William Claxton is the name of:
William Claxton (cricketer) (1857–1937), Australian cricketer William Claxton (photographer) (1927–2008), American photographer William Gordon Claxton (1899–1967), Canadian World War I ace pilot William F. Claxton (1914-1996), American film and television director Will Claxton (born 1981), American golfer
See also William Caxton, printer