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Paxton (name)

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

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Surname

  • Bill Paxton (1955–2017), American actor
  • Elisha F. Paxton (1828–1863), American Civil War general in the Confederate army
  • Gary S. Paxton (1939–2016), American musician, producer
  • Geoffrey Paxton, Australian Anglican minister
  • George Paxton (c. 1914–1989) American bandleader, composer, and arranger
  • James Paxton (born 1994), American actor
  • Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton (born 1989), American blues musician and singer
  • John Paxton (1911–1985), American screenwriter
  • James E. Paxton (born 1963), American politician
  • John Paxton (footballer) (born 1890), English footballer
  • John M. Paxton, Jr. (born 1951), United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General, Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff
  • Sir Joseph Paxton (1803–1865), English architect and botanist, designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851
  • Lonie Paxton (born 1978), American NFL pro football player
  • 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 (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
  • See Paxton's Tower for William Paxton (1745–1824), London merchant and banker
  • 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 Lynch (born 1994), American football player
  • Paxton Mills (1948–2001), American radio broadcaster
  • Paxton Whitehead (born 1937), English actor

    • Fictional characters

  • Paxton Fudge, a character in Supertwink
  • Emma Paxton, main character in The Lying Game series by Sara Shepard
  • John Frederick Paxton, fictional character in Star Trek leading Terra Prime
  • Sonya Paxton, a fictional Executive ADA appearing in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Paxton Fettel, main antagonist of F.E.A.R..

    • References

    Paxton (name) Wikipedia
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