Curwen is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dame Anne Curwen (1889–1973), National General Secretary, YWCA of Great Britain Annie Jessy Curwen (1845–1932), an author of books of instruction in music and piano playing Sir Christopher Curwen (1929–2013), Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1985 to 1989 Christopher Curwen (MP) (died 1450), English soldier, administrator and politician Clarice Modeste-Curwen, a politician and educator from Grenada Daisy Curwen (1889–1982), British swimmer David Curwen (1913–2011), British miniature railway steam locomotive mechanical engineer Henry Curwen (c.1581–1623), English politician Hugh Curwen (died 1568), English ecclesiastic and statesman John Curwen (1816–1880), English Congregationalist minister, and founder of the Tonic sol-fa system of music education Curwen Press, a music publishing house founded 1863 by John Curwen John Curwen (physician) (1821–1901), Superintendent of the first public mental hospital in Pennsylvania Patric Curwen (1884–1949), British stage and film actor Patricius Curwen (c. 1602 – 1664), English landowner and politician Thomas Curwen, (1415–1486/1487), 15th-century sheriff of Cumberland, England Wilfred Curwen (1883–1915), English cricketer and soldier
See also Corwin (disambiguation) Curwin