Claxton (surname)

Claxton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adelaide Claxton (fl. 1860–1890s), British artist, illustrator, and inventor
• Brooke Claxton (1898–1960), Canadian veteran of World War I
• Charles Robert Claxton (1903–1992), English Bishop
• Florence Claxton (1838–1920), British artist
• Gavin Claxton (born 1966), British screenwriter, producer and director
• Janis Claxton (1964–2018), Australian choreographer
• Jimmy Claxton (1892–1970), Canadian Afro-American baseball pitcher
• Kate Claxton (1848–1924), American actress
• Marshall Claxton (1811–1881), English artist
• Nic Claxton (born 1999), American basketball player
• Patricia Claxton (born 1929), Canadian translator
• Philander Claxton (1862–1957), American educator
• Rozelle Claxton (1913–1995), American jazz pianist
• Sarah Claxton (born 1979), English athlete
• Speedy Claxton (born 1978), American basketball player
• Thomas Claxton (doorkeeper) (died 1821), Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives
• Thomas Claxton (1790–1813), officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812
• William Claxton (photographer) (1927–2008), American photographer
• William Gordon Claxton (1899–1967), Canadian World War I ace pilot