# Lawson (name)

Lawson is an English and Scottish surname that may sometimes also be a given name.

## Creative professionals
### Actors

* Ben Lawson (born 1980), Australian actor
* Bianca Lawson, American actress
* Charles Lawson, Belfast actor
* Denis Lawson, Scottish actor
* Jayme Lawson, American actress
* Maggie Lawson, American actress
* The Lawson family (Ted, Joan, Vicki, Jamie), a fictional family from Small Wonder (TV series)

### Artists

* Adelaide Lawson (1889–1986), American artist
* Cecil Gordon Lawson, English landscape painter
* Louise Lawson (1860s–1899), American sculptor
* Nigella Lawson (born 1960), British writer and cook
* Jim Lawson (comics) (born 1960), American comic book artist
* Jordan Lawson, actor and musician from The Flys (US band)
* Kenneth Lawson (artist) (1920–2008), English artist and set designer

### Journalists

* Dominic Lawson, British journalist; brother of Nigella, son of Nigel
* Mark Lawson, British journalist, broadcaster and author
* Neal Lawson, British political commentator and writer
* Sylvia Lawson (1932–2017), Australian journalist, academic and author
* W. R. Lawson William Ramage Lawson (1840–1922), British journalist, economics writer

### Writers

* Henry Lawson, Australian writer and poet
* Joan Lawson (1907–2002), English ballet dancer and writer
* Louisa Lawson, Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, feminist, and mother of Henry Lawson
* Shayla Lawson, American writer and poet
* Will Lawson (1876—1957), Australian writer and poet

## Educators

* Abercrombie Lawson (1870–1927), Canadian-born professor of botany in Australia
* Andrew Lawson, professor of geology, University of California, author of report on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

## Politicians

* Al Lawson, Florida state senator
* B. J. Lawson (William Lawson, born 1974), 2008 Republican Party nominee in North Carolina
* James Earl Lawson (politician) (1891–1950), Canadian politician and lawyer
* Harry Lawson (politician) (1875–1952), premier of Victoria, Australia
* Jack Lawson (1881–1965), British trade unionist and Labour politician
* Nigel Lawson (1932–2023), British Conservative politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983–1989
* Peter Lawson (politician), Canadian Member of Parliament
* Ray Lawson, Canadian industrialist, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
* Iver Lawson (publisher) (1821–1871), Illinois publisher politician
* Terra Lawson-Remer, American politician, economist, and professor
* Tom Lawson, Green Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election#Tom Lawson (Prince Edward—Hastings)
* Valarie Lawson (born 1966), American politician

## Scientists

* H. Blaine Lawson, American mathematician
* Harry John Lawson, British engineer and motor industry pioneer
* Isaac Lawson (died 1747), Scottish physician, friend of Linnaeus
* Marmaduke Alexander Lawson (1840–1896), British botanist
* Todd Lawson, professor of Islamic thought

## Sportspeople

* Alex Lawson, American tennis player
* Bob Lawson, American baseball player
* Carl Lawson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
* Dedric Lawson (born 1997), American basketball player
* Dillon Lawson, American baseball coach
* Eddie Lawson, motorcycle racer
* Henry Lawson (cricketer) (1865–1941), New Zealand cricketer
* Jermaine Lawson, West Indian Test Cricketer
* Jim Lawson (American football) (1902–1989), college and professional football player
* Jim Lawson (sports executive), Canadian businessman and lawyer, with Canadian Football League and Jockey Club of Canada
* Jimmy Lawson (English footballer) (born 1947), English professional footballer
* Jimmy Lawson (Scottish footballer) (1886–1962), with Dundee FC, later golfer in the USA
* Kara Lawson (born 1981), American basketball player and television analyst, assistant coach for the Boston Celtics
* Liam Lawson (born 2002), New Zealand racing driver
* Patricia Lawson (1929–2019), Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach
* Peter Lawson (cricketer) (born 1981), English cricket player
* Tom Lawson (ice hockey) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ty Lawson (born 1987), American professional basketball player

## Other

* Alfred Lawson, 20th century American aviator, reformer, utopian and religious leader
* Charlie Lawson, responsible for Murder of the Lawson family
* Gaines Lawson, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
* Kenneth Lawson, law professor and former lawyer
* Len Lawson (1927–2003), Australian comic book creator, rapist and murderer
* Louise M. Lawson (1855–1951), American temperance activist
* Theresa Lawson (1951–2014), Australian convicted of embezzlement

