Dawson is an English surname. Notable persons with the surname include:
Aaron Dawson (born 1992), English footballer
Abraham Dawson (1816–1884), Irish-Canadian Anglican cleric
Adrian Dawson (born 1971), British author
Aeneas Dawson (1810–1894), Scottish-Canadian priest and writer
Agnes Dawson (1873–1953), British politician and trade unionist
Alan Dawson (1929–1996), American drummer
Alex Dawson (born 1940), Scottish football player
Alexander Dawson (MP) (c. 1771–1831), MP for County Louth 1826–1831
Alexander Dawson (architect), New South Wales Government Architect 1856–1862
Alma Dawson, American scholar of librarianship
Ambrose Dawson (1707–1794), English physician
Anderson Dawson (1863–1910), Australian politician
Andre Dawson (born 1954), American baseball player
Andy Dawson (born 1978), English footballer
Andy Dawson (footballer, born 1979) (born 1979), English footballer
Angela Dawson (died 2002), American community activist
Angela Dawson (canoeist) (born 1968), British canoer
Anna Dawson (born 1937), English actress and singer
Anne Dawson, British academic, broadcast journalist and television presenter
Anthony Dawson (1916–1992), Scottish actor
Archibald Dawson (1892–1938), Scottish sculptor
Archie Owen Dawson (1898–1964), American federal judge
Artie Dawson (1891–1982), Australian rules footballer
Ashlé Dawson, American choreographer, director, and dancer
Ashley Dawson, American author, activist and professor
Beatrice Dawson (1908–1976), British costume designer
Benjamin Dawson (1729–1814), English minister and linguist
Bernhard Dawson (1890–1960), American-Argentinian astronomer
Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn (1864–1945), British physician
Bess Phipps Dawson (1916–1994), American painter
Branden Dawson (born 1993), American basketball player
Brendon Dawson (born 1967), Zimbabwean rugby union footballer and coach
Brian Dawson (disambiguation)
Brigid Dawson, British musician
Cameron Dawson (born 1995), English football player
Carroll Dawson, American basketball assistant coach and general manager
Chad Dawson (born 1982), American boxer
Charles Dawson (1864–1916), British archaeologist
Charles B. Dawson, American politician from California
Charles Eric Dawson (1922–1993), Canadian-American ichthyologist
Charles I. Dawson (1881–1969), American federal judge from Kentucky
Christopher Dawson (1889–1970), British historian
Clifton Dawson (born 1983), Canadian gridiron football player
Clive Dawson, British screenwriter
Coningsby Dawson (1883–1959), English-American novelist
Craig Dawson (born 1990), English footballer
Dale Dawson (born 1964), American football player
Dan Dawson (born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player
Daniel Dawson (born 1977), Australian kickboxer and boxer
Daryl Dawson (born 1933), Australian judge and naval officer
David Dawson (disambiguation)
Dawson Dawson-Walker (1868–1934), British clergyman, classicist, theologian and academic
Dennis Dawson (born 1949), Canadian politician
Dermontti Dawson (born 1965), former American football player
Digger Dawson (1905–?), English professional footballer
Donald Andrew Dawson (born 1937), Canadian mathematician
Donald Shelton Dawson (1908–2005), American lawyer and Presidential aide
Eddie Dawson (1904–1979), English cricketer
Edgar Dawson (rugby league) (1931–2015), English rugby league footballer
Edgar Gilmer Dawson (1830–1883), American lawyer, planter, and major
Ellen Dawson (1900–1967), Scottish-American trade union activist
Eric Dawson (born 1984), American basketball player
Fred Dawson (1884–1965), American college sports coach
Geoffrey Dawson (1874–1944), British newspaper editor
George Dawson (disambiguation)
George Dawson (author) (1898–2001), American author
George Dawson (preacher) (1821–1876), English preacher
George Mercer Dawson (1849–1901), Canadian geologist
George Oscar Dawson (1825–1865), American politician and soldier
Geralyn Dawson, American romance novelist
Glen Dawson (athlete) (1906–1968), American steeplechase runner
Glen Dawson (mountaineer) (1912–2016), American mountaineer
Greg Dawson (born 1950), American consumer rights columnist
Henry Dawson (disambiguation)
Henry Dawson (cricketer) (1791–1889), English cricketer
Henry Dawson (artist) (1811–1878), English painter
Henry B. Dawson (1821–1889), American historian
Hilton Dawson (born 1953), British politician
Horace Dawson (born 1926), American diplomat
Jaimie Dawson (born 1969), Canadian badminton player
James Dawson (disambiguation)
Janet Dawson (born 1935), Australian artist
Joe or Joseph Dawson (disambiguation)
Joe Dawson (racing driver) (1889–1946), American race car driver
John Dawson (disambiguation)
John William Dawson (1820–1899), Canadian geologist and paleobotanist
Jonathan Dawson (1941–2013), Australian academic, filmmaker, film and literary critic and broadcaster
Jonathan Dawson (footballer), English footballer
Joy Dawson, American missionary and intercessor
Kimya Dawson (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
Len Dawson (born 1935), American football player
Les Dawson (1931–1993), British comedian
Lynne Dawson (born 1956), English soprano
Margaret Dawson (1770–1816), one of Australia's "founding mothers"
Matt Dawson (born 1972), English rugby player
Michael Dawson (disambiguation), various, including:
Michael Dawson (footballer) (born 1983), English football player
Montagu Dawson (1919–2003), RAF officer
Montague Dawson (1890–1973), maritime artist
Nicholas Mosby Dawson, Texas Ranger killed during the Dawson massacre, after whom it was named
Ossie Dawson (1919–2008), South African cricketer
Peter Dawson (disambiguation)
Peter Dawson (bass-baritone) (1882–1961), Australian singer
Phil Dawson (born 1975), American football player
Phire Dawson, American model
Portia Dawson, American actress
Rachel Dawson (born 1985), American field hockey player
Rian Dawson, American drummer
Richard Dawson (disambiguation)
Richard Dawson (1932–2012), British-American actor, comedian, and a game show host
Richard Dawson (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer
Richard C. Dawson, English thoroughbred horse trainer
Robert Dawson (disambiguation)
Robert Dawson (wrestler) (born 1963), Canadian wrestler
Robert Peel Dawson (1818–1877), Irish politician
Roger Dawson (born 1940), American jazz musician, composer, and DJ
Ronnie Dawson (rugby union) (born 1932), Irish rugby player
Rosario Dawson (born 1979), American actress
Roxann Dawson (born 1958), American actress and director
Sandra Dawson (born 1946), British social scientist and academic
Shane Dawson (born 1988), American comedian and actor
Shawn Dawson (born 1993), Israeli basketball player
Simon James Dawson (1818–1902), Scottish-Canadian engineer and politician
Smoky Dawson (1913–2008), Australian singer and entertainer
Thomas Dawson (disambiguation)
Thomas Dawson (soldier) (1784–1846), American politician and soldier
Thomas Rayner Dawson (1889–1951), British chess problemist
Tommy Dawson (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1977), English footballer
Trent Dawson (born 1971), American actor
Walt Dawson (born 1982), American Alzheimer's disease activist
Walter Dawson (RAF officer) (1902–1994), British air chief marshal
William Dawson (disambiguation)
William Curran Dawson (1818–?), Alabama politician and soldier
William Crosby Dawson (1798–1856), American politician
William James Dawson (1854–?), English clergyman and author
William L. Dawson (politician) (1886–1970), American politician
William L. Dawson (composer) (1899–1990), composer
William M. O. Dawson (1853–1916), American politician, Governor of West Virginia
