Blackwell (surname)

Blackwell is a surname of British origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• A. J. Blackwell (Andrew Jackson Blackwell, 1842–1903), American founder of and namegiver to Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma
• Adam Blackwell (active from 2002–after 2005), Canadian diplomat
• Alan F. Blackwell (born 1962), New Zealand-British cognition scientist
• Albert T. Blackwell Jr. (born 1925), 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) (Robert Alexander "Alex" Blackwell, born 1970), American basketball player
• Alexander Blackwell (c.1700–1747), Scottish adventurer, husband of Elizabeth Blackwell
• Alfonzo Blackwell (born 1971), American jazz musician, composer and producer
• Alice Stone Blackwell (1857–1950), American feminist, suffragist, journalist and human rights advocate
• Angela Glover Blackwell (active from 1977), American founder and president of PolicyLink
• Antoinette Brown Blackwell (born Antoinette Louisa Brown, 1825–1921), American preacher and activist, first woman ordained as minister in the USA, wife of Samuel C. Blackwell
• Sir 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
• "Bumps" Blackwell (Robert Blackwell, 1918–85), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger and record producer
• 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 (Charles H. "Rucker" Blackwell, 1894–1935), American Negro League baseball player
• Chris Blackwell (born 1937), English founder of Island Records
• Cory Blackwell (born 1963), American basketball player
• "Crusher" Blackwell (Jerry Blackwell, (1949–95), American professional wrestler
• David Blackwell (1919–2010), American mathematician
• Dean Blackwell (born 1969), English footballer
• Deborah Blackwell (1950–2014), American television executive
• Dewayne Blackwell (born 1939), American songwriter
• Donald Blackwell (1921–2010), British astronomer
• Douglas Blackwell (1924–2009), British actor
• Ed Blackwell (1929–92), 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
• 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 (1922–96), 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
• Grey Blackwell (born 1969), American illustrator and animator
• Hal Blackwell (active 2010), American financial analyst and author
• Harolyn Blackwell (born 1955), American theatrical and classical soprano
• Harry Blackwell (1900–56), English footballer
• 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 1664–99), English organist and composer
• Jack Blackwell (1909–2001), English footballer
• James Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jannie L. Blackwell (active from 1992), American politician (Philadelphia), widow of Lucien E. Blackwell
• Jerry Blackwell ("Crusher" Blackwell, 1949–95), American professional wrestler
• John Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people
• Julius W. Blackwell (1797–after 1845), US Congressman from Tennessee
• Kate Blackwell (born 1983), Australian female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of Alex
• Keith R. Blackwell (active after 2012), American judge (Georgia)
• Kelly Blackwell (born 1969), American football player
• Ken Blackwell (born 1948), American politician and activist in Ohio
• Kevin Blackwell (born 1948), English football goalkeeper and manager
• Kory Blackwell (born 1972), American football player
• 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–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 (1915–86) 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 (born 1954), Australian actor
• Paul Blackwell (footballer) (born 1963), Welsh footballer
• Pip Blackwell (Phil "Pip" Blackwell, born 1974), English darts player
• Randolph Blackwell (1927–81), American civil rights activist
• Richard Blackwell (MP) (by 1517–1568), English Member of Parliament
• Richard Blackwell ("Mr. 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 ("Bumps" Blackwell, 1918–85), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
• Robert J. Blackwell (born 1925), American maritime administrator
• Robert L. Blackwell (1895–1918), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Roger Blackwell (active from 1999), American marketing expert and public speaker
• Rory Blackwell (born 1933), British rock and roll musician
• "Rucker" Blackwell, (Charlie Blackwell, 1894–1935), American Negro League baseball player
• 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–after 2011), American disk jockey and Christian dance music artist
• Scrapper Blackwell (Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell, 1903–62), American blues musician
• Simon Blackwell (born 1966), British comedy writer and producer
• Slade Blackwell (born 1968), American politician (Alabama)
• Susan Blackwell (active from 1995–after 2008), American actress
• Thomas Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Blackwell (born 1952), American baseball player
• Tom Blackwell (born 1938), 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