John Hampton (May 24, 1907 – July 4, 2010)[1] was an American retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel and former journalist.
Hampton is credited with co-founding Toys for Tots with Major William L. Hendricks and other U.S. Marines during the late 1940s.
Hampton was stationed at a Marine Reserve training center in Los Angeles following the end of World War II, where he worked as a public information officer.
He would meet Major William L. Hendricks at the Los Angeles center, who would co-found Toys for Tots.
Hampton later moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he practiced public relations in Oakland.