Claxton (surname)
Claxton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adelaide Claxton, British artist, illustrator, and inventor
- Brooke Claxton, Canadian veteran of World War I
- Charles Robert Claxton, English Bishop
- Florence Claxton, British artist
- Gavin Claxton, British screenwriter, producer and director
- Janis Claxton, Australian choreographer
- Jimmy Claxton, Canadian Afro-American baseball pitcher
- Kate Claxton, American actress
- Marshall Claxton, English artist
- Patricia Claxton, Canadian translator
- Philander Claxton, American educator
- Rozelle Claxton, American jazz pianist
- Sarah Claxton, English athlete
- Speedy Claxton, American basketball player
- Thomas Claxton , Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives
- Thomas Claxton, officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812
- William Claxton , American photographer
- William Gordon Claxton, Canadian World War I ace pilot
