Danforth (surname)

Danforth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Asa Danforth (1746–1818), American highway engineer of the Revolutionary War era
 * Asa Danforth Jr. (1768–1821), Upper Canada highway engineer
 * Charles Haskell Danforth (1833–1969), American comparative anatomist
 * Dave Danforth (1890–1970), American professional baseball player
 * Elizabeth Danforth, creator in the role-playing game and video game industry
 * Elliott Danforth, New York State Treasurer 1890–1893
 * Emily M. Danforth (born 1980), US author
 * George F. Danforth (1819–1899), New York judge
 * Harold Warren Danforth (1916–1993), Member of the Parliament of Canada
 * John Danforth (born 1936), 27th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
 * Justin Danforth (born 1993), professional ice hockey player
 * Loring Danforth, anthropology professor at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine
 * Samuel Danforth (1626–1674), Puritan minister
 * Thomas Danforth (1622–1699), a judge in the Salem witch trials
 * Walter R. Danforth (1787–1861), journalist and 4th mayor of Providence, Rhode Island.
 * William H. Danforth (1870–1955), founder of Ralston-Purina
 * William Henry Danforth, M.D. (1926–2020), American physician and educator; Chancellor Emeritus of Washington University in St. Louis and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Fictional characters:
 * Chad Danforth, character from the movie High School Musical, played by Corbin Bleu
 * Danforth, minor character in H.P. Lovecraft's novelette At the Mountains of Madness