William Lawson

William Lawson may mean:
 William Lawson (banker) (1772–1848), businessman, office holder, justice of the peace and politician born in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
 William Lawson (co-operator) (1836-1916) co-operator and agriculturalist
 William Lawson (explorer) (1774–1850), explorer of New South Wales, Australia
William Lawson (speedway rider)
 B.J. Lawson, William "B.J." Lawson (born 1974), 2008 Republican Party nominee in North Carolina
 William Lawson (writer) (1875–1957), Australian poet