Arthur Maxwell may refer to:

Public officials

• Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham (1879–1957), Irish Representative peer and Nova Scotia baronet
• Arthur Maxwell, British Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong), 1953–1959

Others

• Arthur Maxwell (before 1760–after 1800), English naval officer; commanded Hired armed lugger Valiant
• Arthur S. Maxwell (1896–1970), English author, editor and administrator of Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Arthur Maxwell (actor) (born 1919), American musical comedy performer in Me and Juliet etc.

Characters

• Arthur Maxwell, recurring character in novelist Terry Pratchett's series, Johnny Maxwell