William Dawson

William Dawson may refer to:

Politicians

• William Johnston Dawson (died 1798), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
• William L. Dawson (politician) (1886–1970), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• William M. O. Dawson, Governor of West Virginia
• William Dawson (diplomat) (1885–1972), career United States diplomat
• William A. Dawson (1903–1981), U.S. Representative from Utah
• William Crosby Dawson (1798–1856), United States Senator from Georgia
• William Curran Dawson (born 1818), Alabama politician, soldier
• William Dawson (Missouri) (1848–1929), U.S. Representative from Missouri
• William Dawson (mayor), mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota
• William McDonell Dawson (1822–1890), member of the Legislative Assembly for Canada East
• William Dawson (New Zealand) (1852-1923), New Zealand politician for Dunedin Suburbs

Other people

• William Dawson (college president) (1704?–1752), second president of the College of William & Mary
• William Dawson (cricketer), first class cricketer who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
• William Dawson (ornithologist), American ornithologist
• William "Red" Dawson (born 1943), American football player
• William Harbutt Dawson (1860–1948), British writer
• William James Dawson (1854–?), English clergyman and author
• William L. Dawson (composer) (1899–1990), African-American composer

See also

• John William Dawson (1820–1899), Canadian geologist and Principal of McGill University
• Bill Dawson (disambiguation)