Hawkesworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Hawkesworth, Canadian politician
John Hawkesworth (book editor) (c. 1715–1773), English writer and book editor
John Hawkesworth (Army general) (1893–1945), British Army Lieutenant-General
John Hawkesworth (producer) (1920–2003), English television producer and script writer
M. Maurice Hawkesworth (born 1960), American songwriter and producer
William de Hawkesworth (died 1349), English medieval college head and university chancellor