Given Names
- Selwyn Blackmore (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
- Selwyn Z. Bowman (1840–1928), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- Selwyn Brown (born 1958), British musician
- Selwyn Dewdney (1909–1979), Canadian author, illustrator, artist and activist
- Selwyn Edge (1868–1940), Australian businessman and racing car driver
- Selwyn Hughes (1928–2006), British Christian minister
- Selwyn Image (1849–1930), British academic
- Selwyn Jepson (1899–1989), British author
- Selwyn George (Bill) Lane (1922–2000), Australian ornithologist
- Selwyn Lloyd (1904–1978), British Conservative politician
- Selwyn Maister (born 1946), New Zealand field hockey player
- Selwyn (singer) (born Selwyn Pretorius, 1982), Australian R&B singer of South African origin
- Selwyn Toogood (1916–2001), New Zealand television personality
- Selwyn Ward (born 1977), American actor
- Selwyn Walford Young (1899–1977), Belizean musician and composer
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