Child is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Child (1910–1996), Canadian businessmanCharles Judson Child, Jr. (1923–2004), American Episcopal bishopCharles Manning Child (1869–1959), American zoologistDesmond Child (born 1953), American musician and songwriterFrancis Child (disambiguation)Fred Child (born 1963), American radio hostHarry W. Child (1857–1931), American entrepreneurJane Child (born 1967), Canadian musicianSir Jeremy Child, 3rd Baronet (born 1944), English actorJoan Child (1921–2013), Australian politicianJohn Child (disambiguation)Jonathan Child (1785–1860), American mayor of Rochester, New YorkJosiah Child (1630–1699), English merchant, economist, and governor of the East India CompanyJulia Child (1912–2004), American cook and authorKirsty Child, Australian actressLauren Child (born 1965), English illustrator and children's writerLincoln Child (born 1957), American horror and thriller writerLydia Maria Child (1802–1880), American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist and journalistMollie Child, English cricketer who played in six Test matches between 1934 and 1937Paul Child (disambiguation)Peter Child (born 1953), American composer and Professor of Music at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhoebe Child (1910–1990), English pioneer of the Montessori MethodRobert Child (disambiguation)Samuel Child (1693–1752), English banker and Member of ParliamentSimon Child (born 1988), New Zealand field hockey playerSmith Child (disambiguation)Thomas Child, Jr. (1818–1869), American politicianTim Child (born 1946), English television producerVictor Child (1897–1960), Canadian newspaper illustrator, painter and etcherWilliam Child (disambiguation)