Swift (surname)

Swift is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Swift (born 1961), British political philosopher and sociologist
• Allan Swift (1935–2018), American politician
• Arthur Swift (1810–1855), American politician
• Austin Swift (born 1992), American actor
• Ben Swift (born 1987), British racing cyclist
• Bill Swift (born 1961), American baseball player
• Bill Swift (1930s pitcher) (1908–1969), American baseball player
• Charles Swift (born 1961), American attorney
• Clement Nye Swift (1846–1918), American painter
• Clive Swift (1936–2019), British actor
• Connor Swift (born 1995), British racing cyclist
• D'Andre Swift (born 1999), American football player
• David Swift (actor) (1931–2016), British actor
• David Swift (director) (1919–2001), American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer
• Deborah Swift (born 1955), English historical novelist
• Edward D. Swift (1870–1935), U.S. astronomer
• Ellen Swift (living), British archaeologist
• Ember Swift (living), Canadian singer-songwriter
• Emma Swift (born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter
• Frances L. Swift (1837–1916), American church and temperance leader
• Frank Swift (1913–1958), English footballer
• 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
• Harry Swift (medicine) (1858–1937), medical practitioner, researcher and academic in Adelaide, South Australia
• Henry Adoniram Swift (1823–1896), U.S. politician
• Innis P. Swift (1882–1953) American World War II general
• Jane Swift (born 1965), American politician
• Jeremy Swift (born 1960), British actor
• Joe Swift (born 1965), English garden designer, journalist and television presenter
• John Swift (disambiguation), several people
• 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
• Kate Swift (1923–2011), American feminist writer and editor
• Katherine Swift (1956–2004), Irish-born Portuguese artist and ceramicist
• Kay Swift (1897–1993), American composer
• Lewis Swift (1820–1913), U.S. astronomer
• Mary Amelia Swift (1812–1875), American teacher and textbook writer
• Mary Wood Swift (1841–1927), American suffragist and clubwoman
• Matthew Swift (born 1986), American entrepreneur
• Morrison I. Swift (1856–1946), U.S. social theorist, organizer and activist
• Parton Swift (1876–1952), New York politician and judge
• Patrick Swift (1927–83), Irish painter
• Philetus Swift (1763–1828), New York politician
• R.B. Swift (living), American journalist
• Rebecca Swift (1964–2017), British poet and essayist
• Richard Swift (disambiguation), several people
• Robert Swift (disambiguation), several people
• Scott H. Swift (born 1957), retired United States Navy admiral
• Stromile Swift (born 1979), basketball player
• Susie Forrest Swift (Sister M. Imelda Teresa; 1862–1916), American editor, Salvation Army worker, Catholic nun
• Taylor Swift (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
• Todd Swift (born 1966), Canadian poet
• Tom Swift (disambiguation), several people
• Veronica Swift (born 1994), American jazz and bebop singer
• William Swift (1848–1919), governor of Guam and United States Navy rear admiral