Swift (given name)

People with the given name Swift include:

As a first name

• Swift Berry (1887–1967), American forestry expert and politician
• Swift Burch (1969–2025), American and Canadian gridiron football player

As a middle name

In arts and media

Writers

• Herbert S. Carter (1869–1927), American physician and writer
• Christopher Dickey (1951–2020), American author, journalist and news editor
• Mary Swift Lamson (1822–1909), American educator and writer
• Julia Swift Orvis (1872–1949), American college professor, pacifist and author
• Helen Swift Neilson (1869–1945), American writer and art collector

In other arts

• Winston Swift Boyer (born 1954), American photographer
• Frank Swift Chase (1886–1958), American painter
• William Swift Daniell (1865–1933), American painter
• Lemuel Punderson (1824–1910), American engraver and printer

In business

• Martin S. Auer (1918–1991), American businessman and politician
• Franklin Swift Billings (1862–1935), American businessman and politician
• Briggs Cunningham (1907–2003; born Briggs Swift Cunningham II), American entrepreneur and sportsman
• Zephaniah Swift Spalding (1837–1927), American businessman, soldier and sugar plantation owner
• F. S. Wolcott (1882–1967; born Fred Swift Wolcott), American entertainment businessman and cotton planter

In politics

• Martin S. Auer (1918–1991), American businessman and politician
• Franklin Swift Billings (1862–1935), American businessman and politician
• Patricia Swift Blalock (1914–2011), American librarian, social worker and civil rights activist
• Edward Swift Isham (1836–1902), American lawyer and politician
• J. G. Swift MacNeill (1849–1926; born John Gordon Swift MacNeill), Irish politician
• Susan J. Swift Steele (1822–1895), American social reformer

In science and academia

• Frank Swift Bourns (1866–1935), American ornithologist and medical doctor
• Herbert S. Carter (1869–1927), American physician and writer
• Mary Swift Lamson (1822–1909), American educator and writer
• Helen S. Mitchell (1895–1984), American biochemist and nutritionist
• Zephaniah Swift Moore (1770–1823), American academic administrator and educator
• Julia Swift Orvis (1872–1949), American college professor, pacifist and author

In sport

• Briggs Cunningham (1907–2003; born Briggs Swift Cunningham II), American entrepreneur and sportsman
• Harold Kaye (1882–1953), English cricketer
• Dick Steane (1939–2007, born Richard Swift Steane), British sprinter

In other fields

• Patricia Swift Blalock (1914–2011), American librarian, social worker and civil rights activist
• Charles Lillicrap (1887–1966), British naval architect
• Helen Swift Neilson (1869–1945), American writer and art collector
• Zephaniah Swift Spalding (1837–1927), American businessman, soldier and sugar plantation owner
• F. S. Wolcott (1882–1967; born Fred Swift Wolcott), American entertainment businessman and cotton planter

See also

• Swift (disambiguation) § People, including people with Swift as a nickname, stage name, or epithet
• Swift (surname)