Goodfellow is a surname with English, Scottish or Irish origins. Notable people with the surname include:Benjamin Goodfellow (1864–1946), British solicitor and philatelist Bill Goodfellow, Canadian Minister of Highways in the Ontario Department of Highways, 1961–1962 Brent H. Goodfellow, American politician Charles Augustus Goodfellow (1836–1915), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Daniel Goodfellow, British diver Douglas Goodfellow (1917–2014), New Zealand businessman and philanthropist Ebbie Goodfellow (1906–1985), Canadian professional ice hockey player Elizabeth Goodfellow (c.1767–1851), American cooking instructor Fred Goodfellow, rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s through to the 1920s Frederick Goodfellow (1874–1960), British tug of war competitor Geoff Goodfellow, American inventor of the wireless communicator that became the Blackberry George Goodfellow (cricketer) (1858–1892), Australian cricketer George E. Goodfellow (1855-1910), American physician and expert on gunshot wounds Gerald Goodfellow, U.S. Air Force brigadier general Herbert Goodfellow (1916-1997), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s Ian Goodfellow, American computer scientist, engineer, and researcher James Goodfellow, Scottish inventor Jimmy Goodfellow (1943–2020), former English professional footballer and manager Jimmy Goodfellow (1938–2011), Scottish footballer Joan Goodfellow, American actress Dame Julia Goodfellow, British biophysicist and academic administrator Kate Goodfellow, Canadian rower Marc Goodfellow, English professional football player Michael Goodfellow (1941–2024), English actinobacterial systematician Michael Goodfellow (curler), Scottish curler Mike Goodfellow (1866–1920), American baseball player Peter Goodfellow (geneticist), British geneticist Peter Goodfellow (politician), New Zealand businessman and politician Ryan Goodfellow, Scottish footballer Rob Goodfellow, Canadian-Australian author, biographer, consultant editor, freelance opinion columnist, cross-cultural specialist, historian, Indonesianist, and social commentator. Syd Goodfellow (1915–1998), English footballer Walter Goodfellow (1866-1953), British zoological collector William Goodfellow (executive), American, founding member and Executive director of the Center for International Policy William Goodfellow (philanthropist) (1880–1974), New Zealand philanthropist