Blackburne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Anna Blackburne (1726âÂÂ1793), English botanist
- Anna Blackburne-Rigsby (born Anna Blackburne, 1961), American judge
- Francis Blackburne (1782âÂÂ1867), Lord Chancellor of Ireland
- Harry Blackburne DSO, MC (1878âÂÂ1963), an Anglican clergyman
- John Blackburne (botanist) (1694âÂÂ1786), English businessman and botanist, father of Anna
- John Ireland Blackburne (1783âÂÂ1874), MP for Newton (1807âÂÂ1818) and Warrington (1835âÂÂ1847)
- John Ireland Blackburne (1817âÂÂ1893), MP for South West Lancashire 1875âÂÂ1885
- Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841âÂÂ1921), British chess master
- Lancelot Blackburne (1658âÂÂ1743), English clergyman, Archbishop of York, purported pirate
- Lena Blackburne (1886âÂÂ1968), American Major League baseball player and manager