Danton

Danton may refer to:

People

• Georges Danton (1759–1794), leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution
• Mike Danton (born 1980), Canadian former professional ice hockey player
• Ray Danton (1931–1992), American actor, director and producer
• Robert Bodanzky, also known as Danton (1879–1923), Austrian journalist, playwright and poet

Places

• Danton Township, Richland County, North Dakota
• Danton Pinch, former village in Kent, England, demolished for the Channel Tunnel

Films

• Danton (1921 film), German film by Dimitri Buchowetzki
• Danton (1931 film), German film by Hans Behrendt
• Danton (1939 film), French film by André Roubaud
• Danton (1970 film), UK television film by John Howard Davies, starring Anthony Hopkins
• Danton (1983 film), French/Polish film starring Gérard Depardieu and Anne Alvaro, directed by Andrzej Wajda

Naval ships

• Danton class battleship, in the French Navy
• French battleship Danton (1909)

Art

• Danton's Death, a play by Georg Büchner
• Dantons Tod, an opera by Gottfried von Einem