Dawes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Dawes (1907–1973), English association footballerAndrew Dawes (born 1940), Canadian violinistBeman Gates Dawes (1870–1953), politician and oil executive who served two terms as a Republican Congressman from OhioCharles G. Dawes (1865–1951), banker, politician and 30th Vice President of the United StatesChristie Dawes (born 1980), Australian wheelchair racerChristopher Dawes (disambiguation), multiple peopleDavid Dawes (born 1964), one of the founders of the XFree86 projectDominique Dawes (born 1976), United States gymnastEdward Dawes (died 1856), British Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight 1851–1852Eva Dawes (1912-2009), Canadian track and field athleteFred Dawes (1911–1989), English association footballerHenry L. Dawes (1816-1903), United States Senator of Massachusetts, who sponsored the Dawes ActHenry May Dawes (1877-1952), American businessman and banker from a prominent Ohio familyIan Dawes (born 1963), former professional footballerJames W. Dawes (1844-1918), Republican Nebraska politician best known as the sixth governor of NebraskaJohn Dawes (born 1940), Welsh rugby union playerJohnny Dawes (born 1964), British rock climberJulian Dawes (born 1942), English composerKarl Friedrich Griffin Dawes (1861-1941), Norwegian politician for the Liberal PartyKwame Dawes (born 1962), poet, actor, editor, critic, musician and professor of English at the University of South Carolina in ColumbiaMarylou Dawes (1933–2013), Canadian pianistMelanie Dawes (born 1966), British economist and civil servantNigel Dawes (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey left wingerRichard Dawes (1708–1766), English classical scholarRufus Dawes (1838-1899), U.S. military officer in the American Civil WarRufus C. Dawes (1867-1940), American businessman from a prominent Ohio familySophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères (c. 1795-1840), English-born adventuress best known as a mistress of Louis Henry II, Prince of CondéThomas Dawes (1731–1809), American soldier, colonel in the American RevolutionWilliam Dawes (1745–1799), American activist in the American RevolutionWilliam Dawes (bishop) (1671-1724), 3rd Baronet Dawes, bishop of Chester from 1708 to 1714William Dawes (pioneer) (1762–1836), Australian pioneer and scientistWilliam Rutter Dawes (1799-1868), British astronomer