Susan Eloise Hinton (born 1950), an American author of young adult novels

Joan Hinton, a US nuclear physicist who has lived in China for many years

Hinton, Alberta, Canada

Hinton Rowan Helper, US writer

William H. Hinton (1919-2004), an American Marxist who chronicled the Chinese Revolution, most notably in his work Fanshen

Hinton Battle, American actor, dancer, and dance teacher

Hinton Blewitt, England

Carma Hinton, Chinese documentary film-maker, daughter of William Hinton (see below), and great-granddaughter of:

Hinton, West Virginia, USA

James Hinton (1822-1875), an English surgeon and author

Hinton, Iowa, USA

Craig Hinton, a British writer, whose work includes several Doctor Who novels

Hinton Township, Michigan, USA

Milt Hinton (1910-2000), jazz double bassist

Hinton, Oklahoma, USA

Ed Hinton, (born 1948), a motor racing sportswriter

Hinton, New South Wales, Australia

Eddie Hinton (1944-1995), a US songwriter and session musician

Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport

Hinton St Mary, England

Hinton Admiral railway station

Geoffrey Hinton, a British computer scientist

Hinton/Entrance Airport

Hinton Charterhouse, England

Hinton Ampner, England

Christopher Hinton, First Baron Hinton of Bankside, (1901-1983), a British nuclear power engineer

Hinton, Gloucestershire, England

Hinton Martell, England

Joe Hinton, soul singer

Hinton St George, England

Martin Hinton (1883-1961), English zoologist

Hinton Admiral, England

Hinton-in-the-Hedges, England

Hinton James, one-term US congressman

Hinton Parva, England

Hinton Daubney, Hampshire, England

Hinton-on-the-Green, England

Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England

Tarrant Hinton, Wiltshire, England

Charles H. Hinton, son-in-law of George Boole, author of the book An Episode of Flatland, coined the word tesseract

Howard Hinton (1912-1977), a British entomologist and Fellow of the Royal Society