Bidwell (surname)

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

• Adonijah Bidwell (1716–1784), first minister of Housatonic Township No. 1
• Annie Bidwell (1839–1918), wife of John Bidwell
• Barnabas Bidwell (1763–1833), Canadian and US-American politician
• Belinda Bidwell (1936–2007), first female Speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia
• Charles Bidwell, US-American professor of education
• Edward John Bidwell (1866–1941), former Bishop of Ontario
• Everett Bidwell (1899–1991), US-American politician
• George Bidwell (1832-1899), inventor, conman, forger, famously embezzled from the Bank of England, and authored his autobiography “Forging His Chains”
• George R. Bidwell (1858-1948), pioneering bicycle salesman, manufacturer, and politician
• Jake Bidwell (born 1993), English footballer
• Jared Bidwell (born 1987), Australian rower
• John Bidwell (1620-1687), founding member along with Thomas Hooker of Hartford, CT
• John Bidwell (1819–1900), US-American politician
• John Carne Bidwill (1815–1853), botanist and explorer in Australia, Canada & New Zealand
• Josh Bidwell (born 1976), US-American footballer
• Julie Bidwell (born 1973), Fox News anchor who also goes by Julie Banderas
• Luis Bolín-Bidwell, Spanish/English Journalist and Press Officer for Francisco Franco
• Marshall Spring Bidwell (1799–1872), lawyer and Canadian politician
• Mary Electa Bidwell (1881–1996), US-American supercentenarian
• Regent Alfred John Bidwell, an English architect best known for his work in colonial era Singapore
• Robin Leonard Bidwell (1929–1994), British orientalist and author
• Shelford Bidwell (1848–1909), English physicist and inventor
• Shelford Bidwell (historian) (1913–1996), English soldier and historian
• Syd Bidwell (1917–1997), former British Labour MP

Bidwell is also a given name. Notable people with the given name Bidwell include:

• Bidwell Adam (1894–1982), Mississippi lawyer and politician

See also

• Bidwill (surname)