Paton (given name)

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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

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