Blunden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alice Blunden (died 1674), the subject of a notorious account of premature burialAndy Blunden (born 1945), Australian writer and Marxist philosopherArthur Blunden (1906–1984), English cricketerBill Blunden, British television and film editorBill Blunden (author), non-fiction writerEdmund Blunden (1896–1974), English poet, author and criticGodfrey Blunden (1906–1996), Australian journalist and authorJeraldyne Blunden (1940–1999), American choreographer, founder and artistic director of the Dayton Contemporary Dance CompanyJohn Blunden (politician) (1695–1752), Irish politicianSir John Blunden, 1st Baronet (1718–1783), Irish baronet and politicianMike Blunden (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey winger currently playing in the American Hockey LeaguePeter Blunden, Managing Director of The Herald and Weekly Times, publisher of News Limited titles in Victoria, Australia