Boynton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Benny Boynton (1898-1963), early National Football League player and member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Charles Lawrence Boynton (1864-1943), American botanist
Sir Engleram Boynton (c. 1190-1250), served in the First Barons' War (Magna Charta). His descendants include Sir Matthew Boynton, 1st Baronet .
Frank Ellis Boynton (1859-1942), self-taught American botanist, possibly the brother of Charles Boynton
Henry V. Boynton (1835-1905), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, eventually promoted to brigadier general
Jack Boynton (1928–2010), American Contemporary Surrealist artist
James S. Boynton (1833-1902), American politician and jurist
John F. Boynton (1811–1890), an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an American geologist and inventor
Lucy Boynton (born 1994), English actress
Nick Boynton (born 1979), Canadian National Hockey League player
Peter Boynton (born 1957), Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Ruth Boynton (1896 – 1977) was a physician, researcher, and administrator
Sandra Boynton (born 1953), children's author and illustrator
Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838–1871), American lawyer, journalist and judge
Captain Joseph Boynton (1644-1730), served as an officer in the colonial American army in Queen Anne's War . He was the son of John Boynton who arrived in America on the John of London (ship) and was an original settler of Rowley, MA.
Solomon Boynton (1754-1830), great grandson of Captain Joseph Boynton, served in the American army in the Battle of Chelsea Creek and the Battle of White Plains during the American Revolutionary War.
Silas W. Boynton (1848-1907), great grandson of Solomon Boynton, served in Company K of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army in the US Civil War.
Jonathan M. Boynton (born 1984), Lutheran Pastor in Virginia, born in North Carolina.
