Paxson (surname)

Paxson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Bud Paxson (1935–2015), American media executive
 * Diana Paxson, American writer
 * Edgar Samuel Paxson (1852–1919), American painter
 * Frederic L. Paxson (1877–1948), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
 * James M. Paxson (died 1995), American businessman
 * Jim Paxson (born 1957), American former professional basketball player and executive
 * John Paxson (born 1960), American former professional basketball player and current executive, and the brother of Jim
 * Melanie Paxson (born 1972), American actress
 * Scott Paxson (born 1983), American football player
 * Vern Paxson, Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley