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• Hamilton (name), a common last name in Britain, often used by people from Scotland. It is also sometimes used as a first name. This name is connected to several important people, including The Duke of Hamilton, who is the highest-ranking noble in Scotland.

People

  • Hamilton (name), a common last name in Britain, often used by people from Scotland. It is also sometimes used as a first name. This name is connected to several important people, including The Duke of Hamilton, who is the highest-ranking noble in Scotland. Other notable individuals include Lord Hamilton, who has been a member of the Scottish, Irish, and British nobility, and some judges. The name is also linked to the Hamilton Clan, an old family group from Scotland.
  • Hamílton (footballer, born 1980), a professional soccer player from Togo.
  • Lewis Hamilton (race driver, born 1985), a British driver who competes in Formula 1 racing.

Places

  • Hamilton, New South Wales, a suburb located in Newcastle
  • Hamilton Hill, Western Australia, a suburb located in Perth
  • Hamilton, South Australia
  • Hamilton, Tasmania
  • Hamilton, Victoria
  • Hamilton, Queensland, a suburb located in Brisbane
  • Hamilton Reach, a section of the Brisbane River
  • Electoral district of Hamilton (Queensland)
  • Town of Hamilton, a former local government area
  • Hamilton Town Hall, Brisbane, a heritage-listed former town hall
  • Hamilton Island (Queensland)
  • Hamilton, Ontario
  • Hamilton Harbour, formerly known as Burlington Bay, a part of Lake Ontario
  • Hamilton (Province of Canada electoral district), a former electoral district before the establishment of Canada and the Province of Ontario
  • Hamilton (provincial electoral district), a former electoral riding
  • Hamilton (federal electoral district), a former federal electoral district
  • Hamilton, Ontario (township), an unrelated township
  • Hamilton Island (Nunavut)
  • Hamilton Island (Ontario)
  • Hamilton, New Zealand
  • Hamilton (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate
  • Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (formerly Cadzow, renamed in the 15th century)
  • Hamilton Mausoleum, located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, known for having the world’s longest echo
  • Hamilton Palace, built in 1695 and demolished in 1927, near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
  • Hamilton (Scottish district), a former local government district southeast of Glasgow
  • Hamilton (UK Parliament constituency), a former burgh constituency
  • Hamilton, Leicestershire, England
  • Hamilton, Alabama
  • Hamilton, California, located in Butte County
  • Hamilton City, California, located in Glenn County
  • Hamilton, Colorado
  • Hamilton, Georgia
  • Hamilton, Illinois
  • Hamilton, Indiana, located in Steuben and DeKalb counties
  • Hamilton, Clinton County, Indiana
  • Hamilton, Madison County, Indiana
  • Hamilton, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  • Hamilton, Iowa
  • Hamilton, Kansas
  • Hamilton, Kentucky
  • Hamilton Hills, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood in Baltimore
  • Hamilton, Massachusetts
  • Hamilton, Michigan
  • Hamilton, Minnesota
  • Hamilton, Mississippi
  • Hamilton, Missouri
  • Hamilton, Montana
  • Hamilton, Nevada
  • Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
  • Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
  • Hamilton Square, New Jersey, a census-designated place within the township
  • Hamilton, Monmouth County, New Jersey
  • Hamilton (town), New York
  • Hamilton (village), New York
  • Hamilton, North Carolina
  • Hamilton, North Dakota
  • Hamilton, Ohio
  • Hamilton, Pennsylvania
  • Hamilton Street, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Hamilton, Texas
  • Hamilton, Virginia, located in Loudoun County
  • Hamilton, Cumberland County, Virginia
  • Hamilton, Washington
  • Hamilton, West Virginia
  • Hamilton, Wisconsin
  • Hamilton, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
  • Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
  • Hamilton, Bermuda, the capital of that territory
  • Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
  • Port Hamilton, a small group of islands in the Jeju Strait off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula

Arts and entertainment

  • Hamilton (play), a theater play written by Mary Hamlin in 1917
  • Hamilton (1998 film), a film made in Sweden based on a character named Carl Hamilton
  • Hamilton (2006 film), a 2006 American film
  • Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation, a 2012 film made in Sweden
  • Hamilton Records, a music record company
  • Hamilton (from Saturday Night Live), a television sketch

Businesses

  • Hamish Hamilton Limited, a British company that publishes books
  • Hamilton Standard, a company that provides parts for airplane propellers
  • Hamilton Watch Company, a Swiss watchmaker that is part of the Swatch Group
  • Hamilton (automobile company), a company that briefly made cars in Michigan during the 1910s
  • Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards, a winery in South Australia that makes wine
  • Hamilton Project, a group that studies and suggests ideas about important issues

Educational institutions

  • Hamilton Academy in Scotland (no longer in operation)
  • Hamilton and Alexandra College in Victoria, Australia
  • Hamilton Boys' High School in New Zealand
  • Hamilton College (multiple schools with the same name)
  • Hamilton Grammar School in Scotland
  • Hamilton University in Evanston, Wyoming, USA (no longer in operation and unaccredited)

Mathematics and science

  • Hamiltonian mechanics: a method in physics used to describe the motion of objects by focusing on energy
  • Hamilton–Jacobi equation: a group of equations used in Hamiltonian mechanics to solve physics problems
  • Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics): a concept in quantum physics that describes the total energy of a system
  • Hamiltonian path: in math, a path in a graph that connects each point (vertex) exactly once
  • Hamiltonian group: a type of group in algebra that is not abelian and has all subgroups that are normal
  • Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression: a tool used by doctors to measure the severity of depression in patients

Other uses

  • Hamilton Academical F.C., a Scottish football club with youth programs and a women's team
  • Hamilton Dome, a mountain located in California
  • Hamilton Field, a former United States Air Force base in California
  • Hamilton Rage, also called K–W United FC, a Canadian soccer team that is no longer active
  • Hamilton (schooner), a type of ship used in the War of 1812
  • Hamilton railway station, different train stations that share the same name
  • SS Lewis Hamilton, a cargo ship named from 1947 to 1950
  • Hamilton convention, or Cappelletti, a rule used in the card game contract bridge
  • United States ten-dollar bill, a paper currency featuring a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, one of the country’s Founding Fathers
  • Hamilton Group, a geological formation in the northeastern United States
  • Hamilton (crater), a crater on the Moon
  • USCGC Hamilton, a ship used by the U.S. Coast Guard

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