### Similar names

* Edward Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * Edward C. Lawson, African-American civil rights activist
   * Edward M. Lawson, Canadian senator
   * Ellie Lawson, UK Singer Songwriter
* Geoff Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * Geoff Lawson (cricketer) (born 1957), Australian cricketer
   * Geoff Lawson (designer) (1944–1999), British car designer
* James Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * James Lawson (activist) (born 1928), nonviolence tactician in the American Civil Rights Movement
   * James Lawson (Australian doctor) (born 1934), Australian public health doctor and scientist
   * James Lawson (footballer) (born 1987), English professional footballer
   * James Lawson (swimmer) (born 1995), Zimbabwean swimmer
   * James Anthony Lawson (1817–1887), judge of Queen's Bench, Ireland
   * Earl Lawson (politician), Canadian Member of Parliament
   * James Gilchrist Lawson (1874–1946), British Christian author and compiler
   * James Lawson Drummond (1783–1853), Irish physician, naturalist and botanist
   * James Rupert Lawson (1918–1985), American anti-Imperialist activist and black nationalist
   * James Raymond Lawson (1915–1996), African-American physicist and president of Fisk University
* Jeff Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * Jeff Lawson, co-founder of distributed.net
   * Jeff Lawson, co-founder and CEO of twilio
   * Jeff Lawson (footballer) (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
* Jerry Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * Jerry Lawson (engineer) (1940–2011), American electronic engineer
   * Jerry Lawson (musician) (1944–2019), American singer and music producer
   * Jerry Lawson (runner) (born 1966), American long-distance runner
* John Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * John Lawson (Australian politician) (1897–1956)
   * John Lawson (Australian rules footballer) (1883–1958), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood, St Kilda and Richmond
   * John Lawson (children's author) (1923–1993), also known as John S. "Jack" Lawson, of New York and Virginia
   * John Lawson (cyclist) (1872–1902), Swedish cycling champion
   * John Lawson (explorer) (1674–1711), English explorer in colony of North Carolina
   * John Lawson (footballer) (1925–1990), English footballer
   * John Lawson (naval officer) (c. 1615–1665), English Naval Officer and Republican
   * John Lawson (Medal of Honor) (1837–1919), U.S. Navy sailor
   * John D. Lawson (politician) (1816–1896), U.S. Representative from New York
   * John D. Lawson (scientist) (1923–2008), British plasma physicist, developed Lawson criterion
   * John Howard Lawson (1894–1977), American writer
   * Sir John Grant Lawson, 1st Baronet (1856–1919), British Unionist politician
   * John K. Lawson (1886–1941), Senior Canadian officer during the Battle of Hong Kong, World War II
   * John K. Lawson (artist) (born 1962), British-American artist
   * John Parker Lawson (died 1852), clergyman of the Episcopal Church of Scotland and historian
   * John R. Lawson (died 1945), Colorado union leader
   * John W. Lawson (1837–1905), U.S. Representative from Virginia
* Joseph Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * Joseph Lawson (cricketer) (1893–1969), English cricketer who played one first-class match for Gloucestershire
   * Joseph Lawson (trainer) (1881–1964), British racehorse trainer
   * Joseph William Lawson (1844–1920), English organist and composer
* Paul Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * Paul Lawson (boxer) (born 1966), British boxer
   * Paul Lawson (footballer) (born 1984), Scottish footballer
   * Paul M. Lawson (1914–1988), American politician
* Robert Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * Robert Lawson (architect), 19th century New Zealand architect
   * Robert Lawson (author), writer and illustrator
   * Robert D. Lawson (1926–2015), American nuclear scientist
* Thomas Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * Thomas Lawson, fullback for the 2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
   * Thomas Lawson (artist) (born 1951), artist, writer and dean of California Institute of the Arts
   * Thomas Lawson (military physician) (1789–1861), American military physician
   * Thomas Lawson (botanist) (1630–1691), English botanist and Quaker
   * E. Thomas Lawson, research scientist at the Institute of Cognition and Culture at Queen's University Belfast
   * Thomas B. Lawson (1807–1888), American painter
   * Thomas G. Lawson (1835–1912), U.S. Representative from Georgia
   * Thomas J. Lawson (born 1957), Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces.
   * Thomas R. Lawson, on List of RPI Grand Marshals, 1897–1898
   * Thomas W. Lawson (businessman) (1857–1925), American businessman and author
* William Lawson (disambiguation), several people, including
   * William Lawson (banker) (1772–1848), Scottish businessman and politician
   * William Lawson (co-operator) (1836–1916), co-operator and agriculturalist
   * William Lawson (explorer) (1774–1850), explorer of New South Wales, Australia
   * William Lawson (priest) (c.1554–1635), English cleric and writer on gardening
   * William Lawson (speedway rider) (born 1987), Scottish speedway rider

## Lawson as given name

* Lawson D. Franklin (1804–1861), American planter, slave trader and businessman
* Lawson Harvey (1856–1920), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
* Lawson Sabah (born 1997), Ghanaian footballer
* Lawson C. Tosh (born 1879), American politician from Maryland
* Lawson Wulsin (born 1951), a psychiatrist and author
* Lawson Wilkins, pediatric endocrinologist; founded clinic based at Johns Hopkins