Poynton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adrian Poynton, British writer and comedian Alexander Poynton (1853–1935), Australian politician Arthur Blackburne Poynton (1867–1944), British classical scholar Sir Arthur Hilton Poynton (1905–1996), British civil servant Cecil Poynton (1901–1983), soccer player Charles Poynton (born 1950), Canadian technical consultant and writer Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915–1995), American diver Harold Poynton, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s Deborah Poynton (born 1970), South African painter Thomas Poynton (born 1989), English cricketer Tommy Poynton, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s