Swift (surname)

Swift is an

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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 Austin Kingsley Swift (born March 11, 1992) is an American producer, businessman, and former actor who has appeared in films such as ''Live by Night'' and ''I.T.'' (both 2016). The younger brother of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, he has appea ...

(born 1992), American actor *

Ben Swift Benjamin John Swift (born 5 November 1987) is a British professional Track cycling, track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Swift won the UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch, scratch race a ...

(born 1987), British racing cyclist *

Bill Swift William Charles Swift (born October 27, 1961) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Swift played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies. Scholastic career ...

(born 1961), American baseball player *

Bill Swift (1930s pitcher) William Vincent Swift (June 19, 1908 – February 23, 1969) was an American baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1932–39), Boston Bees (1940), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941), and Chicago White Sox (1943) in Major League Baseba ...

(1908–1969), American baseball player * Charles Swift (born 1961), American attorney * Clement Nye Swift (1846–1918), American painter *

Clive Swift Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for h ...

(1936–2019), British actor * Connor Swift (born 1995), British racing cyclist *

D'Andre Swift D'Andre Tiyon Swift (born January 14, 1999) is an American professional American football, football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs football, Georgia B ...

(born 1999), American football player *

David Swift (actor) David Bernard Swift (3 April 1931 – 8 April 2016) was an English actor known for his role as Henry Davenport in the topical comedy ''Drop the Dead Donkey''. Early life Swift was born in Liverpool, the second of the four children of Abram S ...

(1931–2016), British actor *

David Swift (director) David "Dave" Swift (July 27, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing the 1967 film, '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. Swift began ...

(1919–2001), American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer *

Deborah Swift Deborah Swift (born 1955), who has also written as Davina Blake, is an English writer of historical fiction, based in north west Lancashire. Her first published novel was ''The Lady's Slipper'' (2010), which alludes to the lady's slipper orchid ...

(born 1955), English historical novelist * Edward D. Swift (1870–1935), U.S. astronomer *

Ellen Swift Ellen Swift is a British archaeologist and Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Kent. Professor Swift studied at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London for her BA, MA, and PhD. Swift is a specialist in material ...

(living), British archaeologist *

Ember Swift Ember Swift (born in Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She has released 11 studio albums in English and Mandarin. Career Swift graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree i ...

(living), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Emma Swift Emma Swift (born 15 December 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Before becoming a musician, she was a radio broadcaster, hosting Americana music show ''In the Pines'' on FBi Radio and ''Revelator'' on Double J at Australian Broadcasting ...

(born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter *

Frances L. Swift Frances L. Swift (1837–1916) was an American church and temperance leader. For eight years, she served as president of the Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Early life and education Frances Laura Damon was born in Strongs ...

(1837–1916), American church and temperance leader *

Frank Swift Frank Victor Swift (26 December 1913 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester City and England. After starting his career with Fleetwood, near his hometown of Blackpool, in 1932 he was signed by ...

(1913–1958), English footballer * George R. Swift (1887–1972), U.S. politician *

Graham Swift Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born 4 May 1949) is a British people, British writer. Born in London, UK, he was educated at Dulwich College, Queens' College, Cambridge, and later the University of York. Career Some of Swift's books have been filmed ...

(born 1949), British novelist *

Gustavus Franklin Swift Gustavus Franklin Swift, Sr. (June 24, 1839 – March 29, 1903) was an American business executive. He founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with th ...

(1839–1903), U.S. entrepreneur, founder of Swift & Company meatpacking plants *

Harry Swift (medicine) Harry Swift (7 August 1858 – 29 September 1937) was an English-born medical practitioner, researcher and academic in South Australia. He was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Adelaide,.He is remembered for his work at the Adela ...

(1858–1937), medical practitioner, researcher and academic in Adelaide, South Australia *

Henry Adoniram Swift Henry Adoniram Swift (March 23, 1823February 25, 1869) was an American politician who was the List of governors of Minnesota, third Governor of Minnesota. He served as governor from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864 after serving as the List of ...

(1823–1896), U.S. politician * Innis P. Swift (1882–1953) American World War II general *

Jane Swift Jane Maria Swift (born February 24, 1965) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003 and, concurrently, as acting governor from April 2001 to January 2003. She w ...

(born 1965), American politician *

Jeremy Swift Jeremy Paul Swift (born 27 June 1960) is an English actor. He studied drama at Guildford School of Acting from 1978 to 1981 and worked almost exclusively in theatre throughout the 1980s, working with companies such as Deborah Warner's Kick Thea ...

(born 1960), British actor *

Joe Swift Joseph Samuel Swift (born 25 May 1965) is an English garden designer, journalist and television presenter. Television career Swift is a regular presenter and designer on the BBC's ''Gardeners' World'', co-presenter on the Royal Horticultural Soc ...

