Paxton (name)

Paxton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Bill Paxton (1955–2017), American actor
 * Elisha F. Paxton (1828–1863), American Civil War general in the Confederate army
 * Elizabeth Okie Paxton (1878–1972), American painter
 * Floyd Paxton (1918–1975), American inventor and businessman
 * Gary S. Paxton (1939–2016), American musician and record producer
 * Geoffrey Paxton, Australian Anglican minister
 * George Paxton (c. 1914–1989) American bandleader, composer, and arranger
 * J. F. Paxton (1857–1936), Canadian ice hockey administrator
 * James Paxton (disambiguation)
 * James Paxton (actor) (born 1994), American actor
 * James Paxton (baseball) (born 1988), Canadian baseball pitcher
 * James E. Paxton (born 1963), American politician
 * Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton (born 1989), American blues musician and singer
 * John Paxton (disambiguation)
 * John Paxton (1911–1985), American screenwriter
 * John Paxton (footballer) (1890–?), English footballer
 * John M. Paxton, Jr. (born 1951), United States Marine Corps lieutenant general
 * Sir Joseph Paxton (1803–1865), English architect and botanist, designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851
 * Ken Paxton (born 1962), American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Texas
 * Lonie Paxton (born 1978), American NFL pro football player
 * Michael Paxton (born 1957), American filmmaker
 * Mike Paxton (born 1953), American MLB pro baseball player
 * Richard Paxton (1956–2006), English architect
 * Robert Paxton (born 1932), American historian
 * Sara Paxton (born 1988), American actress, musician
 * Steve Paxton (born 1939), American experimental dancer and choreographer
 * Thomas Paxton (disambiguation)
 * Thomas Paxton (1820–1887), Ontario businessman and politician
 * Sir Thomas Paxton, 1st Baronet (1860–1930), Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1920 to 1923
 * Thomas Paxton (1754–1804), captain of HMS Speedy (1798), lost in Lake Ontario
 * Tom Paxton (born 1937), American folk musician, singer-songwriter
 * William Paxton (disambiguation)
 * William Paxton (1745–1824), London merchant and banker; see Paxton's Tower
 * William Paxton (Australian businessman) (1818–1893), Englishman who made a fortune in South Australia
 * William McGregor Paxton (1869–1941), American artist

Given name

 * Paxton Baker, American businessman
 * Paxton Fielies, South African singer, songwriter, and winner of Idols season 13.
 * Paxton Lynch (born 1994), American football player
 * Paxton Mills (1948–2001), American radio broadcaster
 * Paxton Whitehead (1937–2023), English actor

Fictional characters

 * Emma Paxton, main character of The Lying Game series by Sara Shepard
 * Sonya Paxton, in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
 * Paxton Fettel, main antagonist of the video game F.E.A.R.
 * Paxton Hall-Yoshida, in the television series Never Have I Ever
 * Paxton, a diesel engine from Thomas & Friends
 * Paxton, the main character of the 2005 film Hostel, played by Jay Hernandez
 * Paxton, protagonist of M. R. James's short story "A Warning to the Curious"
 * Paxton, the main character of the 2024 film Tarot, played by Jacob Batalon

Lists of people

 * Senator Paxton (disambiguation)