Hawthorne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bert Hawthorne (1943–1972), New Zealand racing driver
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872–1930), American painter
Donald Hawthorne (1926–2003), American yeast geneticist
Frank Hawthorne (born 1946), Canadian mineralogist and crystallographer
M. Frederick Hawthorne, American chemist
Greg Hawthorne, former American footballer
Dr. James C. Hawthorne (1819–1881), established and oversaw Portland, Oregon's Hospital for the Insane
James Hawthorne, former controller of the BBC in Northern Ireland
Jim Hawthorne (1918–2007), a radio disc jockey and comic actor often billed as "Hawthorne"
Joey Hawthorne, professional poker player
John Hawthorne, philosopher, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford University
Julian Hawthorne (1846–1934), son of Nathaniel Hawthorne and an author
Kim Hawthorne, American actress
Koryn Hawthorne, American musician and contestant from The Voice season 8
Martin Hawthorne, British franchising professional, philanthropy
Mayer Hawthorne, Grammy-nominated vocalist and musician
Nate Hawthorne, American basketball player
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864), novelist and short story writer, a key figure in American literature
Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), British actor
Phil Hawthorne (1943–1994), Australian rugby footballer
Rob Hawthorne, football commentator
Robert Hawthorne, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sophia Hawthorne, transcendentalist painter
William Hawthorne (born 1913), British professor of engineering
Fictional characters:
Christina Hawthorne, character in Hawthorne
Sadie Hawthorne, title character from the Canadian television series Naturally, Sadie
Dahlia and Iris Hawthorne, characters in the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations.
Gale Hawthorne, character in The Hunger Games
Pierce Hawthorne, character in the television series Community
