# Dawn (name)

Dawn is a feminine given name. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is the first appearance of light, daybreak.
It is sometimes used as a name for Eos (Greek: Ἠώς), the Greek goddess of the dawn.

## People

* Dawn (Kim Hyo-jong, born 1994), South Korean rapper
* Dawn Birley (born 1977), Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
* Dawn Black (born 1943), politician in British Columbia, Canada
* Dawn Brancheau (1969–2010), SeaWorld trainer
* Dawn Butler (born 1969), British Labour Member of Parliament for Brent Central
* Dawn Burrell (born 1973), American long jumper
* Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
* Dawn Crosby (1963–1996) American Singer, was the former lead singer of the underground act Detente.
* Dawn Dumont, Canadian writer
* Dawn Ellerbe (born 1974), American hammer thrower
* Dawn Evelyn Paris (1918–1993), American actress
* Dawn Fitzpatrick, American investment and financial officer
* Dawn Frank, American biologist and academic administrator
* Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian champion swimmer
* Dawn French (born 1957), British comedian
* Dawn Hudson (born 1956), CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
* Dawn Langstroth (born 1979), Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
* Dawn Lake (1927–2006), Australian entertainer
* Dawnn Lewis (born 1961), American actress
* Dawn Lott, African-American mathematician
* Dawn Marie (born 1970), American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
* Dawn Mello (1931–2020), American fashion retail executive
* Dawn Moncrieffe (born 1968), Canadian athlete
* Dawn Penn (born 1952), Jamaican singer
* Dawn Porter (born 1979), British television presenter
* Dawn Powell (1896–1965), American writer of satirical novels
* Dawn Primarolo (born 1954), British Member of Parliament for Bristol South
* Dawn Olanick (1964–1982), American murder victim
* Dawn Olivieri (born 1981), American actress
* Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
* Dawn Angelique Richard (born 1983), member of the musical girl group Danity Kane
* Dawn Robinson (born 1968), former lead singer of supergroup En Vogue and Lucy Pearl
* Dawn Silva (born 1954), American funk vocalist
* Dawn Staley (born 1970), American basketball player and coach
* Dawn Steel (1946–1997), American film studio executive and producer
* Dawn Stern (born 1966), American actress
* Dawn Wells (1938–2020), American actress
* Dawn Walker, Australian politician
* Dawn Zulueta (born 1969), Filipina actress

## Fictional characters

* Dawn (Pokémon), female protagonist of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
* Dawn Green, the second victim of the serial killer on True Blood
* Dawn Schafer, a character in The Baby-sitters Club and California Diaries
* Dawn Summers, a character in the popular television and comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* Dawn Swann, a character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders
* Dawn Tinsley, the receptionist in the British situation comedy The Office
* Dawn Woods, a character in the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale
* Prairie Dawn, a muppet character in Sesame Street
* Dawn Harper, one of the titular characters in the Nickelodeon series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
* Dawn Betterman in The Croods
* Pink Dawn, a villain in Danger Mouse
* Dawn, a contestant on Total Drama: Revenge of the Island

## Surname

* Adria Dawn, American actress
* Dolly Dawn (born Theresa Stabile, 1916–2002), American singer
* Elizabeth Dawn (born Sylvia Butterfield, 1939–2017), British actress
* Jeff Dawn, American makeup artist
* Julie Dawn (born Juliana Mostosi, 1920–2000), English singer
* Marva Dawn (1948–2021), American theologian
* Pieretta Dawn (born 1994), English-writing Thai author

## Spacecraft

* Dawn (spacecraft), which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.