Famous People with Name Aston

Aston Taminsyah            Origin/Culture/Country: Indonesian

Aston Taminsyah: from Indonesia, is a chess prodigy who started playing chess when he was five. Much of his chess training is from the prominent Chess School in Indonesia (Sekolah Catur Utut Adianto), a school named after the # 1 chess player GM Utut Adianto in Indonesia.

Aston Merrygold            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Aston Merrygold: is a British singer and actor. He is currently lead vocalist of the boyband JLS, runners-up of the The X Factor (Series 5) in the United Kingdom.In 2002, when Aston was 14, his mother applied for him to enter Stars In Their Eyes Kids where he appeared as

Aston Croall            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Aston Croall: is an English rugby union player. He usually plays at loosehead prop or hooker for Sale Sharks. He has represented England at the Under 16, 18, 19 and 21 levels, and he was part of the England Under 21 squad that competed in the International Rugby Board

Aston Donald "Don" McEachin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Aston Donald "Don" McEachin: is a personal injury lawyer and an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1996–2001 and 2006–07. In November 2007, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia. He currently represents Virginia's 9th Senate District, mad

Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester            Origin/Culture/Country: Zimbabwe

Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester: was the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Salisbury (now Harare, Zimbabwe).He attended the Second Vatican Council's first session as a Council Father. He died on 24 October 1962, aged 83, while attending the Council after collapsing on the steps of St Peter's Basilica. He had been a priest for almost a half a century and served as bishop for more than three decades.

Matilda Ann Aston            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Matilda Ann Aston: was a blind Australian writer and teacher, who founded the Victorian Association of Braille Writers, and later went on to establish the Association for the Advancement of the Blind, with herself as secretary. She is remembered for her achievements in promoting the rights of vision impaired people.With the assistance of friends and the Australian Natives Association, Aston established the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1894. This organisation would eventually become the Victorian Braille Library. In 1895 a meeting called by Tilly Aston founded the Association for the Advancement of the Blind (now Vision Australia) to fight for greater independence, social change and new laws for blind people. They quickly won voting rights for blind people; free postage for Braille material in 1899 (a world first for Australia); and transport concessions for the blind

Sir William John Aston            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir William John Aston: was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended state schools before becoming an accountant and company director. He served in World War II from 1942-44, and was involved in local politics as a member of Waverley Council. In 1955, he was elected