Goldsworthy (name)

Goldsworthy is a Cornish name, from the Cornish language "gol-erewy", meaning field of feast. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Adrian Goldsworthy (born 1969), British historian
• Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956), British artist
• Anna Goldsworthy (born 1974), Australian pianist and writer, daughter of Peter Goldsworthy
• Bill Goldsworthy (1944–1996), Canadian ice hockey player
• Burrington Goldsworthy (c.1705–1774), 18th century English Consul at Leghorn and later Cadiz; father of Philip Goldsworthy
• Clifford R. Goldsworthy (1865-1944), American politician
• Harry E. Goldsworthy (born 1914), American Air Force lieutenant general
• Julia Goldsworthy (born 1978), British politician
• Kay Goldsworthy (born 1956), Australian Anglican bishop
• Kerryn Goldsworthy (born 1953), Australian writer
• Peter Goldsworthy (born 1951), Australian author, father of Anna Goldsworthy
• Philip Goldsworthy (~1737-1801), General, Colonel of The Royals, Chief Equerry to King George III
• Robert F. Goldsworthy (1917–2014), American politician
• Roger Goldsworthy (1839–1900), President of Nevis; Governor of Saint Lucia; Governor of the British Honduras; and Governor of the Falkland Islands
• Samuel Goldsworthy (1855–1889), Wales international rugby player
• W. Brandt Goldsworthy, the pioneer of pultrusion

Given name:

• Goldsworthy Gurney (1793–1875), surgeon, chemist, lecturer, consultant, architect, builder and British gentleman scientist and inventor
• Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (1862–1932), Historian and political activist

Fictional characters:

• Eli Goldsworthy, character in Degrassi