Dennis Stratton (b. November 9, 1954 in London, England) is a guitar player who is best known as a former member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from January 1980 to October 1980.
During this time, he participated in the recording of the group`s first album, Iron Maiden, the Women in Uniform EP, some subsequent singles and the Live!! +one live album. Since his departure from Iron Maiden, Stratton has played with bands such as Lionheart and, more recently, Praying Mantis. In 1995 Stratton had a project with former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di`Anno called "The Original Iron Men" in which both of them sang the songs. They only released two albums.
Since the recording of the band`s first album, Stratton has been the only member of the band not to have contributed to the writing of songs. His replacement, Adrian Smith became a part of Iron Maiden`s classic lineup from 1981 to 1990 and was deemed a huge contributer as a songwriter as much as he was a performer with the band.