Dawson (surname)
Dawson is an English/Irish/Scottish surname. Notable persons with the
surname include:
- Aaron Dawson, English footballer
- Abraham Dawson, Irish-Canadian Anglican cleric
- Adrian Dawson, British author
- Aeneas Dawson, Scottish-Canadian priest and writer
- Agnes Dawson, British politician and trade unionist
- Alan Dawson, American drummer
- Alex Dawson, Scottish football player
- Alexander Dawson , MP for County Louth 1826–1831
- Alexander Dawson, New South Wales Government Architect 1856–1862
- Alma Dawson, American scholar of librarianship
- Ambrose Dawson, English physician
- Anderson Dawson, Australian politician
- Andre Dawson, American baseball player
- Andy Dawson, English footballer
- Andy Dawson , English footballer
- Angela Dawson, American community activist
- Angela Dawson , British canoer
- Anna Dawson, English actress and singer
- Anne Dawson, English academic and former broadcast journalist
- Anne Dawson , British spy in occupied Belgium in WW1
- Anthony Dawson, Scottish actor
- Archibald Dawson, Scottish sculptor
- Archie Owen Dawson, American federal judge
- Artie Dawson, Australian rules footballer
- Ashlé Dawson, American choreographer, director, and dancer
- Ashley Dawson, American author, activist and professor
- Beatrice Dawson, British costume designer
- Benjamin Dawson, English minister and linguist
- Bernhard Dawson, American-Argentinian astronomer
- Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn, British physician
- Bess Phipps Dawson, American painter
- Branden Dawson, American basketball player
- Brendon Dawson, Zimbabwean rugby union footballer and coach
- Brian Dawson
- Brigid Dawson, British musician
- Cameron Dawson, English football player
- Carroll Dawson, American basketball assistant coach and general manager
- Chad Dawson, American boxer
- Charles Dawson
- *Charles Dawson, British archaeologist
- *Charles B. Dawson, American politician from California
- *Charles Eric Dawson, Canadian-American ichthyologist
- *Charles I. Dawson, American federal judge from Kentucky
- Christopher Dawson, British historian
- Clifton Dawson, Canadian gridiron football player
- Clive Dawson, British screenwriter
- Coningsby Dawson, English-American novelist
- Craig Dawson, English footballer
- Curt Dawson, American stage and television actor
- Dale Dawson, American football player
- Dan Dawson, Canadian lacrosse player
- Daniel Dawson, Australian kickboxer and boxer
- Daryl Dawson, Australian judge and naval officer
- David Dawson
- Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator
- Dawson Dawson-Walker, British clergyman, classicist, theologian and academic
- Dennis Dawson, Canadian politician
- Dermontti Dawson, former American football player
- Digger Dawson, English professional footballer
- Donald Andrew Dawson, Canadian mathematician
- Donald Shelton Dawson, American lawyer and Presidential aide
- Duke Dawson, American football player
- Eddie Dawson, English cricketer
- Edgar Dawson , English rugby league footballer
- Edgar Gilmer Dawson, American lawyer, planter, and major
- Ellen Dawson, Scottish-American trade union activist
- Eric Dawson, American basketball player
- Eric E. Dawson, American politician
- Ernest Dawson, American antiquarian bookseller and Sierra Club president
- Frances L. Dawson, American educator and politician
- Fred Dawson, American college sports coach
- Geoffrey Dawson, British newspaper editor
- George Dawson
- *George Dawson , American author
- *George Dawson , English preacher
- *George Mercer Dawson, Canadian geologist
- *George Oscar Dawson, American politician and soldier
- Geralyn Dawson, American romance novelist
- Gladys Dawson, English artist
- Glen Dawson , American steeplechase runner
- Glen Dawson , American mountaineer
- Greg Dawson, American consumer rights columnist
- Hailey Dawson, American girl with 3D-printed robotic hand
- Henry Dawson
- *Henry Dawson , English cricketer
- *Henry Dawson , English painter
- *Henry B. Dawson, American historian
- *Henry Gordon Dawson, Irish mathematician
- Hilton Dawson, British politician
- Horace Dawson, American diplomat
- Jack Dawson, several people
- Jaimie Dawson, Canadian badminton player
- James Dawson
- Janet Dawson, Australian artist
- Joe or Joseph Dawson
- *Joe Dawson , American race car driver
- John Dawson
- *John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and paleobotanist
- Jonathan Dawson, Australian academic, filmmaker, film and literary critic and broadcaster
- Jonathan Dawson, English footballer
- Joy Dawson, American missionary and intercessor
- Kimya Dawson, American singer-songwriter
- Len Dawson, American football player
- Les Dawson, British comedian
- Lynne Dawson, English soprano
- Mabel Dawson, Scottish artist
- Margaret Dawson, one of Australia's "founding mothers"
- Matt Dawson, English rugby player
- Michael Dawson, various, including:
- *Michael Dawson , English football player
- Montagu Dawson, RAF officer
- Montague Dawson, maritime artist
- Nicholas Mosby Dawson, Texas Ranger killed during the Dawson massacre, after whom it was named
- Ossie Dawson, South African cricketer
- Peter Dawson
- *Peter Dawson , Australian singer
- Phil Dawson, American football player
- Phire Dawson, American model
- Portia Dawson, American actress
- Rachel Dawson, American field hockey player
- Rian Dawson, American drummer
- Richard Dawson
- *Richard Dawson, British-American actor, comedian, and a game show host
- *Richard Dawson , English cricketer
- *Richard C. Dawson, English thoroughbred horse trainer
- Robert Dawson
- *Robert Dawson , Canadian wrestler
- *Robert Peel Dawson, Irish politician
- Roger Dawson, American jazz musician, composer, and DJ
- Ronnie Dawson , Irish rugby player
- Rosario Dawson, American actress
- Roxann Dawson, American actress and director
- Sally Dawson, American theoretical physicist
- Sandra Dawson
- *Sandra Dawson , British social scientist and academic
- *Sandra Dawson , Irish cricketer
- *Sandra Dawson , Australian runner
- Shane Dawson, American comedian and actor
- Shawn Dawson, Israeli basketball player
- Simon James Dawson, Scottish-Canadian engineer and politician
- Smoky Dawson, Australian singer and entertainer
- Thomas Dawson
- *Thomas Dawson , American politician and soldier
- *Thomas Rayner Dawson, British chess problemist
- *Tommy Dawson , English footballer
- Trent Dawson, American actor
- Walt Dawson, American Alzheimer's disease activist
- Walter Dawson , British air chief marshal
- William Dawson
- *William Curran Dawson, Alabama politician and soldier
- *William Crosby Dawson, American politician
- *William James Dawson, English clergyman and author
- *William L. Dawson , American politician
- *William L. Dawson , composer
- *William M. O. Dawson, American politician, Governor of West Virginia
Characters
- Antonio Dawson, a character on the television series Chicago P.D.
- Caroline Dawson, a character in the UK drama series Last Tango in Halifax
- Eddie Dawson, of Monk Dawson and the film adaptation Monk Dawson
- Frank Dawson, a character in the 1959–1960 syndicated TV series This Man Dawson
- Jack Dawson, the lead character from the 1997 film Titanic
- Joe Dawson, a character on the TV show Highlander
- J.M. Dawson, a character in the Tintin comic series adventure The Blue Lotus.
- Michael Dawson, a character on the TV show Lost
- Monica Dawson, a character on the TV show HEROES''