Lawson is an English and Scottish surname that may sometimes also be a given name.
Creative professionals
Actors
- Ben Lawson (born 1980), Australian actor
- Bianca Lawson, American actress
- Charles Lawson, Belfast actor
- Denis Lawson, Scottish actor
- Jayme Lawson, American actress
- Maggie Lawson, American actress
- The Lawson family (Ted, Joan, Vicki, Jamie), a fictional family from Small Wonder (TV series)
Artists
- Adelaide Lawson (1889–1986), American artist
- Cecil Gordon Lawson, English landscape painter
- Louise Lawson (1860s–1899), American sculptor
- Nigella Lawson (born 1960), British writer and cook
- Jim Lawson (comics) (born 1960), American comic book artist
- Jordan Lawson, actor and musician from The Flys (US band)
- Kenneth Lawson (artist) (1920–2008), English artist and set designer
Journalists
- Dominic Lawson, British journalist; brother of Nigella, son of Nigel
- Mark Lawson, British journalist, broadcaster and author
- Neal Lawson, British political commentator and writer
- Sylvia Lawson (1932–2017), Australian journalist, academic and author
- W. R. Lawson William Ramage Lawson (1840–1922), British journalist, economics writer
Writers
- Henry Lawson, Australian writer and poet
- Joan Lawson (1907–2002), English ballet dancer and writer
- Louisa Lawson, Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, feminist, and mother of Henry Lawson
- Shayla Lawson, American writer and poet
- Will Lawson (1876—1957), Australian writer and poet
Educators
- Abercrombie Lawson (1870–1927), Canadian-born professor of botany in Australia
- Andrew Lawson, professor of geology, University of California, author of report on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
Politicians
- Al Lawson, Florida state senator
- B.J. Lawson (William Lawson, born 1974), 2008 Republican Party nominee in North Carolina
- James Earl Lawson (politician) (1891–1950), Canadian politician and lawyer
- Harry Lawson (politician) (1875–1952), premier of Victoria, Australia
- Jack Lawson (1881–1965), British trade unionist and Labour politician
- Nigel Lawson (1932–2023), British Conservative politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983–1989
- Peter Lawson, Canadian Member of Parliament
- Ray Lawson, Canadian industrialist, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Iver Lawson (publisher) (1821–1871), Illinois publisher politician
- Terra Lawson-Remer, American politician, economist, and professor
- Tom Lawson, Green Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election#Tom Lawson (Prince Edward—Hastings)
- Valarie Lawson (born 1966), American politician
Scientists
- H. Blaine Lawson, American mathematician
- Harry John Lawson, British engineer and motor industry pioneer
- Isaac Lawson (died 1747), Scottish physician, friend of Linnaeus
- Marmaduke Alexander Lawson (1840–1896), British botanist
- Todd Lawson, professor of Islamic thought
Sportspeople
- Alex Lawson, American tennis player
- Bob Lawson, American baseball player
- Carl Lawson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
- Dedric Lawson (born 1997), American basketball player
- Dillon Lawson, American baseball coach
- Eddie Lawson, motorcycle racer
- Henry Lawson (cricketer) (1865–1941), New Zealand cricketer
- Jermaine Lawson, West Indian Test Cricketer
- Jim Lawson (American football) (1902–1989), college and professional football player
- Jim Lawson (sports executive), Canadian businessman and lawyer, with Canadian Football League and Jockey Club of Canada
- Jimmy Lawson (born 1947), English professional footballer
- Jimmy Lawson (footballer) (1886–1962), Scottish footballer (Dundee FC) and later golfer in the USA
- Kara Lawson (born 1981), American former professional basketball player and television analyst, assistant coach for the Boston Celtics
- Liam Lawson (born 2002), New Zealand racing driver
- Patricia Lawson (1929–2019), Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach
- Peter Lawson (cricketer) (born 1981), English cricket player
- Tom Lawson (ice hockey) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ty Lawson (born 1987), American professional basketball player
Other
- Alfred Lawson, 20th century American aviator, reformer, utopian and religious leader
- Charlie Lawson, American mass murderer
- Gaines Lawson, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Kenneth Lawson, law professor and former lawyer
- Len Lawson (1927–2003), Australian comic book creator, rapist and murderer
- Louise M. Lawson (1855–1951), American temperance activist
- Theresa Lawson (1951–2014), Australian convicted of embezzlement
Similar names
- Edward Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- Edward C. Lawson, African-American civil rights activist
- Edward M. Lawson, Canadian senator
- Ellie Lawson, UK Singer Songwriter
- Geoff Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- Geoff Lawson (cricketer) (born 1957), Australian cricketer
