# Sewell (name)

Sewell (/ˈsjuːəl/) is both a surname and a given name, derived from the Middle English personal names Sewal (Siwal) or Sewald (Siwald). As a toponymic surname, it may have originally referred to people of Sewell, Bedfordshire or other places named Sewell, Showell, or Seawell.

## Notable people with the given name "Sewell" include

* Sewell Avery (1874–1960), American businessman
* Sewell Chan (born 1977), American journalist
* Sewell Collins (1876–1934), American playwright
* Sewell Foster (1792–1868), Canadian physician
* Sewell Jones (1897–1981), American football coach
* Sewell Moody (1834–1875), American merchant
* Sewell A. Peterson (1850–1915), American politician
* Sewell Sillman (1924–1992), American painter
* Sewell Stokes (1902–1979), British writer and broadcaster

## Notable people with the surname "Sewell" include

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### A

* A. E. Sewell (1872–1946), English architect
* Albert Sewell (1927–2018), English statistician
* Alice Maud Sewell (1881–1971), Australian activist
* Almondo Sewell (born 1987), American football player
* Amanda Brewster Sewell (1859–1926), American painter
* Amy Sewell (born 1963), American author
* Andy Sewell (born 1978), British photographer
* Anna Sewell (1820–1878), British writer
* Anthony Sewell (1962-2009), American motocross racer
* Arthur Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people

### B

* Barton Sewell (~1848–1915), American mining businessperson
* Barton Sewell II (1905–1953), heir involved in highly publicized divorce
* Bill Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Blanche Sewell (1898–1949), American film editor
* Brad Sewell (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
* Brian Sewell (1931–2015), English art critic
* Briana Sewell (born 1990), American politician
* Brocard Sewell (1912–2000), British monk
* Bruce Sewell (born 1957/1958), American corporate executive

### C

* Cecil Sewell (1895–1918), British Army lieutenant
* Cissie Sewell (1893–??), American educator
* Conrad Sewell (born 1988), Australian singer
* Cyril Sewell (1874–1951), South African-English cricketer

### D

* Daisy Elizabeth McQuigg Sewell (1876–1944), American religious leader
* Damani Sewell (born 1994), Jamaican cricketer
* Daniel Dewan Sewell (born 1981), American rapper
* Danny Sewell (1930–2001), British boxer
* David Sewell (born 1977), New Zealand cricketer
* Dean Sewell (born 1972), Jamaican footballer
* Dean Sewell (photographer) (born 1972), Australian photographer
* Doug Sewell (1929–2017), English golfer

### E

* E. G. Sewell (1874–1940), American politician
* E. H. D. Sewell (1872–1947), English cricketer
* Elizabeth Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Elyse Sewell (born 1982), American fashion model
* Emmer Sewell (born 1934), American artist

### F

* Francis Hill Sewell (1815–1862), English clergyman
* Frederick Sewell (1881–1964), English cricketer

### G

* Geoff Sewell (born 1972), New Zealand tenor
* George Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Gillian Sewell (born 1972), Irish-Canadian field hockey player
* Granville Sewell, American mathematician
* Greg Sewell (born 1933), Australian rules footballer

### H

* Harley Sewell (1931–2011), American football player
* Harry Sewell (1885–1953), British steeple chaser
* Hazel Sewell (1898–1975), American animator
* Helen Sewell (1896–1957), American illustrator
* Henry Sewell (1807–1879), New Zealand politician
* Henry Sewell (cricketer) (born 1935), Jamaican cricketer
* Horace Sewell (1881–1953), British army officer

### I

* Ike Sewell (1903–1990), American entrepreneur

### J

* Jack Sewell (1913–2000), English cricketer
* Jack Sewell (rugby league) (1926–1955), English rugby league footballer
* Jackie Sewell (1927–2016), English footballer
* Jameel Sewell (born 1987), American football player
* James Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jim Sewell (born 1956), Australian rules footballer
* Joe Sewell (1898–1990), American baseball player
* John Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jonathan Sewell (1766–1839), Canadian politician
* Joseph Sewell, English footballer
* Josh Sewell (born 1981), American football player

### K

* Karen Sewell (born 1944/1945), New Zealand educator
* Keechant Sewell (born 1972), American police officer

### L

* Larry Sewell (born 1948), New Zealand cricketer
* LaVerne Sewell (1888–1906), American jockey
* Leo Sewell (born 1945), American visual artist
* Luke Sewell (1901–1987), American baseball player

### M

* Margaret Sewell (1852–1937), English educator
* Marvin Sewell, American guitarist
* Mary A. Sewell (born 1963), New Zealand marine biologist
* Mary Wright Sewell (1797–1884), British author
* Matt Sewell (born 1990), Canadian football player
* Morley Sewell (1932–2022), British veterinarian

### N

* Nephi Sewell (born 1998), American football player
* Nicole Sewell (born 1981), Australian tennis player
* Noah Sewell (born 2002), American football player

### P

* Penei Sewell (born 2000), American football player

### R

* R. B. Seymour Sewell (1880–1964), British doctor
* Richard Clarke Sewell (1803–1864), English lawyer
* Rip Sewell (1907–1989), American baseball player
* Robert Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Robin Sewell (born 1979), South African dancer
* Ronnie Sewell (1890–1945), English footballer
* Rufus Sewell (born 1967), English actor

### S

* Shane Sewell (born 1972), Canadian professional wrestler
* Sicily Sewell (born 1985), American actress
* Stephen Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Steve Sewell (born 1963), American football player

### T

* Terri Sewell (born 1965), American politician
* Thomas Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Timothy Toyne Sewell (born 1941), British army officer
* Tommy Sewell (1906–1956), American baseball player
* Tony Sewell (born 1959), British educator and life peer

### V

* Valentine Sewell (1910–1978), English cricketer
* Vernon Sewell (1903–2001), British film director

### W

* William Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people