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

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Bill Paxton William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. A versatile character actor known for his distinctive Texan drawl and everyman screen persona, he was a four-time Golden Globe Award and a Prime ...

(1955–2017), American actor * Brady Paxton (1947–2024), American politician from West Virginia *

Elisha F. Paxton Elisha Franklin Paxton (March 4, 1828 – May 3, 1863) was an American lawyer and soldier who served as a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He died while leading the “Stonewall Brigade“ during the Battle of Ch ...

(1828–1863), American Civil War general in the Confederate army *

Elizabeth Okie Paxton Elizabeth Okie Paxton (1878–1972) was an American painter, married to another artist William McGregor Paxton (1869–1941). The Paxtons were part of the Boston School (painting), Boston School, a prominent group of artists known for works of bea ...

(1878–1972), American painter *

Floyd Paxton Floyd Greg Paxton (March 17, 1918 – December 10, 1975) was a manufacturer of ballbearings during World War II, and later inventor of the bread clip, a notched plastic tag used for sealing bags of bread worldwide. Bread clip Paxton conce ...

(1918–1975), American inventor and businessman * Gary S. Paxton (1939–2016), American musician and record producer * Geoffrey Paxton, Australian Anglican minister *

George Paxton George Paxton (March 24, 1914 – April 19, 1989) was an American big band leader, saxophonist, arranger, and publisher during the 1930s and 1940s. He was president of Coed Records and a producer for the label. Early career He was born in Jack ...

(c. 1914–1989) American bandleader, composer, and arranger * J. F. Paxton (1857–1936), Canadian ice hockey administrator * James Paxton (disambiguation) **

James Paxton (actor) James Paxton (born February 23, 1994) is an American actor. Early life James Paxton is the son of actor Bill Paxton and Louise Paxton. He went to college to study journalism but left in order to pursue a career in the film industry, initially wo ...

(born 1994), American actor **

James Paxton (baseball) James Alston Paxton (born November 6, 1988), nicknamed "Big Maple", is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers. ...

(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 John Paxton (May 21, 1911 – January 5, 1985) was an American screenwriter. Some of his films include '' Murder, My Sweet'' in 1944, '' Cornered'' in 1945, '' Crossfire'' in 1947 (an adaptation of the controversial novel ''The Brick Foxhole'' ...

(1911–1985), American screenwriter ** John Paxton (footballer) (1890–?), English footballer **

John M. Paxton, Jr. John M. Paxton Jr. (born 25 June 1951) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 33rd Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.

(born 1951), United States Marine Corps lieutenant general * Sir

Joseph Paxton Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect, engineer and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Member of Parliament. He is best known for designing the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park, London, Hyde ...

(1803–1865), English architect and botanist, designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851 *

Ken Paxton Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Texas Senate representing the e ...

(born 1962), American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Texas * Lonie Paxton (born 1978), American NFL pro football player *

Michael Paxton Michael Paxton (born March 29, 1957) is an American filmmaker and writer. He has directed, produced, and written several films, both live action and animated, as well as plays and books. His feature documentary '' Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life'' re ...

(born 1957), American filmmaker *

Mike Paxton Michael De Wayne Paxton (born September 3, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He batted and threw right-handed. Paxton was drafted out of Oakhaven High School in Memphis by the New York Yankees in the 1971 Major League Bas ...

(born 1953), American MLB pro baseball player * Richard Paxton (1956–2006), English architect *

Robert Paxton Robert Owen Paxton (born June 15, 1932) is an American political scientist and historian specializing in Vichy France, fascism, and Europe during the World War II era. He is Mellon Professor Emeritus of Social Science in the Department of Histor ...

(born 1932), American historian *

Sara Paxton Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows before rising to fame in early October 2002. She played Sarah Tobin from '' Greet ...

(born 1988), American actress, musician *

Steve Paxton Steven Douglas Paxton (January 21, 1939 – February 20, 2024) was an American experimental dancer and choreographer. His early background was in gymnastics while his later training included three years with Merce Cunningham and a year with Jos� ...

(born 1939), American experimental dancer and choreographer * Thomas Paxton (disambiguation) **

Thomas Paxton Thomas Charles Paxton (November 27, 1820July 3, 1887) was a Canadian politician, businessman and sheriff. As a partner in industrial business ventures, he was one of the founding fathers of Port Perry. He helped establish the first steam-power ...

