Saxon (surname)
Saxon is an English toponymic surname. The name is derived from the Old English Seaxe tun, meaning "Saxon village".People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alex Saxon, American actor
- Arthur Saxon, German strongman and circus performer
- David S. Saxon, American physicist, educator and President of University of California system
- Edward Saxon, American film producer
- James Saxon , British portrait painter
- James Saxon , British actor
- James Saxon , American National Football League coach and former running back
- James J. Saxon, 21st Comptroller of the Currency for the United States Department of the Treasury
- John Saxon, American film and television actor
- John Saxon , known for developing a new system of mathematics education
- Ken Saxon, New Zealand soldier, cricketer and teacher
- Kurt Saxon, survivalist and author of The Poor Man's James Bond
- Leslie Saxon, Canadian professor of linguistics
- Lyle Saxon, American writer and journalist
- Mack Saxon, American football player, coach of football, basketball and baseball, and college athletic administrator
- Mike Saxon, American retired National Football League punter
- Richard Saxon, British architect
- Rolf Saxon, American actor
Fictional characters
- Harold Saxon, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and alias of the Master in Doctor Who
- Gar Saxon, a Mandalorian commander in the Star Wars universe
- Peter Saxon, house pseudonym used by various thriller writers from the 1950s to the 1970s
