# Swift (surname)

Swift is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Swift (born 1961), British political philosopher and sociologist
* Allan Swift (1935–2018), American politician
* Arthur Swift (1810–1855), American politician
* Austin Swift (born 1992), American actor
* Ben Swift (born 1987), British racing cyclist
* Bill Swift (born 1961), American baseball player
* Bill Swift (1930s pitcher) (1908–1969), American baseball player
* Charles Swift (born 1961), American attorney
* Clement Nye Swift (1846–1918), American painter
* Clive Swift (1936–2019), British actor
* Connor Swift (born 1995), British racing cyclist
* D'Andre Swift (born 1999), American football player
* David Swift (actor) (1931–2016), British actor
* David Swift (director) (1919–2001), American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer
* Deborah Swift (born 1955), English historical novelist
* Edward D. Swift (1870–1935), U.S. astronomer
* Ellen Swift (living), British archaeologist
* Ember Swift (living), Canadian singer-songwriter
* Emma Swift (born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter
* Frances L. Swift (1837-1916), American church and temperance leader
* Frank Swift (1913–1958), English footballer
* George R. Swift (1887–1972), U.S. politician
* Graham Swift (born 1949), British novelist
* Gustavus Franklin Swift (1839–1903), U.S. entrepreneur, founder of Swift & Company meatpacking plants
* Harry Swift (medicine) (1858–1937), medical practitioner, researcher and academic in Adelaide, South Australia
* Henry Adoniram Swift (1823–1896), U.S. politician
* Innis P. Swift (1882–1953) American World War II general
* Jane Swift (born 1965), American politician
* Jeremy Swift (born 1960), British actor
* Joe Swift (born 1965), English garden designer, journalist and television presenter
* John Swift (disambiguation), several people
* John Franklin Swift (1829–1891), American politician and author
* Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Irish author, satirist, political pamphleteer and cleric
* Joseph Gardner Swift (1783–1865), American army officer
* Justin Swift (born 1975), American football player
* Kate Swift (1923–2011), American feminist writer and editor
* Katherine Swift (1956–2004), Irish-born Portuguese artist and ceramicist
* Kay Swift (1897–1993), American composer
* Lewis Swift (1820–1913), U.S. astronomer
* Mary Amelia Swift (1812–1875), American teacher and textbook writer
* Mary Wood Swift (1841–1927), American suffragist and clubwoman
* Matthew Swift (born 1986), American entrepreneur
* Morrison I. Swift (1856–1946), U.S. social theorist, organizer and activist
* Parton Swift (1876–1952), New York politician and judge
* Patrick Swift (1927–83), Irish painter
* Philetus Swift (1763–1828), New York politician
* R.B. Swift (living), American journalist
* Rebecca Swift (1964–2017), British poet and essayist
* Richard Swift (disambiguation), several people
* Robert Swift (disambiguation), several people
* Scott H. Swift (born 1957), retired United States Navy admiral
* Stromile Swift (born 1979), basketball player
* Susie Forrest Swift (Sister M. Imelda Teresa; 1862–1916), American editor, Salvation Army worker, Catholic nun
* Taylor Swift (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
* Todd Swift (born 1966), Canadian poet
* Tom Swift (disambiguation), several people
* Veronica Swift (born 1994), American jazz and bebop singer
* William Swift (1848–1919), governor of Guam and United States Navy rear admiral