Waxman or alternately Wachsmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert "Al" Waxman, Canadian actor
Alois Wachsman, Czech painter and architect
Bedřich Wachsmann, Czech painter and architect
Daniel Wachsmann (Waxman)
David Waxman, DJ, remixer and producer
Franz Waxman (Wachsmann), composer
Harry Waxman, English cinematographer
Henry Waxman, U.S. Representative
Jiří Voskovec (Wachsmann), Czech-US actor
Jonathan Waxman, American chef
Klaus Wachsmann (1907–1984), ethnomusicologist
Konrad Wachsmann (1901–1980), architect
Matthew Waxman, American law professor and author
Michael Waxman, American film and television director
Meyer Waxman (1887–1969), rabbi and scholar
Mordecai Waxman (1917–2002), Conservative rabbi
Murray Waxman (born 1925), Canadian basketball player
Nachshon Wachsman (Waxman)
Nikolaus Wachsmann (born 1971), German historian
Seth P (aul). Waxman, U.S. Solicitor General
Sharon Waxman, American journalist
