Elizabeth Hamilton

Elizabeth Hamilton may refer to:

  • Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (c. 1657–1733), born Elizabeth Villiers, mistress to English King William III
  • Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon (1733–1790), born Elizabeth Gunning
  • Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757–1854), wife of American politician Alexander Hamilton
  • Elizabeth Hamilton (writer) (1756?–1816), British writer
  • Elizabeth Hamilton (fencer) (born 1919), Canadian Olympic fencer
  • Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon (1916–2008)
  • Betty Hamilton (1904–1994), British Trotskyist
  • Elizabeth, Countess de Grammont (Elizabeth Hamilton, 1640–1708), British courtier and French lady in waiting

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