Wadsworth is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
Adelaide E. Wadsworth (1844–1928), American painter Alexander S. Wadsworth (1790–1851), United States Navy officer Alexander Wadsworth (landscape designer) (1806–1898), American landscape architect and surveyor Andre Wadsworth (born 1974), American football player A. P. Wadsworth (1890/91–1956), British journalist, editor of The Guardian Benjamin Wadsworth (actor) (born 1999), American actor Benjamin Wadsworth (clergyman) (1670–1737), American Congregational clergyman and educator Charles Wadsworth (1929–2025), American classical pianist and musical promoter Daniel Wadsworth (1771–1848), American artist, arts patron, and founder of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Decius Wadsworth (1768–1821) United States Army officer and cipher system inventor Derek Wadsworth (1939–2008), British composer and arranger Edward Wadsworth (1889–1949), British artist Eleanor Wadsworth (1917–2020), British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot during the Second World War Elijah Wadsworth (1747–1817) American militia officer during the Revolutionary War and major general during the War of 1812, early pioneer of Ohio E. S. Wadsworth (1813–1890), American merchant Frank W. Wadsworth (1919–2012), American Shakespearean scholar, author, and sportsman Frederick Wadsworth (1786–1869), American businessman and politician George Wadsworth II (1893–1958), American diplomat George Wadsworth (politician) (1902–1979), British politician James Wadsworth (disambiguation) Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743–1804), American sea captain, Confederate and American politician Harrison Wadsworth Jr. (1924–2010) American engineering professors, author and pioneer in quality control science Ken Wadsworth (1946–1976), New Zealand cricketer Mabel Sine Wadsworth (1910–2006), American birth control activist and women's health educator Marc Wadsworth, British anti-racist campaigner Martha Wadsworth (1862–1943), American entomologist Martha Wadsworth Brewster (1710–c. 1757), née Brewster, American poet and writer Michael Wadsworth (sociologist), British sociologist and socio-medical researcher, director of the National Survey of Health & Development (1982–2006) Mick Wadsworth (born 1950), British football coach Nathan Wadsworth, American politician elected in 2024 Peleg Wadsworth (1748–1829), American officer in the Revolutionary War Philip Wadsworth (1832–1901), American merchant and politician Priscilla Wadsworth (born 1990), American artist Walter Wadsworth (1890–1951), British footballer William Wadsworth (disambiguation)