Hinton
The taxon authority Hinton may refer to:
- Billy Dan Hinton (fl. 1969; Hinton), botanist
- Howard Everest Hinton (1912-1977), English entomologist (Coleoptera)
- Martin Alister Campbell Hinton (1883–1961), British mammalogist
- W. Frederick Hinton (fl. 1976; W.F.Hinton), botanist