Daniel Patterson may refer to:

• Daniel Patterson (naval officer) (1786–1839), officer in the United States Navy
• Daniel Patterson (chef) (fl. 1980s–2020s), American chef, restaurateur, and food writer
• Daniel Patterson (volleyball) (born 1947), American former volleyball player
• Daniel J. Patterson (1857–?), American architect
• Dan Patterson (born 1960), British television producer and writer
• Daniel Patterson (politician) (born 1962), member of the Arizona House of Representatives
• Daniel Patterson (fl. 1850s–1870s), dentist and second husband of Mary Baker Eddy