People with the given name Swift include:
As a first name Swift Berry (1887–1967), American forestry expert and politician Swift Burch (1969–2025), American and Canadian gridiron football player
As a middle name
In arts and media Writers Herbert S. Carter (1869–1927), American physician and writer Christopher Dickey (1951–2020), American author, journalist and news editor Mary Swift Lamson (1822–1909), American educator and writer Julia Swift Orvis (1872–1949), American college professor, pacifist and author Helen Swift Neilson (1869–1945), American writer and art collector
In other arts Winston Swift Boyer (born 1954), American photographer Frank Swift Chase (1886–1958), American painter William Swift Daniell (1865–1933), American painter Lemuel Punderson (1824–1910), American engraver and printer
In business Martin S. Auer (1918–1991), American businessman and politician Franklin Swift Billings (1862–1935), American businessman and politician Briggs Cunningham (1907–2003; born Briggs Swift Cunningham II), American entrepreneur and sportsman Zephaniah Swift Spalding (1837–1927), American businessman, soldier and sugar plantation owner F. S. Wolcott (1882–1967; born Fred Swift Wolcott), American entertainment businessman and cotton planter
In politics Martin S. Auer (1918–1991), American businessman and politician Franklin Swift Billings (1862–1935), American businessman and politician Patricia Swift Blalock (1914–2011), American librarian, social worker and civil rights activist Edward Swift Isham (1836–1902), American lawyer and politician J. G. Swift MacNeill (1849–1926; born John Gordon Swift MacNeill), Irish politician Susan J. Swift Steele (1822–1895), American social reformer
In science and academia Frank Swift Bourns (1866–1935), American ornithologist and medical doctor Herbert S. Carter (1869–1927), American physician and writer Mary Swift Lamson (1822–1909), American educator and writer Helen S. Mitchell (1895–1984), American biochemist and nutritionist Zephaniah Swift Moore (1770–1823), American academic administrator and educator Julia Swift Orvis (1872–1949), American college professor, pacifist and author
In sport Briggs Cunningham (1907–2003; born Briggs Swift Cunningham II), American entrepreneur and sportsman Harold Kaye (1882–1953), English cricketer Dick Steane (1939–2007, born Richard Swift Steane), British sprinter
In other fields Patricia Swift Blalock (1914–2011), American librarian, social worker and civil rights activist Charles Lillicrap (1887–1966), British naval architect Helen Swift Neilson (1869–1945), American writer and art collector Zephaniah Swift Spalding (1837–1927), American businessman, soldier and sugar plantation owner F. S. Wolcott (1882–1967; born Fred Swift Wolcott), American entertainment businessman and cotton planter
See also , including people with Swift as a nickname, stage name, or epithet Swift (surname)