John Paxton (disambiguation)
John Paxton (1911–1985) was an American screenwriter.
Other people named John Paxton could be:
- John Paxton (cricketer) (1819–1868), an English cricketer
- J. F. Paxton (1857–1936), a Canadian ice hockey administrator
- John Paxton (footballer) (born 1890), an English footballer
- John M. Paxton Jr. (born 1951), an American Marine Corps general