Charles Elton may refer to:
Charles Elton (lawyer) (1839–1900), English lawyer, politician, writer and antiquarian Charles Sutherland Elton (1900–1991), English biologist Charles Elton (police), chief of police in Los Angeles, California (1900–1904) Charles Abraham Elton (1778–1853), English officer in the British Army and author Sir Charles Abraham Grierson Elton, 11th Baronet (born 1953) of the Elton baronets Charles Elton (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player for Otago (National Provincial Championship)