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Introduction

Hamilton may refer to:

  • Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), first American Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
  • William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865), Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician
  • Hamilton (musical), 2015 Broadway musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda

People

  • Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
    • The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
    • Lord Hamilton (disambiguation), several Scottish, Irish and British peers, and some members of the judiciary, who may be referred to simply as Hamilton
    • Clan Hamilton, an ancient Scottish kindred
    • Henry Hamilton (governor) (1734–1796) British Lt. Governor of Quebec during the American War of Independence
    • Lewis Hamilton, British Formula 1 driver, five times world champion.

Places

Australia

  • Hamilton, New South Wales, suburb of Newcastle
  • Hamilton Hill, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
  • Hamilton, South Australia
  • Hamilton, Tasmania
  • Hamilton, Victoria

Queensland

  • Hamilton, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane
    • Hamilton Reach, a reach of the Brisbane River
    • Electoral district of Hamilton (Queensland)
    • Town of Hamilton, a former local government area
    • Hamilton Town Hall, Brisbane, a heritage-listed former town hall
  • Hamilton Island (Queensland)

Canada

  • Hamilton, Ontario
    • Hamilton Harbour, formerly known as Burlington Bay, a branch of Lake Ontario
    • Hamilton (provincial electoral district), a former electoral riding
    • Hamilton (electoral district), a former federal electoral district
  • Hamilton, Ontario (township) (unrelated township)
  • Hamilton Island (Nunavut)

New Zealand

  • Hamilton, New Zealand
    • Hamilton (New Zealand electorate),a former parliamentary electorate

United Kingdom

  • Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (formerly Cadzow, renamed in 15th century)
    • Hamilton Mausoleum, which holds the records for the world's longest echo, located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
    • Hamilton Palace, built 1695, demolished 1927, near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
    • Hamilton (UK Parliament constituency), a former burgh constituency
  • Hamilton, Leicestershire, England

United States

  • Hamilton, Alabama
  • Hamilton, Butte County, California
  • Hamilton, Colorado
  • Hamilton, Georgia
  • Hamilton, Illinois
  • Hamilton, Indiana, a town in Steuben and DeKalb counties
  • Hamilton, Clinton County, Indiana
  • Hamilton, Madison County, Indiana
  • Hamilton, Iowa
  • Hamilton, Kansas
  • Hamilton, Kentucky
  • Hamilton, Maryland
  • Hamilton, Massachusetts
  • Hamilton, Michigan
  • Hamilton, Minnesota
  • Hamilton, Mississippi
  • Hamilton, Missouri
  • Hamilton, Montana
  • Hamilton, Nevada
  • Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
  • Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
    • Hamilton Square, New Jersey, a census-designated place within the township
  • Hamilton, Monmouth County, New Jersey
  • Hamilton (town), New York
    • Hamilton (village), New York
  • Hamilton, North Carolina
  • Hamilton, North Dakota
  • Hamilton, Ohio
  • Hamilton, Pennsylvania
  • Hamilton, Texas
  • Hamilton, Cumberland County, Virginia
  • Hamilton, Loudoun County, Virginia
  • Hamilton, Washington
  • Hamilton, West Virginia
  • Hamilton, Wisconsin
  • Hamilton, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
  • Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
  • Hamilton City, California

Other places

  • Hamilton, Bermuda, that territory's capital
  • Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
  • Port Hamilton, Korea

Arts and entertainment

  • Hamilton (play), a 1917 play by Mary Hamlin
  • Hamilton (1998 film), a Swedish-produced film based on the character Carl Hamilton
  • Hamilton (2006 film), 2006 American film
  • Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation, 2012 Swedish film
  • Hamilton (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
    • Hamilton (album), album based on the musical
      • The Hamilton Mixtape, album of music from the musical performed by various artists
  • Hamilton Records, a record label
  • Hamilton (Saturday Night Live)

Businesses

  • Hamish Hamilton Limited, a British book-publishing house
  • Hamilton Standard, a supply company for aircraft propeller parts
  • Hamilton Watch Company, a Swiss watchmaker belonging to the Swatch Group
  • Hamilton (automobile company), a short-lived automaker in Michigan in the 1910s
  • Hamilton's Ewell Vineyards, a South Australian winemaker
  • Hamilton Project, a think tank

Educational institutions

  • Hamilton Academy, Scotland (defunct)
  • Hamilton and Alexandra College, Victoria, Australia
  • Hamilton Boys' High School, New Zealand
  • Hamilton Grammar School, Scotland
  • Hamilton University, a defunct unaccredited institution based in Evanston, Wyoming, USA

Mathematics and science

  • Hamiltonian mechanics
  • Hamilton–Jacobi equation, a set of physical equations in Hamiltonian mechanics
  • Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)
  • Hamiltonian path, in mathematical graph theory, a path that visits each vertex in a graph exactly once
  • Hamiltonian group, a non-abelian Dedekind group in algebra
  • Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

Other uses

  • Hamilton Academical F.C., Scottish association football club which has youth departments and an affiliated women's team
  • Hamilton Rage, also known as K–W United FC, Canadian soccer team (defunct)
  • Hamilton (schooner), an American schooner class ship during the War of 1812
  • Hamilton railway station (disambiguation), stations of the name
  • SS Lewis Hamilton, a cargo ship with this name from 1947–50
  • Hamilton convention, or Cappelletti, a bidding convention in contract bridge
  • United States ten-dollar bill, a U.S. currency note, featuring a portrait of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton
  • Hamilton Group, a north-eastern US geological structure
  • Hamilton (crater), a lunar impact crater