Poynton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrian Poynton, British writer and comedian
Alexander Poynton (1853–1935), Australian politician
Arthur Blackburne Poynton (1867–1944), British classical scholar
Cecil Poynton (1901–1983), soccer player
Charles Poynton (born 1950), Canadian technical consultant and writer
Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915–1995), American diver
Harold Poynton, rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s for Great Britain, Yorkshire, and Wakefield Trinity
Thomas Poynton (born 1989), English cricketer
Thomas Poynton (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1910s for England and Wakefield Trinity
