Iain Angus McLeod Paxton (born 29 December 1957) is a Scottish former rugby union player.
He won 36 caps for Scotland at number eight and lock between 1981 and 1988, scoring a total of five tries.
He was also a key figure in Scotland’s 1984 Grand Slam winning side, playing in all matches, relegating John Beattie to the bench.
Richard Bath writes of him that: Paxton began his coaching career at Glenrothes RFC then moved to Boroughmuir, during which time the Meggetland outfit have lifted the SRU Cup twice (2000 and 2001) and taken the league title once (2002–03 season).
He then went on to Coach the Scotland Under 21 team achieving a notable away victory over England.