Waxman, or alternatively Wachsmann, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Al Waxman (1935âÂÂ2001), Canadian actor
- Alois Wachsman (1898âÂÂ1942), Czech painter and architect
- BedÃ
Âich Wachsmann (1820âÂÂ1897), Czech painter and architect
- Chaim I. Waxman (born 1941), sociologist
- Daniel Wachsmann (born 1946), Israeli filmmaker, producer, and director
- David Waxman, American DJ, remixer and producer
- Esther Wachsmann (or Esther Hamerman; 1886âÂÂ1977), Polish-born American painter
- Franz Waxman (1906âÂÂ1967), composer
- Harry Waxman (1912âÂÂ1984), English cinematographer
- Henry Waxman (born 1939), American politician
- JiÃ
ÂàVoskovec (Wachsmann) (1905âÂÂ1981), Czech-American actor
- Jonathan Waxman (born 1950), American chef
- Keoni Waxman (born 1968), American film director
- Klaus Wachsmann (1907âÂÂ1984), ethnomusicologist
- Konrad Wachsmann (1901âÂÂ1980), architect
- Matthew Waxman (born c. 1972), American legal scholar and author
- Michael Waxman, American film and television director
- Meyer Waxman (1887âÂÂ1969), rabbi and scholar
- Mordecai Waxman (1917âÂÂ2002), Conservative rabbi
- Murray Waxman (1925âÂÂ2022), Canadian basketball player
- Nachshon Wachsman (1975âÂÂ1994), Israeli soldier
- Nikolaus Wachsmann (born 1971), German historian
- Seth P. Waxman (born 1951), U.S. Solicitor General
- Sharon Waxman (born c.1963), American journalist
- Sidney Waxman (1923âÂÂ2005), American horticulturist and educator
- Stan Waxman (1922âÂÂ2013), American basketball player
- Stephen Waxman (born 1945), American neurologist and neuroscientist
- Wayne Waxman, American philosopher
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