Atwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Angela Atwood (1949–1974), founding member of the Symbionese Liberation Army Brett Atwood, journalist, online editor and academic Casey Atwood (born 1980), American former NASCAR driver Charles Atwood (disambiguation), multiple people Charles B. Atwood (1849–1895), American architect Colleen Atwood (born 1948), Academy Award-winning costume designer Dave Attwood (born 1987), English rugby player David Attwood (film director) (1952–2024), English filmmaker Donald J. Atwood Jr. (1924–1994), Deputy United States Secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush Donna Atwood (1925–2010), American figure skater Duncan Atwood (born 1955), American javelin thrower Eden Atwood (born 1969), American jazz musician and intersex rights activist Ethel Atwood (1870–?), American musician and orchestra co-founder Edwin W. Atwood (1875–1958), American politician George Atwood (1745–1807), English mathematician, inventor of the Atwood machine and chess player Harry Atwood (1884–1967), American engineer, inventor and aviator who landed an airplane on the White House South Lawn James Attwood, American businessman and political donor Jane Evelyn Atwood (born 1947), American photographer Jeff Atwood (born 1970), American software developer and entrepreneur Jett Atwood, American animator John Leland Atwood (1904–1999), American aerospace engineer and business executive Kimball Atwood, American anesthesiologist and skeptic of naturopathy Kimball Chase Atwood, American insurance company founder and grapefruit magnate, owner of the Atwood-Blauvelt mansion in Oradell, New Jersey Lewis R. Atwood (1860–1926), American businessman from Kentucky Margaret Atwood (born 1939), Canadian novelist and literary critic Matthias Attwood (1779–1851), British banker and politician Mary Anne Atwood (1817–1910), English writer on hermeticism Olivia Attwood (born 1991), English television personality, presenter and model Orville E. Atwood (1880–1939), American politician Reese Atwood, American softball player Richard Attwood (born 1940), British racing driver Roman Atwood (born 1983), American YouTube prankster and comedian Rudy Atwood (1912–1992), American pianist Seth G. Atwood (1917–2010), American industrialist, community leader, and horological collector Stephen S. Attwood (1897–1965), American engineer and professor Thomas Attwood (composer) (1765–1838), English composer and organist Thomas Attwood (economist) (1783–1856) British banker, economist, political campaigner and Member of Parliament Thomas Warr Attwood ( 1733–1775), English builder, architect and local politician Tony Attwood (born 1952), British/Australian psychologist Wallace Walter Atwood (1872–1949), American geographer and geologist William Atwood (disambiguation), several people