Hackworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ben Hackworth (born 1977), Australian writer and film director David Hackworth (1930–2005), United States Army colonel and prominent military journalist Ethel Hackworth (1889–1958), New Zealand accountant Green Hackworth (1883–1973), American jurist of international law John Hackworth (born 1970), American soccer coach John Wesley Hackworth (1820–1891), inventor of Hackworth valve gear Thomas Hackworth (died 1877), engineer and brother of Timothy Hackworth Timothy Hackworth (1786–1850), steam locomotive mechanical engineer Tony Hackworth (born 1980), English footballer Travis Hackworth (born 1975), American politician
See also Hackworth valve gear, locomotive valve gear