Poynton (surname)

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


 * Adrian Poynton, British writer and comedian
 * Alexander Poynton (1853–1935), Australian politician
 * Arthur Blackburne Poynton (1867–1944), British classical scholar
 * Sir Arthur Hilton Poynton (1905–1996), British civil servant
 * Cecil Poynton (1901–1983), soccer player
 * Charles Poynton (born 1950), Canadian technical consultant and writer
 * Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915–1995), American diver
 * Harold Poynton, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s
 * Deborah Poynton (born 1970), South African painter
 * Thomas Poynton (born 1989), English cricketer
 * Tommy Poynton, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s