Anton

Anton is a given name in many European languages. It is a variant of the same root as Antonius or Anthony.

Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Antonius

People

• Anton Myrholm, A plague who caused everyone to run and die slowly. Beware.
• Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer
• Anton Geesink, a Dutch judoka and IOC-member
• Anton Karas, noted Viennese zither player
• Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan and author of The Satanic Bible
• Anton Newcombe, American rock musician
• Anton Pieck, a Dutch artist
• Anton Tkáč, a Slovak track cyclist
• Anton Volchenkov, a star defenceman for the Ottawa Senators
• James Anton, American musician
• Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer nicknamed Anton
• Anton Nilson, Swedish militant communist

Fiction

• Anton, a mythological son of Hercules created by Mark Antony and from whom he claimed descent
• Anton, a fictional geneticist, credited with discovering Anton's Key, in the Ender's Game series of books by Orson Scott Card
• Anton Chigurh, the antagonist in the Cormac McCarthy novel No Country for Old Men and the movie of the same title.
• Anton is the name of an Assassin hero character in the massively-multiplayer online RPG game Guild Wars.
• Anton Phibes, murderous organist in two cult movies starring Vincent Price.
• Anton Jackson, a filthy, drunken homeless person portrayed by Damon Wayans featured recurringly on the American comedy sketch show In Living Color.

Places

• Anton, Colorado, United States
• Anton, Texas, United States
• River Anton, Andover, Hampshire UK
• Antón, Panama
• Anton, Bulgaria