Swift is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Allan Swift (born 1935), U.S. politician
Bill Swift (born 1961), baseball player
Bill Swift (1930s pitcher) (1908–1969), baseball player
Catherine Swift, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Charles Swift, defense counsel for Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Clement Nye Swift (1846–1918), American painter
Clive Swift (born 1936), British actor
David Swift (director) (1919–2001), American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer
David Swift (actor) (1931–2016), British actor
Edward D. Swift, U.S. astronomer
George R. Swift (1887–1972), U.S. politician
Graham Swift (born 1949), British novelist
Gustavus Franklin Swift (1839–1903), U.S. entrepreneur, founder of Swift & Company meatpacking plants
Henry Adoniram Swift (1823–1896), U.S. politician
Innis P. Swift (1882–1953) American World War II general
Jane Swift (born 1965), American politician
John Franklin Swift (1829–1891), American politician and author
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Irish author, satirist, political pamphleteer and cleric
Joseph Gardner Swift (1783–1865), American army officer
Justin Swift (born 1975), American football player
Katherine Swift (1956–2004) Artist and ceramicist
Kay Swift (1897–1993), American composer
Lewis Swift (1820–1913), U.S. astronomer
Morrison I. Swift (1856–1946) U.S. social theorist, organizer and activist.
Philetus Swift (1763–1828), New York politician
Parton Swift (1876–1952), New York politician and judge
Patrick Swift (1927–83), Irish painter
Richard Swift (disambiguation), several people
Robert Swift (born 1985), basketball player
R.B. Swift, American journalist
Scott H. Swift (born 1957), commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet
Stephanie Swift, adult actress
Stromile Swift (born 1979), basketball player
Taylor Swift (born 1989), American country music singer-songwriter and actress
Todd Swift (born 1966), Canadian poet
William Swift (born 1848), governor of Guam and USN Rear Admiral