Notable People
- Dougie Poynter, English musician
- Edward Poynter, a British painter
- Jane Poynter, an author, businesswoman and environmentalist
- James I. Poynter, United States Medal of Honor recipient
- Nelson Poynter, an American publisher
- William Poynter, an English Catholic priest
- William A. Poynter, the 14th Governor of Nebraska from 1899 to 1901
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