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Melancthon (given name)
Melancthon is a masculine given name which may refer to:
- Melancthon J. Briggs (1846-1923), American politician
- Melancthon Williams Jacobus, Jr. (1855–1937), American theologian
- Melancton Smith (1744-1798), American delegate to the Continental Congress and merchant
- Melancton Smith (1810–1893), US Navy rear admiral
- Melancthon Smith (Confederate officer) (1829-1881), American Civil War Confederate colonel
- Melancthon S. Wade (1802-1868), American businessman, horticulturist and Civil War Union Army general
- Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (1817-1874), US Navy commodore