Bladen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
William Bladen (mayor) (1585–1663), Anglo-Irish Bookseller/Printer and Mayor of Dublin Thomas Bladen (priest) (–1695), Anglo-Irish Priest and Bookseller/Printer of Dublin Nathaniel Bladen (1642–1717), English lawyer - father of Colonel Martin and William Bladen William Bladen (1673–1718), English lawyer - Attorney-General of Maryland (son of Nathaniel above) Martin Bladen (1680–1746), Commissioner of the Board of Trade, Comptroller of the Mint (son of Nathaniel above) Thomas Bladen (1698–1780), Governor of Maryland (son of William above) Vincent Bladen (1900–1981), Canadian economist Ronald Bladen (1918–1988), American painter and sculptor Peter Bladen (1922–2001), Australian poet