Yaw is a masculine given name originating from the Ashanti people and their day naming system, meaning born on a Thursday.
Yaw Antwi (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer playing in Serbia
Yaw Amankwah Mireku (born 1979), Ghanaian footballer
Yaw Asante (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer playing in Italy
Yaw Berko (born 1980), Ghanaian footballer playing in Tanzania
Yaw Danso (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer playing in Puerto Rico
Yaw Fosu-Amoah (born 1981), South African long jumper
Yaw Frimpong (born 1986), Ghanaian footballer playing in Congo
Yaw Ihle Amankwah (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer playing in Norway
Yaw Ofori Debrah, Ghanaian disabled rights activist
Yaw Osafo-Marfo, Ghanaian politician and former minister for Education and Finance
Yaw Preko (born 1974), Ghanaian former international footballer
George Yaw Boakye (1937–1979), Ghanaian airman and politician
Joachim Yaw (born 1973), Ghanaian former international footballer and Olympic medalist
Lawrence Henry Yaw Ofosu-Appiah (1920–1990), Ghanaian academic and director of the Encyclopedia Africana
Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah (born 1964), Ghanaian boxer and former world champion
Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade, Ghanaian former supreme court judge
Paul Yaw Addo (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer playing in Norway
Samuel Yaw Adusei, Ghanaian politician
William Yaw Obeng (born 1983), Ghanaian former American football offensive lineman
