Pinkerton
Pinkerton is the name of the following people:
- Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884), founder of a private detective agency
- John Pinkerton (1758–1826), Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian
- Kathrene Pinkerton (1887–1967), American writer
Pinkerton also stands for:
- A General collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world , a collection of travelogues edited by John Pinkerton
- the detective agency founded by Allan Pinkerton, see Pinkerton (detective agency)
- and the agency-inspired booklet series Nat Pinkerton
- a character in the opera Madama Butterfly (Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton)
- an album by the American rock band Weezer , see Pinkerton (album)
