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Westwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barry Westwood, presenter of "Day by Day" on Southern Television *
Bill Westwood William John Westwood (28 December 1925 – 15 September 1999) was the 36th Anglican Bishop of Peterborough. Life Born at Saul, Gloucestershire, Westwood was educated at Grove Park Grammar School, Wrexham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Aft ...
(1925–1999), Anglican bishop in England, father of DJ Tim Westwood *
Brett Westwood Brett Westwood is a radio presenter and author, specialising in natural history. He regularly presents episodes of BBC Radio 4's series ''The Living World'' and ''Nature'', as well as his own short series, several of which are available from the ...
, British naturalist, radio presenter and author *
Bryan Westwood Bryan Westwood (1930 – 13 April 2000) was an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize twice, once for a portrait of Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. He was born in Lima in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , i ...
(1930–2000), Australian artist *
David Westwood David Westwood, QPM, is a British former police officer. He was Chief Constable of Humberside Police from March 1999 until March 2005. In 2004, he was suspended from July until September as a result of the Bichard report into the Soham murders ...
, British police officer * Hugh Westwood, English politician * Ian Westwood, English cricketer *
Jim Westwood Jim Westwood is the former chief engineer who worked at Sinclair Research Ltd in the 1980s, starting at the company in 1963. Westwood was the technical mastermind behind many of Sinclair's products and worked there for more than twenty years. Si ...
, British computer engineer * John Obadiah Westwood (1805–1893), British entomologist *
John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood John Anthony Portsmouth Football Club Westwood (born 1963) is a notable football fan and supporter of Portsmouth (known as ''Pompey''); his occupation is an antiquarian bookseller. He has featured in books, magazines, on TV and radio, and the Nat ...
(born 1963), bookseller and football fan * Joseph Westwood (1884–1948), Scottish politician *
Julie Westwood Julie Westwood (born 21 October 1952) is an English voice actress and puppeteer, best known for portraying Bessie Busybody in the children's television show '' LazyTown'', as well as a career of other voices. She lives in Bolton, United Kingdom ...
(born 1952), American voice actress * Karen Westwood, British actress *
Keiren Westwood Keiren Westwood (born 23 October 1984) is a professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he played international football for the Republic of Ireland. Club career Manchester City Westwood was ...
(born 1984), Irish international football player *
Lee Westwood Lee John Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania – including ...
(born 1973), British golfer * Tifania Westwood, a fictional elf * Tim Westwood (born 1957), British hip hop DJ, son of Bishop Bill Westwood *
Troy Westwood Troy Westwood (born March 21, 1967) is a former professional Canadian football place kicker and punter who played 18 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 48th overall in the 6th round of the 1991 CF ...
(born 1967), Canadian football player *
Vivienne Westwood Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; born 8 April 1941) is an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. Westwood came to public notice when she m ...
(1941–2022), English fashion designer * William Westwood (1821–1846), British-born Australian bushranger known as Jackey Jackey * William James Westwood (1887–1954), Canadian politician


See also

* Westwood (disambiguation) * {{surnames English-language surnames