Child is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Child (1910–1996), Canadian businessman
Charles Judson Child, Jr. (1923–2004), American Episcopal bishop
Charles Manning Child (1869–1959), American zoologist
Desmond Child (born 1953), American musician and songwriter
Francis Child (disambiguation)
Fred Child (born 1963), American radio host
Harry W. Child (1857–1931), American entrepreneur
Jane Child (born 1967), Canadian musician
Sir Jeremy Child, 3rd Baronet (born 1944), English actor
Joan Child (1921–2013), Australian politician
John Child (disambiguation)
Jonathan Child (1785–1860), American mayor of Rochester, New York
Josiah Child (1630–1699), English merchant, economist, and governor of the East India Company
Julia Child (1912–2004), American cook and author
Kirsty Child, Australian actress
Lauren Child (born 1965), English illustrator and children's writer
Lincoln Child (born 1957), American horror and thriller writer
Lydia Maria Child (1802–1880), American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist and journalist
Mollie Child, English cricketer who played in six Test matches between 1934 and 1937
Paul Child (disambiguation)
Peter Child (born 1953), American composer and Professor of Music at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phoebe Child (1910–1990), English pioneer of the Montessori Method
Robert Child (disambiguation)
Samuel Child (1693–1752), English banker and Member of Parliament
Simon Child (born 1988), New Zealand field hockey player
Smith Child (disambiguation)
Thomas Child, Jr. (1818–1869), American politician
Tim Child (born 1946), English television producer
Victor Child (1897–1960), Canadian newspaper illustrator, painter and etcher
William Child (disambiguation)
