Brunton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Brunton (1946–2002), New Zealand poet Alexander Brunton (1772–1854), Scottish minister in the Church of Scotland Anna Ross Brunton (1773-?), English actress and dramatist Barbara Brunton (1927–2014), Australian stage and radio actress C. Brunton (Norfolk cricketer) () Colin Brunton (born 1955), Canadian film director Dianne Brunton, New Zealand ecologist Dorothy Brunton (1890–1977), Australian singer and actress Elizabeth Brunton (1799–1860), English actress Elizabeth York Brunton (1880–), Scottish artist Gordon Brunton (1921–2017), English businessman Guy Brunton (1878–1948), English archaeologist and Egyptologist Kira Brunton (born 1999), Canadian curler James Brunton, contemporary Canadian judge John Brunton (cricketer) (1869–1962), English cricketer John Brunton (manufacturer) (1837–1917), Scottish businessman John Brunton (scenic artist) (1849–1909), in Britain and Australia Joseph Brunton (1902–1988), American Boy Scout leader Lauder Brunton (1844–1916), Scottish physician and first of the Brunton baronets Louis Brunton (1891–1934), New Zealand cricketer Louisa Brunton (1785?–1860), English actress Mary Brunton (1778–1818), Scottish novelist Matt Brunton (1878–1962), English soccer player Neil Brunton (born 1969), Australian rules footballer Paul Brunton (1898–1981), British philosopher and mystic Paul Brunton (politician) (born 1944), American politician Renita Brunton, suspected murder victim of Peter Dupas Richard Henry Brunton (1841–1901), Scottish lighthouse builder active in Japan Richard Brunton (artist) (1832), British-American artist and counterfeiter Robbie Brunton (1973–2020), Irish soccer player Ron Brunton (born 1945), Australian anthropologist Samuel Brunton (born 1990), Cook Islands rugby league player Violet Brunton (1878–1951), English artist William Brunton (1777–1851), Scottish engineer and inventor William Brunton (mayor) (1867–1938), of Melbourne, Australia Winifred Brunton (1880–1959), South African painter
See also Brunton baronets