Sedgwick (surname)

Sedgwick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Academics

 * Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), British geologist
 * Adam Sedgwick (1854–1913), British zoologist
 * Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950–2009), American queer theorist
 * Mark Sedgwick (born 1960), British historian of Arab and Islamic Studies
 * Leonard John Sedgwick (1883–1925), Indian botanist and civil servant
 * Romney Sedgwick (1895–1972), British historian, civil servant and diplomat
 * William Thompson Sedgwick (1855–1921), American biologist

Performers

 * Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971), American actress and model
 * Edward Sedgwick (1892–1953), American movie director, writer, actor and producer
 * Eileen Sedgwick (1898–1991), American actress, sister of Edward
 * Kyra Sedgwick (born 1965), American actress
 * Robert Sedgwick American actor
 * Toby Sedgwick (born 1958), British theatre director, actor and choreographer

Politicians

 * Charles B. Sedgwick (1815–1883), US Representative from New York
 * Henry J. Sedgwick (1812–1868), New York politician
 * Theodore Sedgwick (1746–1813), Senator

Sportspeople

 * Bill Sedgwick (born 1955), NASCAR driver
 * Cam Sedgwick (born 1978), lacrosse player
 * Chris Sedgwick (born 1980), footballer
 * Herbert Sedgwick (1883–1957), cricketer

Theologians

 * Obadiah Sedgwick (1599/1600–1658), Puritan divine
 * Thomas Sedgwick (died 1573), Catholic theologian and martyr
 * Timothy F. Sedgwick, academic and theologian
 * William Sedgwick (bishop) (1858–1948), New Zealand bishop

Writers

 * Anne Douglas Sedgwick (1873–1935), writer
 * Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867), writer
 * Ellery Sedgwick (1872–1960), editor
 * Henry Dwight Sedgwick (1861–1957), lawyer and writer
 * Marcus Sedgwick (born 1968), author and illustrator
 * Peter Sedgwick (1934–1983), socialist activist and writer
 * Theodore Sedgwick (writer) (1811–1859), writer

Others

 * John Sedgwick (1813–1864), American Civil War general
 * Joseph Sedgwick (1898–1981), lawyer
 * Robert Sedgwick (1611–1656), Colonist
 * Samuel H. Sedgwick (1848–1919), Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
 * Steve Sedgwick (public servant), (born 1950) Australian senior public servant