# Blackwell (surname)

Blackwell is a surname of British origin. Notable people with the surname include:
* A. J. Blackwell (1842–1903), American founder of and namegiver to Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma
* Adam Blackwell, 21st century Canadian diplomat
* Alan F. Blackwell (born 1962), New Zealand-British cognition scientist
* Albert T. Blackwell Jr. (1925–2022), Justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals
* Alex Blackwell (born 1983), female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of Kate
* Alex Blackwell (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player
* Alexander Blackwell (c.1700–1747), Scottish adventurer, husband of Elizabeth Blackwell
* Alice Stone Blackwell (1857–1950), American feminist, suffragist, journalist and human rights advocate
* Anna Blackwell (1816–1900), English writer
* Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825–1921), American preacher and activist, first woman ordained as a minister in the US, wife of Samuel C. Blackwell
* Basil Blackwell (1889–1984), English publisher, son of Benjamin Henry Blackwell
* Ben Blackwell (born 1982), American musician, writer and archivist, founder of Cass Records
* Benjamin Henry Blackwell (1849–1924), English bookseller and politician, founder of Blackwell's chain of bookshops
* Betsy Blackwell (1905–85), American editor of women's magazines
* Brian Blackwell (born 1986), English schoolboy convicted of the manslaughter of his parents
* Bubba Blackwell (born 1966), American stunt performer and motorcycle jumping world record holder
* Caesar Blackwell (1769–1845), enslaved African-American preacher
* Carlyle Blackwell (1884–1955), American silent film actor, director and producer
* Charles Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Charlie Blackwell (1894–1935), American Negro league baseball player
* Chris Blackwell (born 1937), English founder of Island Records
* Colin Blackwell (born 1993), American ice hockey player
* Cory Blackwell (born 1963), American basketball player
* David Blackwell (1919–2010), American mathematician
* Dean Blackwell (born 1969), English footballer
* Deborah Blackwell (1950–2014), American television executive
* Dewayne Blackwell (1939–2021), American songwriter
* Donald Blackwell (1921–2010), British astronomer
* Douglas Blackwell (1924–2009), British actor
* Ed Blackwell (1929–1992), American jazz drummer
* Edith Winstone Blackwell (1877–1956), New Zealand philanthropist
* Edward Blackwell, a mistaken name for Edward Backwell, 17th century English goldsmith banker and public official
* Elise Blackwell (born 1964), American novelist
* Elizabeth Blackwell (illustrator) (1707–1758), Scottish botanical illustrator and author, wife of Alexander Blackwell
* Elizabeth Blackwell (doctor) (1821–1910), British-American physician, first woman to receive a medical degree in the US, first woman on the UK Medical Register, sister of Emily and Sarah
* Elizabeth Marianne Blackwell (1889–1973), English botanist and mycologist
* Ellen Wright Blackwell (1864–1952), writer and botanist influential in New Zealand
* Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), British-American physician, one of the first American women physicians, sister of Elizabeth (physician) and Sarah
* Ernest Blackwell (1894–1964), English footballer
* Sir Ernley Blackwell (1868–1941), British lawyer and civil servant
* Ewell Blackwell (1922–1996), American baseball pitcher
* Fred Blackwell (1891–1975), American baseball player
* Genieve Blackwell (active from 1989), Australian female Anglican bishop
* George Blackwell (c.1545–1613), English Roman Catholic Archpriest
* George Lincoln Blackwell (1861–1926), African-American author and bishop
* Gloria Blackwell (1927–2010), African-American civil rights activist and educator
* Hal Blackwell (active from 2010), American financial analyst and author
* Harolyn Blackwell (born 1955), American theatrical and classical soprano
* Harry Blackwell (1900–1956), English footballer
* Harry Ellis Blackwell (1908–1984), American politician from Missouri
* Helen Blackwell (born 1972), American chemist
* Henry Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Hugh Blackwell (born 1944), American politician (North Carolina)
* Ian Blackwell (born 1978), English cricketer
* Isaac Blackwell (before 1664–1699), English organist and composer
