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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Pip Blackwell (born 1974), English darts player
 * 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 J. Blackwell (1925–2024), 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 (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
 * 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