Danforth (surname)
# 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