(born 1965), English garden designer, journalist and television presenter * John Swift (disambiguation), several people *

John Franklin Swift John Franklin Swift (February 28, 1829 – March 10, 1891) was an American politician and author. Swift was a Republican member of the California State Assembly. He represented the 8th district (County of San Francisco) in 1863 and 1873-75. In ...

(1829–1891), American politician and author *

Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. In 1713, he became the Dean (Christianity), dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and was given the sobriquet "Dean Swi ...

(1667–1745), Irish author, satirist, political pamphleteer and cleric *

Joseph Gardner Swift Joseph Gardner Swift (December 31, 1783 – July 22, 1865) was an American soldier who, in 1802, became the first graduate of the newly instituted United States Military Academy in West Point, New York; he would later serve as its third superint ...

(1783–1865), American army officer * Justin Swift (born 1975), American football player *

Kate Swift Kate Swift (December 9, 1923 – May 7, 2011) was an American feminist writer and editor who co-wrote (with Casey Miller, her business partner and platonic domestic partner) influential books and articles about sexism in the English language.http ...

(1923–2011), American feminist writer and editor * Katherine Swift (1956–2004), Irish-born Portuguese artist and ceramicist *

Kay Swift Katharine Faulkner "Kay" Swift (April 19, 1897 – January 28, 1993) was an American composer of popular and classical music, the first woman to score a hit musical completely. Written in 1930, the Broadway musical '' Fine and Dandy'' includes s ...

(1897–1993), American composer *

Lewis Swift Lewis A. Swift (February 29, 1820 – January 5, 1913) was an American astronomer who discovered 13 comets and 1,248 previously uncatalogued nebulae. Only William Herschel discovered more nebulae visually. Discoveries Swift discovered or co-disco ...

(1820–1913), U.S. astronomer * Mary Amelia Swift (1812–1875), American teacher and textbook writer *

Mary Wood Swift Mary Wood Swift (September 12, 1841 – April 8, 1927) was an American suffragist and clubwoman, president of the National Council of Women of the United States from 1903 to 1909. Early life Mary Angeline Wood was born in New York, the daughter ...

(1841–1927), American suffragist and clubwoman * Matthew Swift (born 1986), American entrepreneur *

Morrison I. Swift Morrison Isaac Swift (1856–1946) was an American social theorist, organizer and activist. A prolific writer, speaker and pamphleteer, he wrote a number of books on social and political theory and several works of fiction. Regarded by some as an a ...

(1856–1946), U.S. social theorist, organizer and activist * Parton Swift (1876–1952), New York politician and judge *

Patrick Swift Patrick Swift (1927–1983) was an Irish painter who worked in Dublin, London and the Algarve, Portugal. Overview In Dublin he formed part of the Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art, Envoy arts review / McDaid's pub circle of artistic and l ...

(1927–83), Irish painter *

Philetus Swift Philetus Swift (June 26, 1763 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut – July 24, 1828 in Phelps, Ontario County, New York) was an American politician. Life He was the son of Elisha Swift (born 1731) and Mary Ransom (born 1738). One of Swift's ...

(1763–1828), New York politician * R.B. Swift (living), American journalist *

Rebecca Swift Rebecca Swift (10 January 1964 – 18 April 2017) was a British poet and essayist. She was co-founder in 1996 of The Literary Consultancy. Biography Rebecca Margaret Swift was born in Highbury, north London, the daughter of Clive Swift and Marga ...

(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 Stromile Emanuel Swift ( ; born November 21, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers before being selected second overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 2000 NBA draft. At 6' ...

(born 1979), basketball player *

Susie Forrest Swift Susie Forrest Swift (later, Sister M. Imelda Teresa, O.P.; June 10, 1862 – April 19, 1916) was an American Salvationist, and later, after converting to Catholicism, a Dominican nun. In both roles, she worked as a magazine editor. Early life a ...

(Sister M. Imelda Teresa; 1862–1916), American editor, Salvation Army worker, Catholic nun *

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...

(born 1989), American singer-songwriter *

Todd Swift Stanley Todd Swift (born April 8, 1966), is a British-Canadian poet, screenwriter, university teacher, editor, critic, and publisher based in the United Kingdom. Background Swift was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and raised in Saint-Lambe ...

(born 1966), Canadian poet * Tom Swift (disambiguation), several people *

Veronica Swift Veronica Swift (born May 14, 1994) is an American jazz and bebop singer. Early life Swift was raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, as part of a family of musicians. Her parents are late jazz pianist Hod O'Brien and ...

(born 1994), American jazz and bebop singer *

William Swift William Swift (March 17, 1848 – June 30, 1919) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and briefly the Naval Governor of Guam in 1901. He was court-martialed in 1907 for the grounding of the battleship , and briefly suspended from duty. I ...

(1848–1919), governor of Guam and United States Navy rear admiral {{surname, Swift English-language surnames