Lawson (name)
Lawson is often a surname that may sometimes also be a given name.
People surnamed Lawson
- Abercrombie Lawson (1870–1927), Canadian-born professor of Botany in Australia
- Alfred Lawson, 20th century American aviator, reformer, utopian and religious leader
- Alfred Lawson, Jr., Florida state senator (2001 - present)
- Andrew Lawson, Professor of Geology
- Ben Lawson, Australian actor
- Bianca Lawson, American actress
- Bob Lawson, American baseball player
- Cecil Gordon Lawson, English landscape painter
- Charles Lawson, Belfast actor
- Denis Lawson, Scottish actor
- Dominic Lawson, British journalist; brother of Nigella, son of Nigel
- Eddie Lawson, Motorcycle racer
- Edward C. Lawson, African-American civil rights activist
- Edward M. Lawson, Canadian senator
- Gaines Lawson, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Harry John Lawson, British engineer and motor industry pioneer
- Henry Lawson, Australian writer and poet
- James Lawson (American activist), civil rights activist
- James Earl Lawson, Canadian Member of Parliament
- Jermaine Lawson, West Indian Test Cricketer
- Jim Lawson (American football), American football player
- John Lawson (explorer), naturalist and explorer
- John Lawson (Naval Officer), 17th century naval officer and republican
- John D. Lawson (scientist), plasma physicist, best known for the Lawson criterion
- Joseph Lawson (trainer), British racehorse trainer
- Len Lawson (1927-2003), Australian comic book creator, rapist and murderer
- Maggie Lawson, American actress
- Mark Lawson, British journalist, broadcaster and author
- Mark William Lawson, Pornography Historian
- Neal Lawson, British political commentator and writer
- Nigel Lawson, British Conservative politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983-1989
- Nigella Lawson, writer and cook.
- Peter Lawson, Canadian Member of Parliament
- Ray Lawson, Canadian industrialist, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Robert Lawson (architect), eminent 19th century New Zealand architect
- Robert Lawson (author), writer and illustrator
- Will Lawson, Australian writer and poet, not related to Henry Lawson
- William Lawson, one of a trio of explorers who discovered a route across the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia
- William Lawson (banker), one of the founders of Scotiabank, served as first president
Lawson as given name
- Lawson Wulsin, a psychiatrist and author
- Lawson Tanner, an Australian actor.
See also
- Lawson (disambiguation)