Dayton (name)
Dayton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Alston G. Dayton, West Virginia congressman
- Charles W. Dayton, American politician and judge from New York
- Danny Dayton, American actor
- Douglas Dayton, American businessman and philanthropist
- Elias Dayton, Colonel and father of Jonathan and builder of Fort Dayton
- George Dayton, American entrepreneur and founder of Dayton's department store
- Howard Dayton, American chief executives
- James Dayton, English footballer
- Jesse Dayton, American musician
- Jesse C. Dayton, New York politician
- John C. Dayton, Mayor of Flint, Michigan
- Jonathan Dayton, son of Elias, signer of the United States Constitution, and Speaker of the House
- Keith Dayton, US Army Lieutenant General
- Margaret Dayton, American politician
- Mark Dayton, former Governor of Minnesota and former US Senator
- Matt Dayton, American Nordic combined skier
- Sky Dayton, American entrepreneur
- Warren Dayton, American illustrator
- William L. Dayton, American politician
Given name
- Dayton Allen, comedian and voice actor
- Dayton Campbell, Jamaican politician
- Dayton Countryman, American politician
- Dayton Miller, American physicist and astronomer
- Dayton Moore, American baseball executive
- Dayton Wade, American football player
- Dayton Ward, science fiction author