Lawson (surname)

Lawson is a Scots-English surname.

People

A

• Abercrombie Lawson (1870–1927), Canadian-born professor of botany in Australia
• Adelaide Lawson (1889–1986), American artist
• Al Lawson (born 1948), American politician
• Alex Lawson (born 1994), American tennis player
• Alfred Lawson (1869–1954), British-born American aviator, aviation entrepreneur and utopian philosopher
• Andrew Lawson (disambiguation)

B

• Ben Lawson (born 1980), Australian actor
• Bianca Lawson (born 1979), American actress
• B. J. Lawson (born 1974), 2008 Republican Party nominee in North Carolina
• Bob Lawson (1875–1952), American baseball pitcher

C

• Carl Lawson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Cecil Lawson (born 1944), Jamaican cricketer
• Cecil Gordon Lawson (1849–1882), English landscape painter
• Charles Lawson (born 1959), Northern Irish actor
• Charles Lawson (nurseryman) (1795–1873), Scottish nurseryman and merchant, Lord Provost of Edinburgh
• Charles Lawson (died 1929), American sharecropper who murdered his wife and six of their seven children

D

• Dedric Lawson (born 1997), American basketball player
• Denis Lawson (born 1947), Scottish actor
• Denis Lawson (footballer) (1897–1968), Scottish footballer
• Deontae Lawson (born 2003), American football player
• Dillon Lawson (born 1985), American baseball coach
• Dominic Lawson (born 1956), British journalist, brother of Nigella, son of Nigel
• Dorothy Lawson, Canadian cellist and composer
• Dorothy Lawson (recusant) (1580–1632), English noblewoman, recusant and Catholic priest harbourer

E

• Earl Lawson (politician) (1891–1950), Canadian politician and lawyer
• Eddie Lawson (born 1958), American motorcycle racer
• Edward Lawson (disambiguation)
• Ellie Lawson, British singer-songwriter
• E. Thomas Lawson (born 1931), British cognitive scientist

F

• Fenwick Lawson, (1932–2026), British sculptor

G

• Gaines Lawson (1840–1906), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
• Geoff Lawson (cricketer) (born 1957), Australian cricketer
• Geoff Lawson (designer) (1944–1999), British car designer
• George Lawson (disambiguation)

H

• Harry Lawson (disambiguation)
• H. Blaine Lawson (born 1942), American mathematician
• Henry Lawson (disambiguation)

I

• Isaac Lawson (died 1747), Scottish physician, friend of Linnaeus
• Iver Lawson (cyclist) (1879–1960), American track cyclist
• Iver Lawson (publisher) (1821–1871), American real estate investor and newspaper publisher

J

• Jack Lawson (1881–1965), British trade unionist and Labour politician
• Jahiem Lawson (born 2004), American football player
• James Lawson (disambiguation)
• Jayme Lawson (born 1997), American actress
• Jeff Lawson (footballer) (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
• Jeff Lawson, co-founder of distributed.net
• Jeff Lawson, co-founder and CEO of twilio
• Jermaine Lawson (born 1982), West Indian Test cricketer
• Jerry Lawson (engineer) (1940–2011), American electronic engineer
• Jerry Lawson (musician) (1944–2019), American singer and music producer
• Jerry Lawson (runner) (born 1966), American long-distance runner
• Jim Lawson (American football) (1902–1989), college and professional football player
• Jim Lawson (comics) (born 1960), American comic book artist
• Jim Lawson (sports executive), Canadian businessman and lawyer, twice interim Commissioner of the Canadian Football League
• Jimmy Lawson (English footballer) (born 1947)
• Jimmy Lawson (Scottish footballer) (1886–1962), later a golfer in the United States
• Joan Lawson (1907–2002), English ballet dancer and writer
• John Lawson (disambiguation)
• Jordan Lawson, actor and musician from The Flys (US band)
• Joseph Lawson (cricketer) (1893–1969), English cricketer who played one first-class match for Gloucestershire
• Joseph Lawson (trainer) (1881–1964), British racehorse trainer
• Joseph William Lawson (1844–1920), English organist and composer

K

• Kara Lawson (born 1981), American basketball player and television analyst, assistant coach for the Boston Celtics
• Ken Lawson (born 1976), American actor
• Kenneth Lawson (born 1963), American law professor and former lawyer
• Kenneth Lawson (artist) (1920–2008), English artist and set designer

L

• Len Lawson (1927–2003), Australian comic book creator, rapist and murderer
• Liam Lawson (born 2002), New Zealand racing driver
• Louisa Lawson (1848–1920), Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist and feminist, mother of Henry Lawson
• Louise Lawson (1860s–1899), American sculptor
• Louise M. Lawson (1855–1951), American temperance activist

M

• Maggie Lawson (born 1980), American actress
• Mark Lawson, British journalist, broadcaster and author
• Marmaduke Alexander Lawson (1840–1896), British botanist

N

• Neal Lawson (born 1963), British political commentator and writer
• Nigel Lawson (1932–2023), British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Nigella Lawson (born 1960), British writer and cook
• Noel Lawson (1912–1974), New Zealand cricketer, sports administrator and radio commentator

P

• Paul Lawson (disambiguation)
• Patricia Lawson (1929–2019), Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach
• Peter Lawson (cricketer) (born 1981), English cricketer
• Peter Lawson (politician) (1821–1911), Canadian Member of Parliament

R

• Ray Lawson (1886–1980), Canadian industrialist, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• Robert Lawson (disambiguation)

S

• Shaq Lawson (born 1994), American football player
• Shayla Lawson, American writer and poet
• Sylvia Lawson (1932–2017), Australian journalist, academic and author

T

• Theresa Lawson (1951–2014), Australian embezzler
• Thomas Lawson (disambiguation)
• Todd Lawson, professor of Islamic thought
• Tom Lawson (ice hockey) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ty Lawson (born 1987), American professional basketball player

V

• Valarie Lawson (born 1966), American politician

W

• Will Lawson (1876–1957), Australian writer and poet
• William Lawson (disambiguation)
• W. R. Lawson (1840–1922), British journalist, economics writer

Fictional characters

• Eddie Lawson (Waterloo Road), in the television series Waterloo Road
• The Lawson family (Ted, Joan, Vicki, Jamie), in the television series Small Wonder
• The Lawson family in the Australian radio serial The Lawsons
• Lawson (Breaking Bad), in the television series Breaking Bad

See also

• Attorney General Lawson (disambiguation)
• General Lawson (disambiguation)
• Judge Lawson (disambiguation)
• Senator Lawson (disambiguation)
• Lawson (disambiguation)
• Lawson (given name)