George C. Magoun (August 25, 1840 – December 20, 1893) was, in the late 1880s, the Chairman of the Board of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

He received a public school education, then entered employment with Stimson, Valentine and Company, a paint manufacturer in Boston.

He left his sales position with that firm in March 1867 to become a clerk for Kidder, Peabody & Co. After a quick series of promotions, the company sent him to New York City where he would open a branch.

Magoun and his company invested in the still growing Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to the point where he had become Chairman of the Board for the railroad.

He had become so personally identified with the railroad that three days after his death, the Santa Fe entered receivership.