Lawton (surname)

Lawton is a surname, and may refer to:

• Alexander Lawton , a division commander in the American Civil War
• April Lawton, musician and graphic designer
• Barbara Lawton, American politician
• Ben Lawton, American surgeon and healthcare activist
• Charlwood Lawton, radical British lawyer turned Jacobite
• Harold Lawton, British scholar
• Harry Lawton, American author and novelist
• Henry Ware Lawton, US Army officer
• J. F. Lawton, American writer, producer and director
• Jimmy Lawton, English footballer
• John Lawton (scientist), British scientist and chair of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
• John Lawton (musician), British rock and roll singer
• Matt Lawton, American baseball player
• Russ Lawton, American drummer
• Samuel T. Lawton, US Major General
• Scott Lawton (conductor), American conductor
• Stefanie Lawton, Canadian curler
• Tommy Lawton, English footballer
• Captain Wilbur Lawton, pseudonym of author John Henry Goldfrap

See also

• Laughton