Waxman or alternately Wachsmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert "Al" Waxman, Canadian actorAlois Wachsman, Czech painter and architectBedřich Wachsmann, Czech painter and architectDaniel Wachsmann (Waxman)David Waxman, DJ, remixer and producerFranz Waxman (Wachsmann), composerHarry Waxman, English cinematographerHenry Waxman, U.S. RepresentativeJiří Voskovec (Wachsmann), Czech-US actorJonathan Waxman, American chefKlaus Wachsmann (1907–1984), ethnomusicologistKonrad Wachsmann (1901–1980), architectMatthew Waxman, American law professor and authorMichael Waxman, American film and television directorMeyer Waxman (1887–1969), rabbi and scholarMordecai Waxman (1917–2002), Conservative rabbiMurray Waxman (born 1925), Canadian basketball playerNachshon Wachsman (Waxman)Nikolaus Wachsmann (born 1971), German historianSeth P (aul). Waxman, U.S. Solicitor GeneralSharon Waxman, American journalist