Poynton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrian Poynton (born 1979), 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), English association football player Charles Poynton (born 1950), Canadian technical consultant and writer Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915–1995), American diver Gregor Poynton, Scottish politician Harold Poynton (1936–2018), English rugby league footballer Deborah Poynton (born 1970), South African painter Thomas Poynton (born 1989), English cricketer Tommy Poynton (1885–1942), English rugby league footballer