People
- Betty Skelton Frankman (b. 1926), women's land speed record holder and aviator
- Charles Skelton (1806–1879), politician
- Helen Skelton (b. 1983). British television presenter
- Ike Skelton (b. 1931), congressman
- John Skelton (c.1460–1529), poet
- John Skelton (American football) (b. 1988), American football quarterback
- Matt Skelton (b. 1967), boxer
- Matthew Skelton, writer
- Nick Skelton (Nicholas David Skelton) (b. 1957), British show jumper
- Noel Skelton, Scottish British MP
- Raleigh Ashlin Skelton (1906–1970), cartographer
- Red Skelton (1913–1997), comedian
- Reginald William Skelton (1872–1956), polar explorer
- Roy Skelton (1932–2011), actor
- Samuel Skelton (c. 1584-1634), first pastor of the First Church in Salem, MA
- William de Skelton, English medieval college fellow and university chancellor
In the sixteenth-century, Shelton and Skelton were alternate spellings of the same name. Those who used both include:
- Mary Shelton, mistress of Henry VIII of England and maid-of-honour to his wife and her cousin, Anne Boleyn
- Anne Shelton (courtier), mother of the above, head of the household of the future Elizabeth I and aunt of Anne Boleyn
- Sir John Shelton, head of the household of the future Elizabeth I and father of Mary Shelton
- John Skelton, poet
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