Paxson (surname)
Paxson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bud Paxson, American media executive
- Diana Paxson, American writer
- Edgar Samuel Paxson, American painter
- Frederic L. Paxson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
- James M. Paxson, American businessman
- Jim Paxson, American former professional basketball player and executive
- John Paxson, American former professional basketball player and current executive, and the brother of Jim
- Melanie Paxson, American actress
- Scott Paxson, American football player
- Vern Paxson, Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley
