Shackleton is an English surname, and may refer to:
Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), Irish Antarctic explorer
Alan Shackleton (1934–2009), English footballer
David Shackleton (1863–1938), British cotton worker and trade unionist
David John Shackleton (born 1948), Vice Admiral of the Royal Australian Navy
Derek Shackleton (1924–2007), English cricketer
Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton (1911–1994), British geographer and Labour Party politician Fiona Shackleton (born 1956), English lawyer Greg Shackleton (1946–1975), Australian journalist, member of the Balibo Five Jamie Shackleton (born 1999), English footballer Janet Shackleton, New Zealand hurdler John Shackleton (died 1767), British painter and draughtsman Julian Shackleton (born 1952), English cricketer Keith Shackleton (1923–2015) British natural history painter and broadcaster Len Shackleton (1922–2000), English footballer Luke Shackleton (born 1984), Australian rules footballer Lydia Shackleton (1828–1914), Irish Botanic artist Megan Shackleton (born 1999), British Paralympic table tennis player Nicholas Shackleton (1937–2006), British geologist and climatologist Polly Shackleton (c. 1910–1997), American politician Robert Shackleton (1919–1986), British French-language philologist and librarian Robert Millner Shackleton (1909–2001), British field geologist specialising in East Africa Sam Shackleton, British dubstep music producer Shane Shackleton (born 1982), Australian rugby player Simon Shackleton, English musician, producer and DJ William Shackleton (1908–1971), English cricketer York Shackleton (born 1974), American filmmaker and snowboarder D. R. Shackleton Bailey (1917–2005), English scholar of Latin literature Richard Shackleton Pope (1793–1884), British architect