Paton

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

• Alan Paton (1903–1988), South African author
• Alex Paton, Scottish footballer
• Borys Paton (born 1918), long-term chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine
• Charlie Paton, Scottish polar adventurer
• Danny Paton (born 1936), Scottish footballer
• David Paton (born 1949), Scottish musician
• Evgeny Paton (1870–1953), Ukrainian engineer
• George Henry Tatham Paton (1895–1917), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• George Whitecross Paton (1902–1985), previous Vice Chancellor of Melbourne University
• Joan Paton (1916–2000), Australian ornithologist
• John Paton (VC) (1833–1914), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Paton (British politician) (1886–1976), Labour Member of Parliament for Norwich 1945–50, for Norwich North 1950–64
• John Brown Paton (1830–1911), English theologian
• John Gibson Paton (1824–1907), Scottish missionary
• Joseph Noel Paton (1821–1901), Scottish artist
• Raffaëla Paton (born 1983), Dutch singer
• Richard Paton (1717–1791), British marine painter
• Tam Paton (1938–2009), Scottish manager of the Bay City Rollers
• Thomas Paton (1905–1999), British civil engineer
• Walter Paton (1853–1937), English barrister who played for Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final