<P> Blackwell is a surname of British origin . Notable people with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> A.J. Blackwell (Andrew Jackson Blackwell, 1842--1903), American founder of and namegiver to Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma </Li> <Li> Adam Blackwell (active from 2002--after 2005), Canadian diplomat </Li> <Li> Alan F. Blackwell (born 1962), New Zealand - British cognition scientist </Li> <Li> Alex Blackwell (born 1983), female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of Kate </Li> <Li> Alex Blackwell (basketball) (Robert Alexander "Alex" Blackwell, born 1970), American basketball player </Li> <Li> Alexander Blackwell (c. 1700--1747), Scottish adventurer, husband of Elizabeth Blackwell </Li> <Li> Alfonzo Blackwell (born 1971), American jazz musician, composer and producer </Li> <Li> Alice Stone Blackwell (1857--1950), American feminist, suffragist, journalist and human rights advocate </Li> <Li> Angela Glover Blackwell (active from 1977), American founder and president of PolicyLink </Li> <Li> Antoinette Brown Blackwell (born Antoinette Louisa Brown, 1825--1921), American preacher and activist, first woman ordained as minister in the USA, wife of Samuel C. Blackwell </Li> <Li> Sir Basil Blackwell (1889--1984), English publisher, son of Benjamin Henry Blackwell </Li> <Li> Ben Blackwell (born 1982), American musician, writer and archivist, founder of Cass Records </Li> <Li> Benjamin Henry Blackwell (1849--1924), English bookseller and politician, founder of Blackwell's chain of bookshops </Li> <Li> Betsy Blackwell (1905--85), American editor of women's magazines </Li> <Li> Breanne Blackwell (born 2000), English born American writer and actor </Li> <Li> Brian Blackwell (born 1986), English schoolboy convicted of the manslaughter of his parents </Li> <Li> Bubba Blackwell (born 1966), American stunt performer and motorcycle jumping world record holder </Li> <Li> "Bumps" Blackwell (Robert Blackwell, 1918--85), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger and record producer </Li> <Li> Caesar Blackwell (1769--1845), enslaved African - American preacher </Li> <Li> Carlyle Blackwell (1884--1955), American silent film actor, director and producer </Li> <Li> Charles Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Charlie Blackwell (Charles H. "Rucker" Blackwell, 1894--1935), American Negro League baseball player </Li> <Li> Chris Blackwell (born 1937), English founder of Island Records </Li> <Li> Cory Blackwell (born 1963), American basketball player </Li> <Li> "Crusher" Blackwell (Jerry Blackwell, (1949--95), American professional wrestler </Li> <Li> David Blackwell (1919--2010), American mathematician </Li> <Li> Dean Blackwell (born 1969), English footballer </Li> <Li> Deborah Blackwell (1950--2014), American television executive </Li> <Li> Dewayne Blackwell (born 1939), American songwriter </Li> <Li> Donald Blackwell (1921--2010), British astronomer </Li> <Li> Douglas Blackwell (1924--2009), British actor </Li> <Li> Ed Blackwell (1929--92), American jazz drummer </Li> <Li> Edith Winstone Blackwell (1877--1956), New Zealand philanthropist </Li> <Li> Edward Blackwell (official), 17th century English merchant and public official </Li> <Li> Elise Blackwell (born 1964), American novelist </Li> <Li> Elizabeth Blackwell (illustrator) (1707--1758), Scottish botanical illustrator and author, wife of Alexander Blackwell </Li> <Li> Elizabeth Blackwell (doctor) (1821--1910), British - American physician, first woman to receive a medical degree in the US, first woman on the UK Medical Register, sister of Emily and Sarah </Li> <Li> Ellen Wright Blackwell (1864--1952), writer and botanist influential in New Zealand </Li> <Li> Emily Blackwell (1826--1910), British - American physician, one of the first American women physicians, sister of Elizabeth (physician) and Sarah </Li> <Li> Ernest Blackwell (1894--1964), English footballer </Li> <Li> Sir Ernley Blackwell (1868--1941), British lawyer and civil servant </Li> <Li> Ewell Blackwell (1922--96), American baseball pitcher </Li> <Li> Fred Blackwell (1891--1975), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Garie Blackwell (active from 1968--after 1971), American painter and illustrator </Li> <Li> Genieve Blackwell (active from 1989), Australian female Anglican bishop </Li> <Li> George Blackwell (c. 1545--1613), English Roman Catholic Archpriest </Li> <Li> George Lincoln Blackwell (1861--1926), African - American author and bishop </Li> <Li> Gloria Blackwell (1927--2010), African - American civil rights activist and educator </Li> <Li> Grey Blackwell (born 1969), American illustrator and animator </Li> <Li> Hal Blackwell (active 2010), American financial analyst and author </Li> <Li> Harolyn Blackwell (born 1955), American theatrical and classical soprano </Li> <Li> Harry Blackwell (1900--56), English footballer </Li> <Li> Henry Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Hugh Blackwell (born 1944), American politician (North Carolina) </Li> <Li> Ian Blackwell (born 1978), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Isaac Blackwell (before 1664--99), English organist and composer </Li> <Li> Jack Blackwell (1909--2001), English footballer </Li> <Li> James Blackwell (born 1968), American basketball player </Li> <Li> James Bartholomew Blackwell (1763--after 1819), Irish - born mercenary and French Army officer </Li> <Li> James DeRuyter Blackwell (1828--1901), American author and poet </Li> <Li> Jannie L. Blackwell (active from 1992), American politician (Philadelphia), widow of Lucien E. Blackwell </Li> <Li> Jerry Blackwell ("Crusher" Blackwell, 1949--95), American professional wrestler </Li> <Li> John Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Julius W. Blackwell (1797--after 1845), US Congressman from Tennessee </Li> <Li> Kate Blackwell (born 1983), Australian female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of Alex </Li> <Li> Keith R. Blackwell (active after 2012), American judge (Georgia) </Li> <Li> Kelly Blackwell (born 1969), American football player </Li> <Li> Ken Blackwell (born 1948), American politician and activist in Ohio </Li> <Li> Kevin Blackwell (born 1948), English football goalkeeper and manager </Li> <Li> Kory Blackwell (born 1972), American football player </Li> <Li> Leslie Blackwell (1897--1959), Canadian politician, soldier, lawyer and land developer </Li> <Li> Lucien E. Blackwell (1931--2003), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, husband of Jannie L. Blackwell </Li> <Li> Luke Blackwell (born 1986), Australian Rules footballer </Li> <Li> Marlon Blackwell (active from 1996--at least 2014), American architect and academic </Li> <Li> Marquel Blackwell (born 1979), American football player </Li> <Li> Morton Blackwell (born 1939), American conservative political activist </Li> <Li> Nate Blackwell (born 1965), American basketball player </Li> <Li> Nick Blackwell (born 1990), British professional boxer </Li> <Li> Nigel Blackwell (born 1963), British frontman and songwriter of the band Half Man Half Biscuit </Li> <Li> Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell (born 1952) British businessman, public servant, politician, campaigner and policy advisor </Li> <Li> Olin G. Blackwell (1915--86) American prison official, fourth and final warden of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary </Li> <Li> Otis Blackwell (1931--2002), American songwriter, singer, and pianist </Li> <Li> Otto B. Blackwell (1884--1970), American electrical engineer </Li> <Li> Pam Blackwell (born 1942), American Jungian educator and theorist, playwright and novelist </Li> <Li> Paul Blackwell (born 1954), Australian actor </Li> <Li> Paul Blackwell (footballer) (born 1963), Welsh footballer </Li> <Li> Pip Blackwell (Phil "Pip" Blackwell, born 1974), English darts player </Li> <Li> Randolph Blackwell (1927--81), American civil rights activist </Li> <Li> Richard Blackwell (MP) (by 1517--1568), English Member of Parliament </Li> <Li> Richard Blackwell ("Mr. Blackwell", 1922--2008), American fashion critic best known for his annual "worst dressed" lists </Li> <Li> Robby Blackwell (born 1986), American singer - songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist </Li> <Li> Robert Blackwell ("Bumps" Blackwell, 1918--85), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer </Li> <Li> Robert J. Blackwell (born 1925), American maritime administrator </Li> <Li> Robert L. Blackwell (1895--1918), American Medal of Honor recipient </Li> <Li> Roger Blackwell (active from 1999), American marketing expert and public speaker </Li> <Li> Rory Blackwell (born 1933), British rock and roll musician </Li> <Li> "Rucker" Blackwell, (Charlie Blackwell, 1894--1935), American Negro League baseball player </Li> <Li> S.L. Blackwell (c. 1833--after 1878), American miner and politician (California) </Li> <Li> Samuel Charles Blackwell (1823--1901), Anglo - American abolitionist, husband of Antoinette Brown Blackwell </Li> <Li> Sarah Ellen Blackwell (1828--1901), American biographer and artist; sister of Elizabeth (physician) and Emily </Li> <Li> Scott Blackwell (active from 1992--after 2011), American disk jockey and Christian dance music artist </Li> <Li> Scrapper Blackwell (Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell, 1903--62), American blues musician </Li> <Li> Simon Blackwell (born 1966), British comedy writer and producer </Li> <Li> Slade Blackwell (born 1968), American politician (Alabama) </Li> <Li> Susan Blackwell (active from 1995--after 2008), American actress </Li> <Li> Thomas Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Tim Blackwell (born 1952), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Tom Blackwell (born 1938), American photorealist painter </Li> <Li> Trevor Blackwell (born 1969), Canadian computer programmer, engineer and entrepreneur </Li> <Li> Unita Blackwell (born 1933), American civil rights activist, the first African - American woman to be elected mayor in the state of Mississippi </Li> <Li> Victor Blackwell (born 1981), American journalist and television news anchor </Li> <Li> W. Blackwell (fl. 1835), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Wayne Blackwell (born 1960), Australian Rules footballer </Li> <Li> Will Blackwell (born 1975), American football player </Li> <Li> William Blackwell (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> </Ul>

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