People
- Edward Pakenham (1788–1815), British general
- The Hon. Sir Michael Pakenham (born 1943), retired British diplomat
- Thomas Pakenham, several people including:
- Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer) (1757–1836), British admiral
- William Christopher Pakenham (1861-1933), British admiral
- the surname of several Earls of Longford
- the Baronets of Pakenham
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