William George Maxted (January 21, 1917 – October 11, 2001) was an American jazz pianist.
Maxted began his career in 1937 as a member of the Red Nichols big band, for which he wrote arrangements.
He served in the U.S. Navy, then wrote arrangements for the big bands of Claude Thornhill and Benny Goodman.
In 1958, British bandleader Reg Owen had a major hit on the American charts with Maxted's upbeat instrumental composition, "Manhattan Spiritual", released on the Palette label.
In the 1960s, he recorded for K&H and Liberty and as a sideman for Bob Crosby, Pee Wee Erwin, and Red Nichols.