Dawn (name)
Dawn is a feminine given name. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is the first appearance of light, daybreak. It is also used as a comparatively rare surname.
It is sometimes used as a name for Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn.People
- Dawn Best, American comic book artist
- Dawn Birley, Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
- Dawn Black, politician in British Columbia, Canada
- Dawn Brancheau, SeaWorld trainer killed by Tilikum, the orca in 2010.
- Dawn Butler, British Labour Member of Parliament for Brent Central
- Dawn Burrell, American long jumper
- Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
- Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator
- Dawn Ellerbe, American hammer thrower
- Dawn Evelyn Paris, Oscar-nominated American actress
- Dawn Fitzpatrick, American investment and financial officer
- Dawn Fraser, Australian champion swimmer
- Dawn French, British comedian
- Dawn Hudson, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Dawn Langstroth, Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
- Dawn Lake, Australian entertainer
- Dawn Lott, African-American mathematician
- Dawn Marie, American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
- Dawn Mello, American fashion retail executive
- Dawn Moncrieffe, Canadian athlete
- Dawn Penn, Jamaican singer
- Dawn Porter, British television presenter
- Dawn Powell, American writer of satirical novels
- Dawn Primarolo, British Member of Parliament for Bristol South
- Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
- Dawn Angelique Richard, member of the musical girl group Danity Kane
- Dawn Robinson, former lead singer of supergroup En Vogue and Lucy Pearl
- Dawn Rossi, radio personality heard on The Rob, Arnie, and Dawn Show
- Dawn Silva, American funk vocalist
- Dawn Staley, US-American basketball player and coach
- Dawn Steel, first woman to run a major Hollywood film studio
- Dawn Wells, American actress
- : Dawn Burnor, American mother
Fictional characters
- Dawn, female protagonist of the games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- Dawn Bellwether, assistant mayor and main antagonist of Zootopia
- Dawn Green, the second victim of the serial killer on True Blood
- Dawn Schafer, a character in The Baby-sitters Club and California Diaries
- Dawn Summers, a character in the popular television and comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Dawn Swann, a character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Dawn Tinsley, the receptionist in the British situation comedy The Office
- Dawn Wiener, the main character in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse
- Dawn Woods, a character in the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale
- Prairie Dawn, a muppet character in Sesame Street
- Dawn, a character from
- Dawn Star, a character from the action role-playing video game Jade Empire''
Surname
- Adria Dawn, American actor, writer and producer
- Dolly Dawn, American singer
- Elizabeth Dawn, British actress
- Jeff Dawn, American makeup artist
- Julie Dawn, English singer
- Marva Dawn, Christian theologian, author, musician and educator
- Pieretta Dawn, English-writing Thai author
Spacecraft
- Dawn, which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.
