Paton (given name)
Paton is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
- David Paton Balfour, New Zealand sheepfarmer, station manager, roading supervisor and diarist
- Carlos Paton Blacker, war hero, psychiatrist and eugenicist
- John Paton Booth, Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia
- David Paton Cuthbertson, Scottish physician, biochemist, medical researcher and nutritionist
- Herbert Paton FitzSimons, Australian politician
- Williamina Paton Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer
- Paton James Gloag DD LLD, Scottish minister and theological author
- William Paton Ker, Scottish literary scholar and essayist
- William Paton Mackay, Scottish doctor, Presbyterian minister and hymn writer
- Joseph Paton Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay PC, Scottish businessman and public servant
- Joseph Paton Maclay, 2nd Baron Maclay KBE, Scottish banker, shipowner, peer and Liberal politician
- Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies, British author and retired submarine lieutenant-commander
- Sir Harold Paton Mitchell, 1st Baronet, British businessman and Conservative politician
- William Paton Reid, Locomotive Superintendent from 1903-1919
- George Paton Smith, politician and Attorney-General of Victoria
- Archibald Paton Thornton, academic and historian
- Jill Paton Walsh, CBE, FRSL, English novelist and children's writer
- Nick Paton Walsh, British journalist, Senior International correspondent with CNN
