# Paxton (name)

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

## Surname

* Bill Paxton (1955–2017), American actor
* Brady Paxton (1947–2024), American politician from West Virginia
* 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
* Paxton, a little piglet who is a character from the preschool series Timmy Time

## Lists of people

* Senator Paxton (disambiguation)