[stok-tuh
n] 
| 1. | Frank R. (Francis Richard Stockton), 1834–1902, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. |
| 2. | John, born 1962, U.S. basketball player. |
| 3. | a city in central California, on the San Joaquin River. 149,779. |
| Stock·ton (stŏk'tən) A city of central California on the San Joaquin River south of Sacramento. Settled in 1848 just prior to the gold rush, it is an inland port and a trade and processing center. Population: 290,000. |
| Stockton, John Born 1962. American basketball player drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1984. Beginning in 1987 he led the National Basketball Association in assists for a record nine consecutive seasons. |