Acton

Acton is the name of several places, people and organizations:

People

The people of this name include:

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• John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Lord Acton, the Catholic historian.
• Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, his grandfather, admiral and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples.
• Charles Januarius Edward Acton, his uncle, Cardinal of Santa Maria della Pace.
• Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton, his great-grandson, Labour peer and life peer.
• Ferdinand Acton, his second cousin, officer in the Neapolitan Navy, attempted to intercept Garibaldi at Marsala.
• Harold Acton, his distant cousin, writer, dandy and dillettante.