Blackwell (surname)
Blackwell is a surname of British origin. Notable people with the surname include:
- A. J. Blackwell, American founder of and namegiver to Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma
- Adam Blackwell, Canadian diplomat
- Alan F. Blackwell, New Zealand-British cognition scientist
- Albert T. Blackwell Jr., Justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals
- Alex Blackwell, female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of Kate
- Alex Blackwell , American basketball player
- Alexander Blackwell, Scottish adventurer, husband of Elizabeth Blackwell
- Alfonzo Blackwell, American jazz musician, composer and producer
- Alice Stone Blackwell, American feminist, suffragist, journalist and human rights advocate
- Antoinette Brown Blackwell, American preacher and activist, first woman ordained as minister in the USA, wife of Samuel C. Blackwell
- Sir Basil Blackwell, English publisher, son of Benjamin Henry Blackwell
- Ben Blackwell, American musician, writer and archivist, founder of Cass Records
- Benjamin Henry Blackwell, English bookseller and politician, founder of Blackwell's chain of bookshops
- Betsy Blackwell, American editor of women's magazines
- Brian Blackwell, English schoolboy convicted of the manslaughter of his parents
- Bubba Blackwell, American stunt performer and motorcycle jumping world record holder
- "Bumps" Blackwell, American bandleader, songwriter, arranger and record producer
- Caesar Blackwell, enslaved African-American preacher
- Carlyle Blackwell, American silent film actor, director and producer
- Charles Blackwell, multiple people
- Charlie Blackwell, American Negro League baseball player
- Chris Blackwell, English founder of Island Records
- Cory Blackwell, American basketball player
- "Crusher" Blackwell, American professional wrestler
- David Blackwell, American mathematician
- Dean Blackwell, English footballer
- Deborah Blackwell, American television executive
- Dewayne Blackwell, American songwriter
- Donald Blackwell, British astronomer
- Douglas Blackwell, British actor
- Ed Blackwell, American jazz drummer
- Edith Winstone Blackwell, New Zealand philanthropist
- Edward Blackwell, a mistaken name for Edward Backwell, 17th century English goldsmith banker and public official
- Elise Blackwell, American novelist
- Elizabeth Blackwell , Scottish botanical illustrator and author, wife of Alexander Blackwell
- Elizabeth Blackwell , 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, writer and botanist influential in New Zealand
- Emily Blackwell, British-American physician, one of the first American women physicians, sister of Elizabeth and Sarah
- Ernest Blackwell, English footballer
- Sir Ernley Blackwell, British lawyer and civil servant
- Ewell Blackwell, American baseball pitcher
- Fred Blackwell, American baseball player
- Genieve Blackwell, Australian female Anglican bishop
- George Blackwell, English Roman Catholic Archpriest
- George Lincoln Blackwell, African-American author and bishop
- Gloria Blackwell, African-American civil rights activist and educator
- Grey Blackwell, American illustrator and animator
- Hal Blackwell, American financial analyst and author
- Harolyn Blackwell, American theatrical and classical soprano
- Harry Blackwell, English footballer
- Helen Blackwell, American chemist
- Henry Blackwell, multiple people
- Hugh Blackwell, American politician
- Ian Blackwell, English cricketer
- Isaac Blackwell, English organist and composer
- Jack Blackwell, English footballer
- James Blackwell, multiple people
- Jannie L. Blackwell, American politician, widow of Lucien E. Blackwell
- Jerry Blackwell, American professional wrestler
- John Blackwell, multiple people
- Julius W. Blackwell, US Congressman from Tennessee
- Kate Blackwell, Australian female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of Alex
- Keith R. Blackwell, American judge
- Kelly Blackwell, American football player
- Ken Blackwell, American politician and activist in Ohio
- Kevin Blackwell, English football goalkeeper and manager
- Kory Blackwell, American football player
- Leslie Blackwell, Canadian politician, soldier, lawyer and land developer
- Lucien E. Blackwell, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, husband of Jannie L. Blackwell
- Luke Blackwell, Australian Rules footballer
- Marlon Blackwell, American architect and academic
- Marquel Blackwell, American football player
- Meredith Blackwell, American mycologist
- Michael Blackwell, American preacher; president and CEO of Baptist Children's Homes
- Morton Blackwell, American conservative political activist
- Nate Blackwell, American basketball player
- Nick Blackwell, British professional boxer
- Nigel Blackwell, British frontman and songwriter of the band Half Man Half Biscuit
- Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell British businessman, public servant, politician, campaigner and policy advisor
- Olin G. Blackwell American prison official, fourth and final warden of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
- Otis Blackwell, American songwriter, singer, and pianist
- Otto B. Blackwell, American electrical engineer
- Pam Blackwell, American Jungian educator and theorist, playwright and novelist
- Paul Blackwell, Australian actor
- Paul Blackwell , Welsh footballer
- Pip Blackwell, English darts player
- Randolph Blackwell, American civil rights activist
- Richard Blackwell , English Member of Parliament
- Richard Blackwell, American fashion critic best known for his annual "worst dressed" lists
- Robby Blackwell, American singer-songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist
- Robert Blackwell, American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
- Robert J. Blackwell, American maritime administrator
- Robert L. Blackwell, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Roger Blackwell, American marketing expert and public speaker
- Rory Blackwell, British rock and roll musician
- "Rucker" Blackwell,, American Negro League baseball player
- S. L. Blackwell, American miner and politician
- Samuel Charles Blackwell, Anglo-American abolitionist, husband of Antoinette Brown Blackwell
- Sarah Ellen Blackwell, American biographer and artist; sister of Elizabeth and Emily
- Scott Blackwell, American disk jockey and Christian dance music artist
- Scrapper Blackwell, American blues musician
- Simon Blackwell, British comedy writer and producer
- Slade Blackwell, American politician
- Susan Blackwell, American actress
- Thomas Blackwell, multiple people
- Tim Blackwell, American baseball player
- Tom Blackwell, American photorealist painter
- Trevor Blackwell, Canadian computer programmer, engineer and entrepreneur
- Unita Blackwell, American civil rights activist, the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the state of Mississippi
- Victor Blackwell, American journalist and television news anchor
- W. Blackwell, English cricketer
- Wayne Blackwell, Australian Rules footballer
- Will Blackwell, American football player
- William Blackwell, multiple people