Sedgwick (surname)
# Sedgwick (surname)

Sedgwick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## Academics

* Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), British geologist
* Adam Sedgwick (1854–1913), British zoologist
* Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950–2009), American queer theorist
* Mark Sedgwick (born 1960), British historian of Arab and Islamic Studies
* Leonard John Sedgwick (1883–1925), Indian botanist and civil servant
* Romney Sedgwick (1895–1972), British historian, civil servant and diplomat
* William Thompson Sedgwick (1855–1921), American biologist

## Performers

* Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971), American actress and model
* Edward Sedgwick (1892–1953), American movie director, writer, actor and producer
* Eileen Sedgwick (1898–1991), American actress, sister of Edward
* Kyra Sedgwick (born 1965), American actress
* Robert Sedgwick American actor
* Toby Sedgwick (born 1958), British theatre director, actor and choreographer

## Politicians

* Charles B. Sedgwick (1815–1883), US Representative from New York
* Henry J. Sedgwick (1812–1868), New York politician
* Theodore Sedgwick (1746–1813), Senator

## Sportspeople

* Bill Sedgwick (born 1955), NASCAR driver
* Cam Sedgwick (born 1978), lacrosse player
* Chris Sedgwick (born 1980), footballer
* Herbert Sedgwick (1883–1957), cricketer

## Theologians

* Obadiah Sedgwick (1599/1600–1658), Puritan divine
* Thomas Sedgwick (died 1573), Catholic theologian and martyr
* Timothy F. Sedgwick, academic and theologian
* William Sedgwick (bishop) (1858–1948), New Zealand bishop

## Writers

* Anne Douglas Sedgwick (1873–1935), writer
* Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867), writer
* Ellery Sedgwick (1872–1960), editor
* Henry Dwight Sedgwick (1861–1957), lawyer and writer
* Marcus Sedgwick (born 1968), author and illustrator
* Peter Sedgwick (1934–1983), socialist activist and writer
* Theodore Sedgwick (writer) (1811–1859), writer

## Others

* John Sedgwick (1813–1864), American Civil War general
* Joseph Sedgwick (1898–1981), lawyer
* Robert Sedgwick (1611–1656), Colonist
* Samuel H. Sedgwick (1848–1919), Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
* Steve Sedgwick (public servant), (born 1950) Australian senior public servant
