Family name Poynter (Poynter 
, פוינטר 
) , around the globe, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Poynter is characteristic of Serbia, where it is quite a rare surname, Zimbabwe, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Poynter | Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, Zambia, Australia, United States |
| פוינטר | Israel |
| john poynter clergyman and ejected minister (1600–1684) (b. 1600) |
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| james poynter (b. 1724) |
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| ambrose lyon poynter (1758-1821) (b. 1758) |
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| william poynter Catholic bishop, GB (b. 1762) |
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| capt. james methurst poynter (b. 1757) |
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edward poynter British artist (1836–1919), FR (b. 1836) |
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agnes poynter Pianist and wife of Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet (b. 1843) |
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| ambrose, i poynter British architect (1796-1886), GB (b. 1796) |
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william a. poynter American politician (1848-1909), US (b. 1848) |
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beulah poynter American actor, writer and playwright, US (b. 1883) |
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| e. frances poynter British novelist (b. 1840) |
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| james poynter (born 1845) (b. 1845) |
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| henrietta poynter British novelist, GB (b. 1851) |
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| clara martin poynter (b. 1846) |
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f. n. l. poynter librarian and medical historian (1908-1979), GB (b. 1908) |
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