American civil rights activist
* Walter Hampden Overton, U.S. Congressman
* Watkins Overton (1894–1958), American politician
* Wendy Overton (born 1947), American tennis player
* Wil Overton, British artist
* Willis Overton, American psychologist
* William Overton (bishop) (c.1525 – 1609), Church of England clergyman, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
* William Overton (judge) (1939–1987), United States district court judge
* William Overton (Portland founder), American Mountain Man and founder of Portland, Oregon
* Winston Overton (1870–1934), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court

## Given name

* Overton Vertis Wright (1939–1980), American singer O. V. Wright
