Daniel John Stapleton (14 May 1886 – 21 September 1968) was an Irish hurler.
He later joined the Erin's Own club in Kilkenny, with whom he won a county championship medal in 1905.
Stapleton also featured prominently on the Kilkenny teams that won the Railway Shield outright after three successive victories.
In his private life Stapleton qualified as a chemist and opened a business in Kilkenny .
Stapleton joined the Garda Síochána in 1932 and rose through the ranks to become head of the Technical Branch as well as the official State ballistics expert.