Paynter

Paynter is a surname. It can either be of British origin, meaning "the head/end of the land" (penn an tir) in the Cornish language, or it can be of English-language origin, where it is occupational and refers to a painter. It may refer to:


 * Billy Paynter (born 1984), British football player
 * Charlie Paynter (1879–1971), British football manager
 * David Paynter (artist) (1900–1975), Sri Lankan artist
 * Eddie Paynter (1901–1979), British cricketer
 * Henry Paynter (1923–2002), American scientist
 * Hilary Paynter (born 1943), British artist
 * Julian Paynter (born 1970), Australian athlete
 * James Paynter (1666–?), leader of a Jacobite uprising
 * John Paynter (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Kent Paynter (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Lemuel Paynter (1788–1863), American politician
 * Noel Stephen Paynter (1898–1998), British air commodore
 * Michael Paynter (born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter
 * Mick Paynter (born 1948), British writer
 * Randy Paynter (born 1963), American businessman
 * Raymond Andrew Paynter, Jr., American ornithologist
 * Robert Paynter (1928–2010), British cinematographer
 * Samuel Paynter (1768–1845), American politician
 * Susan Paynter (born 1945), American journalist
 * Thomas H. Paynter (1851–1921), American politician
 * Will Paynter (1903–1984), British union leader
 * William Paynter (academic) (1637–1716), British priest
 * William Henry Paynter (1901–1976), British historian