Tanton is a surname. It may refer to the following people:
James Tanton (born 1966), mathematician Janice Tanton (born 1961), Canadian artist John Tanton (1934–2019), United States immigration reduction activist Lindy Elkins-Tanton, American planetary scientist Miguel Tanton (born 1989), Filipino-American football player
See also Tanton, a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England