Wadsworth (surname)

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Wadsworth is a surname, and may refer to:

• Alexander S. Wadsworth (1790–1851), U.S. Navy officer; fought in the War of 1812; eponym of three ships
• Andre Wadsworth (born 1974), American professional football player
• Benjamin Wadsworth (1670–1737), American clergyman and educator; president of Harvard University
• Charles Wadsworth (contemporary), 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 (fl. early 19th c.) U.S. Army officer and cryptologist; developed a progressive cipher system
• Derek Wadsworth (born 1939), British composer and arranger
• Edward Wadsworth (1889–1949), English artist
• George Wadsworth (1893–1958), American diplomat; specialized in the Middle East
• George Wadsworth (1902–1979), British politician; MP for the East Riding of Yorkshire
• James Wadsworth (1730–1816), American general in the Revolution; delegate to the Continental Congress
• James S. Wadsworth (1807–1864), American politician, philanthropist, and general in the Civil War
• James Jeremiah Wadsworth (1905–1984), U.S. diplomat; ambassador to the UN
• James Wolcott Wadsworth (1846–1926), American politician; U.S. representative from New York
• James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (1877–1952), American politician; U.S. representative and U.S. Senator from New York
• Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743–1804), American sea captain; delegate to the Continental Congress; U.S. representative from Connecticut
• Ken Wadsworth (1946–1976), New Zealand cricketer
• Michael Wadsworth (contemporary), British sociologist and socio-medical researcher
• Mick Wadsworth (born 1950), English football coach
• Peleg Wadsworth (1748–1829), U.S. Army officer in the American Revolution; grandfather of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Walter Wadsworth (1890–1951), English football player
• William Wadsworth (fl. early 19th c.), U.S. Army officer in the War of 1812