John Dalton (1766–1844) was a scientist who pioneered modern atomic theory.

John Dalton may also refer to:

Arts John Dalton (architect) (1927–2007), Australian architect John Dalton (musician) (born 1943), former member of the Kinks John Dalton (author), American author

Politics and government

John Dalton (MP) (1610–1679), English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679 John Call Dalton (1825–1889), American physiologist John M. Dalton (1900–1972), Governor of Missouri John N. Dalton (1931–1986), Governor of Virginia from 1978 to 1982 John Howard Dalton (born 1941), US Secretary of the Navy John Dalton (soldier) (died 1981), British Army general and father of Richard Dalton

Religion

John Dalton (priest), Anglican priest in Ireland John Dalton (poet) (1709–1763), English cleric and poet John Dalton (divine) (1814–1874), Catholic divine and translator from Latin, Spanish, and German John Dalton (bishop) (c. 1821–1869), Roman Catholic bishop John Neale Dalton (1839–1931), Anglican clergyman, Royal chaplain and tutor

Sports John G. Dalton (1876–1923), Australian footballer for John Dalton (American football) (1889–1919), American football player for Navy John Dalton (hurler) (born 1985), Irish hurler John Dalton (footballer, born 2007), Australian footballer for

See also Jon Dalton (born 1974), former Survivor contestant John D'alton (disambiguation) Jack Dalton (disambiguation)