Barnwell (surname) explained

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

• Angela Barnwell (1936-1965), British swimmer
• Bill Barnwell (born 1984), American sportswriter
• Brian Barnwell, American lawyer
• Charles Frederick Barnwell (1781–1849), British antiquarian and museum curator
• Chris Barnwell, (born 1979), Baseball infielder
• Edward Barnwell, (1813–1887), British antiquarian and schoolmaster
• Frank Barnwell, (1880–1938), pioneering aeronautical engineer
• Harold Barnwell, (1878–1917), Aircraft pioneer
• John Barnwell, (born 1938), British former soccer player and manager
• John Barnwell (colonist), (1671–1724), Irish emigrant to South Carolina
• John Barnwell (cricketer), (1914-1998), First-class cricketer
• John Barnwell (senator) (1748–1800), soldier and public official from South Carolina
• Juliette Walker Barnwell (died 2016), Bahamian educator and public administrator
• Malcolm Barnwell, (born 1958), American football player
• Marcia Sherlon Barnwell, Vincentian politician
• Michael Barnwell, (born 1943), First-class cricketer
• Middleton Barnwell, (1882-1957), Bishop of Idaho
• Robert Barnwell, (1761–1814), South Carolina revolutionary and statesman
• Robert Woodward Barnwell, (1801−1882), US-American politician