Hinton is the name of some places in the world:

• Hinton, Alberta, Canada
• Hinton, Iowa, United States of America
• Hinton, Oklahoma, United States of America
• Hinton, West Virginia, United States of America
• Hinton, South Gloucestershire, England
• Hinton Township, Michigan, United States of America
• Hinton St. Mary,Dorset, England link:Hinton St Mary
• Hinton Charterhouse,Somerset, England
• Cherry Hinton,Cambridgeshire, England

And over a dozen other English villages.

Hinton may also refer to:

• Charles H. Hinton (1853-1907), son-in-law of George Boole and author of the book An Episode of Flatland.
• Christopher Hinton, First Baron Hinton of Bankside, (May 12 1901-June 22 1983), a British nuclear engineer.
• Craig Hinton, a British writer, whose work includes several Doctor Who novels.
• Ed Hinton, (born 1948), a motor racing sportswriters.
• Eddie Hinton (June 15, 1944 - July 28, 1995), an American songwriter and session musician.
• Geoffrey Hinton, a British computer scientist.
• Graham Hinton, a British audio design engineer for EMS, Solid State Logic and Hinton Instruments
• Milt Hinton (1910-2000), legendary jazz double bassist
• Susan Eloise Hinton (born in 1950), an American author of young adult novels.
• William H. Hinton (1919-May 15, 2004), an American Marxist who chronicled the Chinese Revolution, most notably in his work Fanshen.
• Danny Hinton.

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