Blunden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alice Blunden (died 1674), the subject of a notorious account of premature burial
Andy Blunden (born 1945), Australian writer and Marxist philosopher
Arthur Blunden (1906–1984), English cricketer
Bill Blunden, British television and film editor
Bill Blunden (author), non-fiction writer
Edmund Blunden (1896–1974), English poet, author and critic
Godfrey Blunden (1906–1996), Australian journalist and author
Jeraldyne Blunden (1940–1999), American choreographer, founder and artistic director of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
John Blunden (politician) (1695–1752), Irish politician
Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet (1718–1783), Irish baronet and politician
Mike Blunden (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey winger currently playing in the American Hockey League
Peter Blunden, Managing Director of The Herald and Weekly Times, publisher of News Limited titles in Victoria, Australia