Penton is an English surname, which combines the Celtic word Pen meaning 'a hill' and the Old English word tun meaning 'a town or settlement'. It is a toponymic surname for any of several places in England named Penton. This surname may refer to:
Arthur Pole Penton (1854–1920), British major general in the Royal Artillery Aurelia Pentón (born 1941), Cuban athlete Baven Penton (1890–?), English professional footballer Brian Penton (1904–1951), Australian journalist and novelist Frederick Thomas Penton (1851–1929), British army officer and politician Henry Penton (disambiguation), several people James Penton, Canadian historian John Penton (disambiguation), several people Richard Howard Penton (1882–1960), English marine and landscape painter Grant Hill Penton (1903-1965), English multi billionaire