Ellon Scottish Gaelic: Eilean
Ellon Town Centre and the River Ythan
Ellon
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	9,860 (2006)[1]
OS grid reference	NJ948306
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ELLON
Postcode district	AB41
Dialling code	01358
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Gordon
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire East
List of places UK Scotland 57°21′58″N 2°05′10″W / 57.366°N 02.086°W / 57.366; -02.086

Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan (pronounced eye-than) which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine.

Famous people from Ellon

• Paul Sturrock, footballer
• Teddy Scott, footballer, coach and kit man for Aberdeen
• Evelyn Glennie, percussionist