Bidwell (surname)

Bidwell is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adonijah Bidwell (1716–1784), first minister of Housatonic Township No. 1
 * Annie Bidwell (1839–1918), wife of John Bidwell
 * Barnabas Bidwell (1763–1833), Canadian and US-American politician
 * Belinda Bidwell (1936–2007), first female Speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia
 * Charles Bidwell, US-American professor of education
 * Edward John Bidwell (1866–1941), former Bishop of Ontario
 * Everett Bidwell (1899–1991), US-American politician
 * George Bidwell (1832-1899), inventor, conman, forger, famously embezzled from the Bank of England, and authored his autobiography “Forging His Chains”
 * George R. Bidwell (1858-1948), pioneering bicycle salesman, manufacturer, and politician
 * Jake Bidwell (born 1993), English footballer
 * Jared Bidwell (born 1987), Australian rower
 * John Bidwell (1620-1687), founding member along with Thomas Hooker of Hartford, CT
 * John Bidwell (1819–1900), US-American politician
 * John Carne Bidwill (1815–1853), botanist and explorer in Australia, Canada & New Zealand
 * Josh Bidwell (born 1976), US-American footballer
 * Julie Bidwell (born 1973), Fox News anchor who also goes by Julie Banderas
 * Luis Bolín-Bidwell, Spanish/English Journalist and Press Officer for Francisco Franco
 * Marshall Spring Bidwell (1799–1872), lawyer and Canadian politician
 * Mary Electa Bidwell (1881–1996), US-American supercentenarian
 * Regent Alfred John Bidwell, an English architect best known for his work in colonial era Singapore
 * Robin Leonard Bidwell (1929–1994), British orientalist and author
 * Shelford Bidwell (1848–1909), English physicist and inventor
 * Shelford Bidwell (historian) (1913–1996), English soldier and historian
 * Syd Bidwell (1917–1997), former British Labour MP

Bidwell is also a given name. Notable people with the given name Bidwell include:


 * Bidwell Adam (1894–1982), Mississippi lawyer and politician