- Geoff Lawson (designer) (1944–1999), British car designer
- James Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- James Lawson (activist) (born 1928), nonviolence tactician in the American Civil Rights Movement
- James Lawson (Australian doctor) (born 1934), Australian public health doctor and scientist
- James Lawson (footballer) (born 1987), English professional footballer
- James Lawson (swimmer) (born 1995), Zimbabwean swimmer
- James Anthony Lawson (1817–1887), judge of Queen's Bench, Ireland
- Earl Lawson, Canadian Member of Parliament
- James Gilchrist Lawson (1874–1946), British Christian author and compiler
- James Lawson Drummond (1783–1853), Irish physician, naturalist and botanist
- James R. Lawson (1918–1985), American anti-Imperialist activist and black nationalist
- James Raymond Lawson (1915–1996), African-American physicist and president of Fisk University
- Jeff Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- Jeff Lawson, co-founder of distributed.net
- Jeff Lawson, co-founder and CEO of twilio
- Jeff Lawson (footballer) (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
- Jerry Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- 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
- John Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- John Lawson (Australian politician) (1897–1956)
- John Lawson (Australian rules footballer) (1883–1958), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood, St Kilda and Richmond
- John Lawson (children's author) (1923–1993), also known as John S. "Jack" Lawson, of New York and Virginia
- John Lawson (cyclist) (1872–1902), Swedish cycling champion
- John Lawson (explorer) (1674–1711), English explorer in colony of North Carolina
- John Lawson (footballer) (1925–1990), English footballer
- John Lawson (naval officer) (c. 1615–1665), English Naval Officer and Republican
- John Lawson (Medal of Honor) (1837–1919), U.S. Navy sailor
- John D. Lawson (politician) (1816–1896), U.S. Representative from New York
- John D. Lawson (scientist) (1923–2008), British plasma physicist, developed Lawson criterion
- John Howard Lawson (1894–1977), American writer
- Sir John Grant Lawson, 1st Baronet (1856–1919), British Unionist politician
- John K. Lawson (1886–1941), Senior Canadian officer during the Battle of Hong Kong, World War II
- John K. Lawson (artist) (born 1962), British-American artist
- John Parker Lawson (died 1852), clergyman of the Episcopal Church of Scotland and historian
- John R. Lawson (died 1945), Colorado union leader
- John W. Lawson (1837–1905), U.S. Representative from Virginia
- Joseph Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- 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
- Paul Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- Paul Lawson (boxer) (born 1966), British boxer
- Paul Lawson (footballer) (born 1984), Scottish footballer
- Paul M. Lawson (1914–1988), American politician
- Robert Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- Robert Lawson (architect), 19th century New Zealand architect
- Robert Lawson (author), writer and illustrator
- Thomas Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- Thomas Lawson, fullback for the 2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
- Thomas Lawson (artist) (born 1951), artist, writer and dean of California Institute of the Arts
- Thomas Lawson (military physician) (1789–1861), American military physician
- Thomas Lawson (botanist) (1630–1691), English botanist and Quaker
- E. Thomas Lawson, research scientist at the Institute of Cognition and Culture at Queen's University Belfast
- Thomas B. Lawson (1807–1888), American painter
- Thomas G. Lawson (1835–1912), U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Thomas J. Lawson (born 1957), Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces.
- Thomas R. Lawson, RPI Grand Marshal, 1897–1898
- Thomas W. Lawson (businessman) (1857–1925), American businessman and author
- William Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
- William Lawson (banker) (1772–1848), Scottish businessman and politician
- William Lawson (co-operator) (1836–1916), co-operator and agriculturalist
- William Lawson (explorer) (1774–1850), explorer of New South Wales, Australia
- William Lawson (priest) (c.1554–1635), English cleric and writer on gardening
- William Lawson (speedway rider) (born 1987), former Scottish speedway rider
Lawson as given name
- Lawson D. Franklin (1804–1861), American planter, slave trader and businessman
- Lawson Harvey (1856–1920), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Lawson Sabah (born 1997), Ghanaian footballer
- Lawson C. Tosh (born 1879), American politician from Maryland
- Lawson Wulsin (born 1951), a psychiatrist and author
- Lawson Wilkins, a Pediatric Endocrinologist. Founder of the world’s first pediatric endocrinology clinic based at Johns Hopkins
See also
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