Appleton may refer to:

People and fictional characters Appleton (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters Appleton family, an American political, religious and mercantile family Victor Appleton, house pseudonym used by authors of the Tom Swift book series Appleton P. Clark Jr. (1865–1955), American architect from Washington, D.C. Appleton Milo Harmon (1820–1877), American farmer, businessman, builder and early member of the LDS Church Appleton A. Mason (1880–1938), American college football and basketball coach Appleton Oaksmith (1828–1887), American politician

Places Australia Appleton Dock

Canada Appleton, Newfoundland and Labrador Appleton, Ontario

United Kingdom Appleton, a deserted medieval village site in the parish of Flitcham with Appleton, Norfolk, England Appleton, Oxfordshire, England Appleton Laboratory, Ditton Park, now Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, England Appleton-le-Moors, Yorkshire, England Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England Appleton, Warrington, Cheshire, England Appleton, a northern area of Widnes, Cheshire, England Appleton railway station, a closed station in northern Widnes, England Appleton Wiske, North Yorkshire, England East Appleton, North Yorkshire, England

United States Appleton, Arkansas Appleton, Illinois Appleton, Maine Appleton, Maryland Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts Appleton, Minnesota Appleton, New York Appleton, Ohio Appleton, South Carolina Appleton, Tennessee Appleton, Washington Appleton, Wisconsin Old Appleton, Missouri Appleton City, Missouri Appleton Township (disambiguation)

Other uses Appleton, Indiana, a fictional town from Jason Robert Brown's musical 13 Appleton (crater), a lunar crater Appleton (music duo), a musical duo comprising All Saints members Natalie and Nicole Appleton Appleton Cattle Company, an Australian beef producer which bought several large properties from S. Kidman & Co in 2023 Appleton International Airport, outside Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Appleton spotlight, specialized moveable automobile spotlights (used especially for delivery or police vehicles) D. Appleton & Company, a former publisher of books and textbooks, based in New York and Boston Appleton Estates and Appleton Special Rum, Jamaican rum brands under J. Wray and Nephew Ltd.

See also Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography Appletun