Dayton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Alston G. Dayton (1857–1920), West Virginia congressman Charles W. Dayton (1846–1910), American politician and judge from New York Danny Dayton (1923–1999), American actor Douglas Dayton (1924–2013), American businessman and philanthropist Elias Dayton (1737–1807), Colonel and father of Jonathan and builder of Fort Dayton George Dayton (1857–1938), American entrepreneur and founder of Dayton's department store Howard Dayton (born 1943), American chief executives James Dayton (born 1988), English footballer Jesse Dayton, American musician Jesse C. Dayton (1825–1903), New York politician John C. Dayton (1837–1899), Mayor of Flint, Michigan Jonathan Dayton (1760–1824), son of Elias, signer of the United States Constitution, and Speaker of the House Keith Dayton (born 1949), US Army Lieutenant General Margaret Dayton (born 1949), American politician Mark Dayton (born 1947), former Governor of Minnesota and former US Senator Matt Dayton (born 1977), American Nordic combined skier Paul A. Dayton, American biomedical engineer Paul K. Dayton, American oceanographer Sky Dayton (born 1971), American entrepreneur Warren Dayton (born 1940), American illustrator William L. Dayton (1807–1864), American politician
Given name Dayton Allen (1919–2004), comedian and voice actor Dayton Campbell, Jamaican politician Dayton Countryman (1918–2011), American politician Dayton Miller (1866–1941), American physicist and astronomer Dayton Moore (born 1967), American baseball executive Dayton Wade (born 2000), American football player Dayton Ward (born 1967), science fiction author
See also
Danton (name)