Dauphin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Charles Dauphin (c. 1620–1677), French painter Chuck Dauphin (1974–2019), American music journalist Claude Dauphin (actor) (1903–1978), French actor Claude Dauphin (businessman) (1951–2015), French billionaire businessman Claude Dauphin (politician) (born 1953), Canadian politician Claudine Dauphin (born 1950), a French archaeologist François Dauphin (born 1953), Canadian handball player Jacques Dauphin (1923–1994), French advertising executive Laurent Dauphin (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player Marc Dauphin (born 1960), Canadian military surgeon Max Dauphin (born 1977), Luxembourgish painter Robert Dauphin (1905–1961), French footballer Ronald Dauphin, Haitian activist and political prisoner