Dayton (name)

Dayton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Alan Dayton, Acting Mayor of Salt Lake County
 * Alston G. Dayton (1857–1920), West Virginia congressman
 * 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
 * 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 Countryman (1918-2011), American politician
 * Dayton Miller (1866–1941), American physicist and astronomer
 * Dayton Wade (born 2000), American football player
 * Dayton Ward (born 1967), science fiction author