* Jack Blackwell (1909–2001), English footballer
* James Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jannie L. Blackwell (active from 1992), American politician, widow of Lucien E. Blackwell
* Jaydin Blackwell (born 2004), American Paralympic sprinter
* Jerry Blackwell (1949–1995), American professional wrestler
* John Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Josh Blackwell (born 1999), American football player
* Julius W. Blackwell (1797–after 1845), US Congressman from Tennessee
* Kate Blackwell (cricketer) (born 1983), Australian female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of Alex
* Keith R. Blackwell (active after 2012), American judge
* Kelly Blackwell (born 1969), American football player
* Ken Blackwell (born 1948), American politician and activist
* Kevin Blackwell (born 1948), English football goalkeeper and manager
* Kory Blackwell (born 1972), American football player
* Laura Christine Blackwell
* Leslie Blackwell (1897–1959), Canadian politician, soldier, lawyer and land developer
* Lucien E. Blackwell (1931–2003), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, husband of Jannie L. Blackwell
* Luke Blackwell (born 1986), Australian Rules footballer
* Marlon Blackwell (active from 1996 to at least 2014), American architect and academic
* Marquel Blackwell (born 1979), American football player
* Meredith Blackwell (born 1940), American mycologist
* Morton Blackwell (born 1939), American conservative political activist
* Nate Blackwell (born 1965), American basketball player
* Nick Blackwell (born 1990), British professional boxer
* Nigel Blackwell (born 1963), British frontman and songwriter of the band Half Man Half Biscuit
* Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell (born 1952) British businessman, public servant, politician, campaigner and policy advisor
* Olin G. Blackwell (1915–1986) American prison official, fourth and final warden of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
* Otis Blackwell (1931–2002), American songwriter, singer, and pianist
* Otto B. Blackwell (1884–1970), American electrical engineer
* Pam Blackwell (born 1942), American Jungian educator and theorist, playwright and novelist
* Paul Blackwell (actor) (1954–2019), Australian actor
* Paul Blackwell (footballer) (born 1963), Welsh footballer
* Randolph Blackwell (1927–1981), American civil rights activist
* Richard Blackwell (MP) (by 1517–1568), English Member of Parliament
* Richard Blackwell (1922–2008), American fashion critic best known for his annual "worst dressed" lists
* Robby Blackwell (born 1986), American singer-songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist
* Robert Blackwell (1918–1985), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
* Robert L. Blackwell (1895–1918), American Medal of Honor recipient
* Roger Blackwell (active from 1999), American marketing expert and public speaker
* Rory Blackwell (1933–2019), British rock and roll musician
** S. L. Blackwell (c. 1833–after 1878), American miner and politician (California)
* Samuel Charles Blackwell (1823–1901), Anglo-American abolitionist, husband of Antoinette Brown Blackwell
* Sarah Ellen Blackwell (1828–1901), American biographer and artist; sister of Elizabeth (physician) and Emily
* Scott Blackwell (active from 1992 to after 2011), American disk jockey and Christian dance music artist
* Scrapper Blackwell (1903–1962), American blues musician
* Simon Blackwell (born 1966), British comedy writer and producer
* Slade Blackwell (born 1968), American politician
* Susan Blackwell (active from 1995 to after 2008), American actress
* Suzanne Blackwell, New Zealand psychologist
* Thomas Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tim Blackwell (baseball) (born 1952), American baseball player
* Tom Blackwell (1938–2020), American photorealist painter
* Trevor Blackwell (born 1969), Canadian computer programmer, engineer and entrepreneur
* Unita Blackwell (1933–2019), American civil rights activist, the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the state of Mississippi
* Victor Blackwell (born 1981), American journalist and television news anchor
* W. Blackwell (fl. 1835), English cricketer
* Wayne Blackwell (born 1960), Australian rules footballer
* Will Blackwell (born 1975), American football player
* William Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people