Paton (given name)
# Paton (given name)

Paton is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:

* David Paton Balfour (1841–1894), New Zealand sheepfarmer, station manager, roading supervisor and diarist
* Carlos Paton Blacker (1895–1975), war hero, psychiatrist and eugenicist
* John Paton Booth (1838–1902), Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia
* David Paton Cuthbertson (1900–1989), Scottish physician, biochemist, medical researcher and nutritionist
* Herbert Paton FitzSimons (1898–1970), Australian politician
* Williamina Paton Fleming (1857–1911), Scottish-American astronomer
* Paton James Gloag DD LLD (1823–1906), Scottish minister and theological author
* William Paton Ker (1855–1923), Scottish literary scholar and essayist
* William Paton Mackay (1839–1885), Scottish doctor, Presbyterian minister and hymn writer
* Joseph Paton Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay PC (1857–1951), Scottish businessman and public servant
* Joseph Paton Maclay, 2nd Baron Maclay KBE (1899–1969), Scottish banker, shipowner, peer and Liberal politician
* Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies (born 1937), British author and retired submarine lieutenant-commander
* Sir Harold Paton Mitchell, 1st Baronet (1900–1983), British businessman and Conservative politician
* William Paton Reid (1854–1932), Locomotive Superintendent from 1903-1919
* George Paton Smith (1829–1877), politician and Attorney-General of Victoria
* Archibald Paton Thornton (1921–2004), academic and historian
* Jill Paton Walsh, CBE, FRSL (born 1937), English novelist and children's writer
* Nick Paton Walsh (born 1977), British journalist, Senior International correspondent with CNN