(1820–1887), Ontario businessman and politician ** Sir Thomas Paxton, 1st Baronet (1860–1930),

Lord Provost of Glasgow The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the Glasgow City Council. The Lord Provost serves both as the chair of the city council and as a figurehead for the entire city, and is elected by the city councillors from among i ...

from 1920 to 1923 ** Thomas Paxton (1754–1804), captain of HMS ''Speedy'' (1798), lost in Lake Ontario **

Tom Paxton Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter whose career spans more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

(born 1937), American folk musician, singer-songwriter * William Paxton (disambiguation) ** William Paxton (1745–1824), London merchant and banker; see

Paxton's Tower Paxton's Tower is a Neo-Gothic folly erected in honour of Lord Nelson. It is situated on the top of a hill near Llanarthney in the River Tywi valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a visitor attraction that can be combined with a visit to the nea ...

William Paxton (Australian businessman) William Paxton (1818 – 1 September 1893) was a South Australian colonist who arrived in the British Province of South Australia, Province of South Australia in 1840, became one of the investors in the Burra, South Australia, Burra copper mines ...

(1818–1893), Englishman who made a fortune in South Australia **

William McGregor Paxton William McGregor Paxton (June 22, 1869 – 1941) was an American painter and instructor who embraced the Boston School paradigm and was a co-founder of The Guild of Boston Artists. He taught briefly while a student at Cowles Art School, where ...

(1869–1941), American artist

Given name

Paxton Baker Paxton K. Baker is an American businessman, who has worked in the entertainment, music, sports and production industries for over 30 years. Baker is a minority owner of the Washington Nationals Baseball club and is chairman of the Washington Nat ...

, American businessman * Paxton Fielies, South African singer, songwriter, and winner of '' Idols'' season 13. *

Paxton Lynch Paxton James Lynch (born February 12, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers, and was selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Lynch played just ...

(born 1994), American football player * Paxton Mills (1948–2001), American radio broadcaster *

Paxton Whitehead Francis Edward Paxton Whitehead (17 October 1937 – 16 June 2023) was an English actor and theatre director. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Pellinore in the 1980 revival of '' Camelot''. Whiteh ...

(1937–2023), English actor

Fictional characters

* Emma Paxton, main character of ''The Lying Game'' series by

Sara Shepard Sara Shepard (born April 8, 1977) is an American author. She is known for the bestselling ''Pretty Little Liars (book series), Pretty Little Liars'' and ''The Lying Game (book series), The Lying Game'' book series, both of which have been turne ...

* Sonya Paxton, in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * Paxton Fettel, main antagonist of the video game ''

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'' * Paxton Hall-Yoshida, in the television series ''

Never Have I Ever "Never have I ever", also known as "I've never.." or "ten fingers", is a drinking game in which players take turns asking other players about things they have not done. Other players who have done this thing respond by taking a drink. A versi ...

'' * Paxton, a diesel engine from ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' * Paxton, the main character of the 2005 film ''

Hostel A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people, with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen. Rooms can be private or shared - mixe ...

'', played by

Jay Hernandez Javier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez (born February 20, 1978) is an American actor. After making his television debut in NBC's '' Hang Time'', he made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama '' Crazy/Beautiful'' (2001). He has sin ...

* Paxton, protagonist of

M. R. James Montague Rhodes James (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English medievalist scholar and author who served as provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936) as well as Vice-Chancellor of the Univers ...

's short story "

A Warning to the Curious "A Warning to the Curious" is a ghost story by English writer M. R. James, first published in '' The London Mercury'' in August 1925 and collected in James' book '' A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories'' that same year. The tale tel ...

" * Paxton, the main character of the 2024 film ''

Tarot Tarot (, first known as ''trionfi (cards), trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play t ...

'', played by Jacob Batalon * Paxton, a little piglet who is a character from the preschool series

Timmy Time ''Timmy Time'' is a British stop motion animated television programme for preschoolers created and produced by '' Bob the Builder'' producer Jackie Cockle for the BBC's CBeebies and produced by Aardman Animations. It started broadcasting i ...

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* Senator Paxton (disambiguation)

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