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, OklahomaAdam Blackwell (active from 2002–after 2005), Canadian diplomatAlan F. Blackwell (born 1962), New Zealand-British cognition scientistAlex Blackwell (basketball) (Robert Alexander "Alex" Blackwell, born 1970), American basketball playerAlex Blackwell (cricketer) (born 1983), female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of KateAlexander Blackwell (c.1700–1747), Scottish adventurer, husband of Elizabeth BlackwellAlfonzo Blackwell (born 1971), American jazz musician, composer and producerAlice Stone Blackwell (1857–1950), American feminist, suffragist, journalist and human rights advocateAngela Glover Blackwell (active from 1977), American founder and president of PolicyLinkAntoinette Brown Blackwell (born Antoinette Louisa Brown, 1825–1921), American preacher and activist, first woman ordained as minister in the USA, wife of Samuel C. BlackwellSir Basil Blackwell (1889–1984), English publisher, son of Benjamin Henry BlackwellBen Blackwell (born 1982), American musician, writer and archivist, founder of Cass RecordsBenjamin Henry Blackwell (1849–1924), English bookseller and politician, founder of Blackwell's chain of bookshopsBetsy Blackwell (1905–85), American editor of women's magazinesBrian Blackwell (born 1986), English schoolboy convicted of the manslaughter of his parentsBubba Blackwell (born 1966), American stunt performer and motorcycle jumping world record holder"Bumps" Blackwell (Robert Blackwell, 1918–85), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger and record producerCaesar Blackwell (1769–1845), enslaved African-American preacherCarlyle Blackwell (1884–1955), American silent film actor, director and producerCharles Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple peopleCharlie Blackwell (Charles H. "Rucker" Blackwell, 1894–1935), American Negro League baseball playerChris Blackwell (born 1937), English founder of Island RecordsCory Blackwell (born 1963), American basketball player"Crusher" Blackwell (Jerry Blackwell, (1949–95), American professional wrestlerDavid Blackwell (1919–2010), American mathematicianDean Blackwell (born 1969), English footballerDeborah Blackwell (1950–2014), American television executiveDewayne Blackwell (born 1939), American songwriterDonald Blackwell (1921–2010), British astronomerDouglas Blackwell (1924–2009), British actorEd Blackwell (1929–92), American jazz drummerEdith Winstone Blackwell (1877–1956), New Zealand philanthropistEdward Blackwell (official), 17th century English merchant and public officialElise Blackwell (born 1964), American novelistElizabeth Blackwell (illustrator) (1707–1758), Scottish botanical illustrator and author, wife of Alexander BlackwellElizabeth 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 SarahEllen Wright Blackwell (1864–1952), writer and botanist influential in New ZealandEmily Blackwell (1826–1910), British-American physician, one of the first American women physicians, sister of Elizabeth (physician) and SarahErnest Blackwell (1894–1964), English footballerSir Ernley Blackwell (1868–1941), British lawyer and civil servantEwell Blackwell (1922–96), American baseball pitcherFred Blackwell (1891–1975), American baseball playerGarie Blackwell (active from 1968–after 1971), American painter and illustratorGenieve Blackwell (active from 1989), Australian female Anglican bishopGeorge Blackwell (c.1545–1613), English Roman Catholic ArchpriestGeorge Lincoln Blackwell (1861–1926), African-American author and bishopGloria Blackwell (1927–2010), African-American civil rights activist and educatorGrey Blackwell (born 1969), American illustrator and animatorHal Blackwell (active 2010), American financial analyst and authorHarolyn Blackwell (born 1955), American theatrical and classical sopranoHarry Blackwell (1900–56), English footballerHenry Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple peopleHugh Blackwell (born 1944), American politician (North Carolina)Ian Blackwell (born 1978), English cricketerIsaac Blackwell (before 1664–99), English organist and composerJack Blackwell (1909–2001), English footballerJames Blackwell (born 1968), American basketball playerJames Bartholomew Blackwell (1763–after 1819), Irish-born mercenary and French