Paxton (name)
Paxton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Bill Paxton, American actor
- Brady Paxton, American politician from West Virginia
- Elisha F. Paxton, American Civil War general in the Confederate army
- Elizabeth Okie Paxton, American painter
- Floyd Paxton, American inventor and businessman
- Gary S. Paxton, American musician and record producer
- Geoffrey Paxton, Australian Anglican minister
- George Paxton American bandleader, composer, and arranger
- J. F. Paxton, Canadian ice hockey administrator
- James Paxton (disambiguation)
- * James Paxton (actor), American actor
- * James Paxton (baseball), Canadian baseball pitcher
- * James E. Paxton, American politician
- Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, American blues musician and singer
- John Paxton (disambiguation)
- * John Paxton, American screenwriter
- * John Paxton (footballer), English footballer
- * John M. Paxton, Jr., United States Marine Corps lieutenant general
- Sir Joseph Paxton, English architect and botanist, designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851
- Ken Paxton, American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Texas
- Lonie Paxton, American NFL pro football player
- Michael Paxton, American filmmaker
- Mike Paxton, American MLB pro baseball player
- Richard Paxton, English architect
- Robert Paxton, American historian
- Sara Paxton, American actress, musician
- Steve Paxton, American experimental dancer and choreographer
- Thomas Paxton (disambiguation)
- * Thomas Paxton, Ontario businessman and politician
- * Sir Thomas Paxton, 1st Baronet, Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1920 to 1923
- * Thomas Paxton, captain of HMS Speedy (1798), lost in Lake Ontario
- * Tom Paxton, American folk musician, singer-songwriter
- William Paxton (disambiguation)
- * William Paxton, London merchant and banker; see Paxton's Tower
- * William Paxton (Australian businessman), Englishman who made a fortune in South Australia
- * William McGregor Paxton, American artist
Given name
- Paxton Baker, American businessman
- Paxton Fielies, South African singer, songwriter, and winner of Idols season 13.
- Paxton Lynch, American football player
- Paxton Mills, American radio broadcaster
- Paxton Whitehead, 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
- Paxton, a little piglet who is a character from the preschool series Timmy Time
- Paxton, the male player character of ''Pokémon Legends: Z-A''