<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Dawson in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Dawson in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> Dawson is an English surname . Notable persons with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Aaron Dawson (born 1992), English footballer </Li> <Li> Abraham Dawson (1816--1884), Irish - Canadian Anglican cleric </Li> <Li> Adrian Dawson (born 1971), British author </Li> <Li> Aeneas Dawson (1810--1894), Scottish - Canadian priest and writer </Li> <Li> Agnes Dawson (1873--1953), British politician and trade unionist </Li> <Li> Alan Dawson (1929--1996), American drummer </Li> <Li> Alex Dawson (born 1940), Scottish football player </Li> <Li> Alexander Dawson (MP) (c. 1771--1831), MP for County Louth 1826--1831 </Li> <Li> Alexander Dawson (architect), New South Wales Government Architect 1856--1862 </Li> <Li> Alma Dawson, American scholar of librarianship </Li> <Li> Ambrose Dawson (1707--1794), English physician </Li> <Li> Anderson Dawson (1863--1910), Australian politician </Li> <Li> Andre Dawson (born 1954), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Andy Dawson (born 1978), English footballer </Li> <Li> Andy Dawson (footballer, born 1979) (born 1979), English footballer </Li> <Li> Angela Dawson (died 2002), American community activist </Li> <Li> Angela Dawson (canoeist) (born 1968), British canoer </Li> <Li> Anna Dawson (born 1937), English actress and singer </Li> <Li> Anne Dawson, British academic, broadcast journalist and television presenter </Li> <Li> Anthony Dawson (1916--1992), Scottish actor </Li> <Li> Archibald Dawson (1892--1938), Scottish sculptor </Li> <Li> Archie Owen Dawson (1898--1964), American federal judge </Li> <Li> Artie Dawson (1891--1982), Australian rules footballer </Li> <Li> Ashlé Dawson, American choreographer, director, and dancer </Li> <Li> Ashley Dawson, American author, activist and professor </Li> <Li> Beatrice Dawson (1908--1976), British costume designer </Li> <Li> Benjamin Dawson (1729--1814), English minister and linguist </Li> <Li> Bernhard Dawson (1890--1960), American - Argentinian astronomer </Li> <Li> Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn (1864--1945), British physician </Li> <Li> Bess Phipps Dawson (1916--1994), American painter </Li> <Li> Branden Dawson (born 1993), American basketball player </Li> <Li> Brendon Dawson (born 1967), Zimbabwean rugby union footballer and coach </Li> <Li> Brian Dawson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Brigid Dawson, British musician </Li> <Li> Cameron Dawson (born 1995), English football player </Li> <Li> Carroll Dawson, American basketball assistant coach and general manager </Li> <Li> Chad Dawson (born 1982), American boxer </Li> <Li> Charles Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> Charles Dawson (1864--1916), British archaeologist </Li> <Li> Charles B. Dawson, American politician from California </Li> <Li> Charles Eric Dawson (1922--1993), Canadian - American ichthyologist </Li> <Li> Charles I. Dawson (1881--1969), American federal judge from Kentucky </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Christopher Dawson (1889--1970), British historian </Li> <Li> Clifton Dawson (born 1983), Canadian gridiron football player </Li> <Li> Clive Dawson, British screenwriter </Li> <Li> Coningsby Dawson (1883--1959), English - American novelist </Li> <Li> Craig Dawson (born 1990), English footballer </Li> <Li> Dale Dawson (born 1964), American football player </Li> <Li> Dan Dawson (born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player </Li> <Li> Daniel Dawson (born 1977), Australian kickboxer and boxer </Li> <Li> Daryl Dawson (born 1933), Australian judge and naval officer </Li> <Li> David Dawson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Dawson Dawson - Walker (1868--1934), British clergyman, classicist, theologian and academic </Li> <Li> Dennis Dawson (born 1949), Canadian politician </Li> <Li> Dermontti Dawson (born 1965), former American football player </Li> <Li> Digger Dawson (1905--?), English professional footballer </Li> <Li> Donald Andrew Dawson (born 1937), Canadian mathematician </Li> <Li> Donald Shelton Dawson (1908--2005), American lawyer and Presidential aide </Li> <Li> Eddie Dawson (1904--1979), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Edgar Dawson (rugby league) (1931--2015), English rugby league footballer </Li> <Li> Edgar Gilmer Dawson (1830--1883), American lawyer, planter, and major </Li> <Li> Ellen Dawson (1900--1967), Scottish - American trade union activist </Li> <Li> Eric Dawson (born 1984), American basketball player </Li> <Li> Fred Dawson (1884--1965), American college sports coach </Li> <Li> Geoffrey Dawson (1874--1944), British newspaper editor </Li> <Li> George Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> George Dawson (author) (1898--2001), American author </Li> <Li> George Dawson (preacher) (1821--1876), English preacher </Li> <Li> George Mercer Dawson (1849--1901), Canadian geologist </Li> <Li> George Oscar Dawson (1825--1865), American politician and soldier </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Geralyn Dawson, American romance novelist </Li> <Li> Glen Dawson (athlete) (1906--1968), American steeplechase runner </Li> <Li> Glen Dawson (mountaineer) (1912--2016), American mountaineer </Li> <Li> Greg Dawson (born 1950), American consumer rights columnist </Li> <Li> Henry Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> Henry Dawson (cricketer) (1791--1889), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Henry Dawson (artist) (1811--1878), English painter </Li> <Li> Henry B. Dawson (1821--1889), American historian </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Hilton Dawson (born 1953), British politician </Li> <Li> Horace Dawson (born 1926), American diplomat </Li> <Li> Jaimie Dawson (born 1969), Canadian badminton player </Li> <Li> James Dawson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Janet Dawson (born 1935), Australian artist </Li> <Li> Joe or Joseph Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> Joe Dawson (racing driver) (1889--1946), American race car driver </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> John Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> John William Dawson (1820--1899), Canadian geologist and paleobotanist </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Jonathan Dawson (1941--2013), Australian academic, filmmaker, film and literary critic and broadcaster </Li> <Li> Jonathan Dawson (footballer), English footballer </Li> <Li> Joy Dawson, American missionary and intercessor </Li> <Li> Kimya Dawson (born 1972), American singer - songwriter </Li> <Li> Len Dawson (born 1935), American football player </Li> <Li> Les Dawson (1931--1993), British comedian </Li> <Li> Lynne Dawson (born 1956), English soprano </Li> <Li> Margaret Dawson (1770--1816), one of Australia's "founding mothers" </Li> <Li> Matt Dawson (born 1972), English rugby player </Li> <Li> Michael Dawson (disambiguation), various, including: <Ul> <Li> Michael Dawson (footballer) (born 1983), English football player </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Montagu Dawson (1919--2003), RAF officer </Li> <Li> Montague Dawson (1890--1973), maritime artist </Li> <Li> Nicholas Mosby Dawson, Texas Ranger killed during the Dawson massacre, after whom it was named </Li> <Li> Ossie Dawson (1919--2008), South African cricketer </Li> <Li> Peter Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> Peter Dawson (bass - baritone) (1882--1961), Australian singer </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Phil Dawson (born 1975), American football player </Li> <Li> Phire Dawson, American model </Li> <Li> Portia Dawson, American actress </Li> <Li> Rachel Dawson (born 1985), American field hockey player </Li> <Li> Rian Dawson, American drummer </Li> <Li> Richard Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> Richard Dawson (1932--2012), British - American actor, comedian, and a game show host </Li> <Li> Richard Dawson (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Richard C. Dawson, English thoroughbred horse trainer </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Robert Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> Robert Dawson (wrestler) (born 1963), Canadian wrestler </Li> <Li> Robert Peel Dawson (1818--1877), Irish politician </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Roger Dawson (born 1940), American jazz musician, composer, and DJ </Li> <Li> Ronnie Dawson (rugby union) (born 1932), Irish rugby player </Li> <Li> Rosario Dawson (born 1979), American actress </Li> <Li> Roxann Dawson (born 1958), American actress and director </Li> <Li> Sandra Dawson (born 1946), British social scientist and academic </Li> <Li> Shane Dawson (born 1988), American comedian and actor </Li> <Li> Shawn Dawson (born 1993), Israeli basketball player </Li> <Li> Simon James Dawson (1818--1902), Scottish - Canadian engineer and politician </Li> <Li> Smoky Dawson (1913--2008), Australian singer and entertainer </Li> <Li> Thomas Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> Thomas Dawson (soldier) (1784--1846), American politician and soldier </Li> <Li> Thomas Rayner Dawson (1889--1951), British chess problemist </Li> <Li> Tommy Dawson (footballer, born 1901) (1901--1977), English footballer </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Trent Dawson (born 1971), American actor </Li> <Li> Walt Dawson (born 1982), American Alzheimer's disease activist </Li> <Li> Walter Dawson (RAF officer) (1902--1994), British air chief marshal </Li> <Li> William Dawson (disambiguation) <Ul> <Li> William Curran Dawson (1818--?), Alabama politician and soldier </Li> <Li> William Crosby Dawson (1798--1856), American politician </Li> <Li> William James Dawson (1854--?), English clergyman and author </Li> <Li> William L. Dawson (politician) (1886--1970), American politician </Li> <Li> William L. Dawson (composer) (1899--1990), composer </Li> <Li> William M.O. Dawson (1853--1916), American politician, Governor of West Virginia </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>

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