Boswell may refer to:

Places

Canada

* Boswell, British Columbia, a rural community * Boswell, British Columbia (Central Coast), a former cannery town * Mount Boswell, Alberta

England

* Boswell, a hamlet in Elkington, Lincolnshire

United States

* Boswell, Indiana, a town * Boswell, Oklahoma, a town * Boswell, Pennsylvania, a borough * Boswell Bay, Alaska, a place in Alaska

People

* Boswell (surname) *

James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 ( N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary the English writer ...

(1740–1795), Scottish lawyer, diarist, author, and biographer of Samuel Johnson *

Clan Boswell Clan Boswell is a Lowland Scottish clan and is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing ...

, a Lowland Scottish clan * Boisil or Boswell (died 661), Christian saint and abbot *

Boswell Williams Boswell Bennie Williams (May 16, 1926 – July 20, 2014) was a Saint Lucian politician who represented the district of Vieux Fort in the legislature from 1974 to 1979. He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II of Saint Lucia as governor-general ...

(1926–2014), Saint Lucian politician *

Chris Boswell Christopher Lynn Boswell (born March 16, 1991) is an American football placekicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rice and was signed by the Houston Texans in 2014 as an undra ...

, placekicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers

Education

* The Boswells School, a secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, England *

Boswell High School Boswell High School is a public secondary school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is part of the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District, and serves students in grades nine through twelve. Fine Arts Boswell High School has the ...

, Fort Worth, Texas, United States * Boswell School, Izard County, Arkansas, United States, a school building on the National Register of Historic Places

Other uses

Boswell Observatory Boswell Observatory is located at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. Built in 1883, it was primarily a time service observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/ ...

, at Doane College in Nebraska, US *

Boswells of Oxford Boswells of Oxford was the largest independent family-run department store in Oxford, England. The store closed in 2020. The store first traded in 1738, and was the second oldest family-owned department store in the world. It was initially found ...

, or simply Boswells, a department store in Oxford, England * Boswell baronets, an extinct title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * Boswell (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse * ''Boswell: A Modern Comedy'', a novel by

Stanley Elkin Stanley Lawrence Elkin (May 11, 1930 – May 31, 1995) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. His extravagant, satirical fiction revolves around American consumerism, popular culture, and male-female relationships. Biograp ...