People
- Elizabeth "Betty" Eagleton (née Pendagast) is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale played by Paula Tilbrook.
- Nathan Eagleton (born 1978) an Australian-rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs.
- Steven Eagleton (born 1976) an Australian football (soccer) player for the Newcastle United Jets.
- Terry Eagleton (born 1943) an English literary critic and philosopher teaching at Lancaster University.
- Thomas Eagleton (1929–2007) a United States Senator from Missouri (1969–1987) and vice-presidential candidate in 1972.
- William L. Eagleton (1926-2011) an American author and ambassador who served in many countries in the Middle East.
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