Family
- father Sheridan Harry Stanton: parents divorced when Stanton was in high school; remarried
- mother Ersel Stanton: parents divorced when Stanton was in high school; remarried
- brother Ralph Stanton: younger
- brother Archie Stanton: younger
- half-sisters : has two from his father's second marriage
- half-brother : has one from his mother's second marriage
Companions
- Rebecca De Mornay: had a brief romance