Army officerJames DeRuyter Blackwell (1828–1901), American author and poetJannie L. Blackwell (active from 1992), American politician (Philadelphia), widow of Lucien E. BlackwellJerry Blackwell ("Crusher" Blackwell, 1949–95), American professional wrestlerJohn Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple peopleJulius W. Blackwell (1797–after 1845), US Congressman from TennesseeKate Blackwell (born 1983), Australian female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of AlexKeith R. Blackwell (active after 2012), American judge (Georgia)Kelly Blackwell (born 1969), American football playerKen Blackwell (born 1948), American politician and activist in OhioKevin Blackwell (born 1948), English football goalkeeper and managerKory Blackwell (born 1972), American football playerLeslie Blackwell (1897–1959), Canadian politician, soldier, lawyer and land developerLucien E. Blackwell (1931–2003), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, husband of Jannie L. BlackwellLuke Blackwell (born 1986), Australian Rules footballerMarlon Blackwell (active from 1996–at least 2014), American architect and academicMarquel Blackwell (born 1979), American football playerMorton Blackwell (born 1939), American conservative political activistNate Blackwell (born 1965), American basketball playerNick Blackwell (born 1990), British professional boxerNigel Blackwell (born 1963), British frontman and songwriter of the band Half Man Half BiscuitNorman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell (born 1952) British businessman, public servant, politician, campaigner and policy advisorOlin G. Blackwell (1915–86) American prison official, fourth and final warden of Alcatraz Federal PenitentiaryOtis Blackwell (1931–2002), American songwriter, singer, and pianistOtto B. Blackwell (1884–1970), American electrical engineerPam Blackwell (born 1942), American Jungian educator and theorist, playwright and novelistPaul Blackwell (born 1954), Australian actorPaul Blackwell (footballer) (born 1963), Welsh footballerPip Blackwell (Phil "Pip" Blackwell, born 1974), English darts playerRandolph Blackwell (1927–81), American civil rights activistRichard Blackwell (MP) (by 1517–1568), English Member of ParliamentRichard Blackwell ("Mr. Blackwell", 1922–2008), American fashion critic best known for his annual "worst dressed" listsRobby Blackwell (born 1986), American singer-songwriter, producer, and instrumentalistRobert Blackwell ("Bumps" Blackwell, 1918–85), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producerRobert J. Blackwell (born 1925), American maritime administratorRobert L. Blackwell (1895–1918), American Medal of Honor recipientRoger Blackwell (active from 1999), American marketing expert and public speakerRory Blackwell (born 1933), British rock and roll musician"Rucker" Blackwell, (Charlie Blackwell, 1894–1935), American Negro League baseball playerS. L. Blackwell (c. 1833–after 1878), American miner and politician (California)Samuel Charles Blackwell (1823–1901), Anglo-American abolitionist, husband of Antoinette Brown BlackwellSarah Ellen Blackwell (1828–1901), American biographer and artist; sister of Elizabeth (physician) and EmilyScott Blackwell (active from 1992–after 2011), American disk jockey and Christian dance music artistScrapper Blackwell (Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell, 1903–62), American blues musicianSimon Blackwell (born 1966), British comedy writer and producerSlade Blackwell (born 1968), American politician (Alabama)Susan Blackwell (active from 1995–after 2008), American actressThomas Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple peopleTim Blackwell (born 1952), American baseball playerTom Blackwell (born 1938), American photorealist painterTrevor Blackwell (born 1969), Canadian computer programmer, engineer and entrepreneurUnita Blackwell (born 1933), American civil rights activist, the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the state of MississippiVictor Blackwell (born 1981), American journalist and television news anchorW. Blackwell (fl.1835), English cricketerWayne Blackwell (born 1960), Australian Rules footballerWill Blackwell (born 1975), American football playerWilliam Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people