Patton is a Scots-English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Military George S. Patton (1885–1945), American general George Patton IV (1923–2004), son of George S. Patton and also a U.S. Army general George Smith Patton (attorney) George S. Patton, Sr. (1833–1864), Confederate colonel and grandfather of George S. Patton Raymond Stanton Patton (1882–1937), American admiral and engineer, second Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Waller T. Patton (1835–1863), Confederate lieutenant colonel and great-uncle of George S. Patton
Politics Barbara Patton (born 1944), New York politician and university professor Charles Emory Patton (1859–1937), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania E. Earl Patton (1927–2011), Georgia state senator from 1969 to 1970 Henry D. Patton (–1966), New York assemblyman 1914 James Patton (Lieutenant Governor), Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1820 to 1822 John Patton (Detroit mayor) (1822–1900) John Patton (1823–1897), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania John Patton, Jr. (1850–1907), U.S. Senator from Michigan John Denniston Patton (1829–1904), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania John Mercer Patton (1797–1858), U.S. Congressman from Virginia Marguerite Courtright Patton (1889–1971), 21st President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution and anti-communist Paul E. Patton (born 1937), Governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003 Robert M. Patton (1809–1885), Governor of Alabama from 1865 to 1868
Academia Elizabeth Patton, FRSE professor of chemical genetics, Personal Chair in Melanoma Genetics and Drug Discovery, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh Francis L. Patton (1843–1932), 12th President of Princeton University Carl Patton, former president of Georgia State University Paul R. Patton (born 1950), Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales James L. Patton (born 1941), Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley
Arts Big Boi, the stage name of Antwan André Patton (born 1975), hip hop artist Bill Patton (1894–1951), American actor Candice Patton (born 1985), American actress
Charley Patton (1891–1934), U.S. blues musician Chris Patton (born 1971), American actor Conro, or "Conor Patton", Canadian music producer Fiona Patton (born 1962), Canadian fantasy author John Patton (musician), Hammond organ player Mike Patton (born 1968), American musician Ashlyn Gere, or "Kimberly Patton" (born 1959), adult actress Paula Patton (born 1975), American actress Donovan Patton (born 1978), American actor and voice actor Virginia Patton (1925–2022), American actress
Sports Arthur Patton (1916-1990), Australian rugby league footballer Bill Patton (baseball) (1912–1986), American baseball player Debbie Patton, American bodybuilder Casey Patton (born 1974), Canadian retired boxer Darvis Patton (born 1977), American Olympic sprinter Jimmy Patton (1933–1972), American Football Player NFL NY GIANTS Jonathon Patton (born 1992), Australian rules footballer Joshua Patton (born 1997), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Justin Patton (born 1997), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Mel Patton (1924–2014), American Olympic sprinter Mike Patton (rugby league), New Zealand rugger Quinton Patton (born 1990), American football player Spencer Patton (born 1988), American professional baseball player Steve Patton, American football coach Troy Patton (born 1985), American baseball pitcher
Other Carl Patton (born 1949), American serial killer Grace Espy Patton (1866-1904), American professor; state superintendent of schools James Patton (Virginia colonist) {1692-155), Irish immigrant to colonial Virginia Henry Patton (1867–1943), Irish bishop James French Patton (1843–1882), American lawyer Michael Quinn Patton (born 1945), U.S. organizer and consultant William Hampton Patton (1853–1918), American entomologist
Fictional characters Patton Drilovsky (Numbuh 60), from the Cartoon Network animated series Codename: Kids Next Door Paul Patton, secret identity of comic book character The Fox