Goodfellow is a surname with English, Scottish or Irish origins. Notable people with the surname include:
Benjamin Goodfellow (1864–1946), British solicitor and philatelist Bill Goodfellow, Canadian Minister of Highways in the Ontario Department of Highways, 1961–1962 Brent H. Goodfellow (born 1940), American politician Charles Augustus Goodfellow (1836–1915), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Daniel Goodfellow (born 1996), British diver Douglas Goodfellow (1917–2014), New Zealand businessman and philanthropist Ebbie Goodfellow (1906–1985), Canadian professional ice hockey player Elizabeth Goodfellow (c.1767–1851), American cooking instructor Fred Goodfellow (father of Herbert Goodfellow) (–1925), rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s through to the 1920s Frederick Goodfellow (1874–1960), British tug of war competitor Geoff Goodfellow (born 1956 California), American inventor of the wireless communicator that became the Blackberry George Goodfellow (cricketer) (1858–1892), Australian cricketer George E. Goodfellow (1855–1910), American physician and expert on gunshot wounds Gerald Goodfellow, U.S. Air Force brigadier general Herbert Goodfellow (son of Fred Goodfellow) (1916–1997), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s Ian Goodfellow, American computer scientist, engineer, and researcher James Goodfellow (born 1937), Scottish inventor Jimmy Goodfellow (1943–2020), former English professional footballer and manager Jimmy Goodfellow (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2011), Scottish footballer Joan Goodfellow (born 1950), American actress Dame Julia Goodfellow (born 1951), British biophysicist and academic administrator Kate Goodfellow (born 1989), Canadian rower Marc Goodfellow (born 1981), English professional football player Michael Goodfellow (1941–2024), English actinobacterial systematician Michael Goodfellow (curler) (born 1988), Scottish curler Mike Goodfellow (1866–1920), American baseball player
Peter Goodfellow (geneticist) (born 1951), British geneticist Peter Goodfellow (politician), New Zealand businessman and politician Ryan Goodfellow (born 1993), Scottish footballer Rob Goodfellow (born 1960), Canadian-Australian author Syd Goodfellow (1915–1998), English footballer Walter Goodfellow (1866–1953), British zoological collector William Goodfellow (executive) (born 1947), American, founding member and Executive director of the Center for International Policy William Goodfellow (philanthropist) (1880–1974), New Zealand philanthropist
Fictional characters Puck (Shakespeare), whose proper name is Robin Goodfellow Dr Goodfellow, a fictional character on the television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sgt Goodfellow, a fictional character on the television series Father Brown Gordon Goodfellow, character in The Ickabog Robyn Goodfellowe and her father Bill Goodfellowe, characters in the animated film Wolfwalkers
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