Switzer is the surname of the following people
- Barry Switzer (born 1937), American football coach
- Bill Switzer (born 1984), Canadian actor
- Bob Switzer (1914–1997), American inventor of fluorescent paint
- Carl Switzer (1927–1959), American actor and singer
- Carroll O. Switzer (1908–1960), American judge and politician
- Craig Switzer (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey defenseman
- George Switzer (born 1973), English footballer
- George Switzer (mineralogist) (1915–2008), American mineralogist
- Harold Switzer (1925–1967), American child actor and child singer
- Jon Switzer (born 1979), former baseball player
- Kathrine Switzer (born 1947), American author
- Kyle Switzer (born 1985), Canadian actor
- Mary E. Switzer (1900–1971), American social reformer
- Michael Switzer, American film and television director
- Patrick Switzer (born 1987), Canadian downhill longboard skateboarder
- Richard Switzer (born 1995), American film producer
- Rick Switzer (born 1944), Canadian sculptor
- Robert M. Switzer (1863–1952), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Ryan Switzer (born 1995), American football wide receiver
- Stephen Switzer (1682–1745), English garden designer and writer
- Tom Switzer (born 1971), Australian newspaper editor
- Veryl Switzer (born 1932), American football player
- William Switzer (1920–1969), politician from Alberta, Canada