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)

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