Boatwright is a surname of English origin, meaning boat builder. It is frequently spelled without the 'w' as Boatright. The name refers to:
Brad Boatright is an American musician, record producer, and mastering enginee
Brian Boatright is a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Daniel E. Boatwright (born 1930), American politician from California; state legislator 1973–80
Danni Boatwright (born 1975), American beauty queen and model
Frederic W. Boatwright (1868-1951), American college president
Helen Boatwright (1916-2010), American soprano who specialized in the performance of American song
Jim Boatwright (1951-2013), American-Israeli basketball player
John B. Boatwright (1881-1965), Virginia lawyer and legislator
Kenneth Boatright is an American football defensive end
McHenry Boatwright (1928-1994), American operatic bass-baritone and singing teacher
Peter Boatwright, American non-fiction writer and an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University
Ryan Boatright is an American professional basketball player
Todd Boatwright (born 1965), American television news anchor of News 8 Austin's weekday morning news
Fictional
August, June and May Boatwright, fictional three sisters of the Sue Monk Kidd's novel The Secret Life of Bees