Slaughter is a surname. Notable people having this surname include: * Anne-Marie Slaughter (born 1958), Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University * Carolyn Slaughter (born 1946), writer * Christopher Columbus Slaughter (1837–1919), American rancher, cattle drover and breeder, banker and philanthropist in the Old West * Enos Slaughter (1916–2002), Hall of Fame baseball player * Fenton M. Slaughter (1826–1897), American politician * Frank G. Slaughter (1908–2001), novelist * Fred Slaughter (1942–2016), American basketball player and sports agent * Gabriel Slaughter (1767–1830), American Governor * George Webb Slaughter (1811–1895), American Baptist minister, cattle breeder and drover, and rancher in Texas * James E. Slaughter (181