Claxton

Claxton may refer to:

People

• Adelaide Claxton (fl. 1860–1890s), English artist, illustrator, and inventor
• Brooke Claxton (1898–1960), Canadian veteran of World War I
• Charles Robert Claxton (1903–1992), English Bishop
• Florence Claxton (fl. 1840–1879), English artist
• Gavin Claxton (born 1966), British screenwriter, producer and director
• Jimmy Claxton (1892–1970), Canadian Afro-American baseball pitcher
• Kate Claxton (1848–1924), American actress
• Marshall Claxton (1811–1881), English artist
• 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 (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

Places

• Claxton, Norfolk, England
• Claxton, North Yorkshire, England
• Claxton, Georgia, USA
  • the Claxton meteorite of 1984, which fell in Georgia, United States (see meteorite falls)
• Claxton, Kentucky
• Claxton, Anderson County, Tennessee
• Claxton, McMinn County, Tennessee

Others

• Claxton Shield
• Claxton Bakery
• Claxton Castle
• USS Claxton (DD-571)
• USS Claxton (DD-140)