Dayton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Alan Dayton, Acting Mayor of Salt Lake CountyAlston G. Dayton (1857–1920), West Virginia congressmanDanny Dayton (1923–1999), American actorDouglas Dayton (1924–2013), American businessman and philanthropistElias Dayton (1737–1807), Colonel and father of Jonathan and builder of Fort DaytonGeorge Dayton (1857–1938), American entrepreneur and founder of Dayton's department storeHoward Dayton (born 1943), American chief executivesJames Dayton (born 1988), English footballerJesse Dayton, American musicianJesse C. Dayton (born 1825), New York politicianJohn C. Dayton (1837–1899), Mayor of Flint, MichiganJonathan Dayton (1760–1824), son of Elias, signer of the United States Constitution, and Speaker of the HouseKeith Dayton (born 1949), US Army Lieutenant GeneralMargaret Dayton (born 1949), American politicianMark Dayton (born 1947), current Governor of Minnesota and former US SenatorMatt Dayton (born 1977), American Nordic combined skierSky Dayton (born 1971), American entrepreneurWarren Dayton (born 1940), American illustratorWilliam L. Dayton (1807–1864), American politicianGiven name:
Dayton Allen (1919–2004), comedian and voice actorDayton Countryman (1918-2011), American politicianDayton Miller (1866–1941), American physicist and astronomerDayton Ward (born 1967), science fiction author