Paxman may refer to:

Organisations

Paxman Musical Instruments Paxman Musical Instruments Ltd is a British manufacturer of French horn, horns. Paxman is the instrument of choice of a number of leading British players, including Michael Thompson (horn player), Michael Thompson. Paxman was established at th ...

, a British manufacturer of horns * Paxman Promotions, a video game reissue and compilation publisher *

Paxman (engines) Paxman was a major United Kingdom, British brand of diesel engines. Ownership has changed on a number of occasions from the company's formation in 1865, and the brand is now part of MAN Energy Solutions. At its peak, the Paxman works covered an ...

, originally Davey, Paxman & Davey, Engineers latterly part of English Electric and GEC and now part of MAN AG as MAN B&W Diesel Ltd, Paxman

People

Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English former broadcaster, journalist and author, born in Yorkshire. Born in Leeds, Paxman was educated at Malvern College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he edited the undergraduate ...

(born 1950),

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

broadcaster, journalist and author * Giles Paxman (1951−2025), British diplomat * Mike Paxman (born 1953), multi-instrumentalist and record producer * Stephen Paxman (born 1970), Australian rules footballer

Other uses

* Paxman, a fictional character in the

Darkover series The ''Darkover'' series is a collection of science fiction-fantasy novels and short stories written by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The series is set on the planet of Darkover, where a group of humans have been stranded and have developed their own ...

by Marion Zimmer Bradley {{disambig, surname