List of Famous people with last name Paxton

William Paxton was an American actor, musician, director, producer and writer. He appeared in films such as Weird Science (1985), Near Dark (1987), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996) and Titanic (1997). He also starred in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), earning three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Randall McCoy in the History channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012) and as Detective Frank Roarke in the CBS television series Training Day (2017). His final film appearance was in The Circle (2017), released two months after his death.

James Paxton is an American actor. He is known for co-starring in the USA drama series Eyewitness as Lukas Waldenbeck. He also starred in the music video for Matt Maeson's "Beggar's Song". He is the son of actor Bill Paxton, and played a younger version of his father's character John Garrett in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Robert Owen Paxton is an American political scientist and historian specializing in Vichy France, fascism, and Europe during the World War II era. He is Mellon Professor Emeritus of Social Science in the Department of History at Columbia University.

James Alston Paxton, nicknamed "The Big Maple", is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners from 2013 to 2018 and New York Yankees from 2019 to 2020.

Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Attorney General of Texas since January 2015. Paxton is a Tea Party conservative. He previously served as Texas State Senator for the 8th district and the Texas State Representative for the 70th district.

Sara Paxton is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She grew up in California and began acting at an early age, appearing in many minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the titular role in the television series Darcy's Wild Life (2004-2006) and Sarah Borden in Summerland (2004).

John Paxton was an American screenwriter. He was married to Sarah Jane, who worked in public relations for 20th Century Fox.

William McGregor Paxton was an American painter and instructor who embraced the Boston School paradigm and was a co-founder of The Guild of Boston Artists. He taught briefly while a student at Cowles Art School, where he met his wife Elizabeth Okie Paxton, and at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. Paxton is known for his portraits, including those of two presidents—Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolidge—and interior scenes with women, including his wife. His works are in many museums in the United States.