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