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Creighton is a name, derived from Crichton, Midlothian. It is also a placename, probably usually derived from bearers of the surname. It may refer to:
Places
United States
- Creighton, Florida
- Creighton, Missouri
- Creighton, Nebraska
- Creighton, Pennsylvania
- Creighton, South Dakota
- Creighton Township, Knox County, Nebraska
Canada
- Creighton, Saskatchewan
- Creighton Mine, Ontario
- Creighton Mine, a mine in Greater Sudbury, Ontario
South Africa
Education
- Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
- Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha, Nebraska
- Fortismere School, north London, England, formed from Creighton School and Alexandra Park School
People
- Anthony Creighton (1922–2005), British playwright
- Brandon Creighton (born 1970), American politician
- Chris Creighton (born 1969), American football coach
- Donald Creighton, noted Canadian historian
- Edward Creighton (1820–1874), American pioneer businessman
- Mary Frances Creighton (1890s–1936), convicted American murderer, executed in 1936
- Helen Creighton (1899–1989), prominent Canadian folklorist
- Harriet Baldwin Creighton Dr., American, Botanist, Professor of Botany, Wellesley College
- James Creighton or J.G.A. Creighton, father of organized ice hockey
- Jim Creighton (1841–1862), American baseball player
- John A. Creighton (1831–1907), American pioneer businessman
- Dr John Creighton, Author and Associate Professor of Archaeology, University of Reading, United Kingdom
- John O. Creighton, astronaut
- Lucinda Creighton (born 1980), Irish Fine Gael politician
- Mandell Creighton (1843–1901), British historian
- Mary Lucretia Creighton (1834–1876), American philanthropist
- Richard D. Creighton, Korean War flying ace
- Shaun Creighton (born 1967), Australian long-distance runner
- James Miller Creighton, American, Arizona, Architect
- Creighton Abrams (1914–1974), United States Army General
- Creighton Tull Chaney, the American actor better known as Lon Chaney, Jr.
Other
- Creighton Bluejays, the athletic program of Creighton University
- Creighton Model FertilityCare System
- Creighton Manning Engineering, a United States engineering firm
- Ser Creighton Longbough, a character from the A Song of Ice and Fire series
- Creighton the Wanderer, a character from Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III
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