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irishsurnames.com Notable persons with the surname include: * Ally Dawson (1958–2021), Scottish football manager * Aaron Dawson (born 1992), English footballer *

Abraham Dawson Abraham Dawson was an Irish-Canadian Anglican cleric. He was also a very prominent member of the Orange Order in Canada and member of a Canadian political family. He was born in Killyman, County Tyrone, on 29 July 1816. As a Christian preache ...

(1816–1884), Irish-Canadian Anglican cleric * Adrian Dawson (born 1971), British author * Aeneas Dawson (1810–1894), Scottish-Canadian priest and writer * Agnes Dawson (1873–1953), British politician and trade unionist * Alan Dawson (1929–1996), American drummer * Alex Dawson (1940–2020), Scottish football player * Alexander Dawson, New South Wales Government Architect, 1856–1862 * Alma Dawson, American scholar of librarianship *

Ambrose Dawson Ambrose Dawson (1707–1794) was an English physician. Life The son of William Dawson of Langcliff, Yorkshire, was born at Settle, Yorkshire. After education at Giggleswick School, he entered Christ's College, Cambridge in 1724, and graduated ...

(1707–1794), English physician * Anderson Dawson (1863–1910), Australian politician *

Andre Dawson Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson", is an American former professional baseball player and inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four different t ...

(born 1954), American baseball player *

Andy Dawson Andrew Stuart Dawson (born 20 October 1978) is an English former professional footballer and coach. He is part of the coaching staff at Hull City. As a player he was a defender from 1997 to 2015. Having left Nottingham Forest as a youngster ...

(born 1978), English footballer *

(born 1979), English footballer * Angela Dawson (died 2002), American community activist * Angela Dawson (born 1968), British canoer *

Anna Dawson Anna Dawson (born 27 July 1937) is an English actress and singer. Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Dawson spent part of her childhood in Tanganyika, where her father worked. She attended the Elmhurst Ballet School and after training at the Centra ...

(born 1937), English actress and singer * Anne Dawson, English academic and former broadcast journalist * Anne Dawson (1896–1989), British spy in occupied Belgium in WW1 *

Anthony Dawson Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's ''Dial M for Murder'' (1954) and ''Midnight Lace'' (1960), and playin ...

(1916–1992), Scottish actor *

Archibald Dawson Archibald C. Dawson ARSA (16 April 1892 – 15 April 1938) was a Scottish sculptor, specialising in architectural carving.Archie Owen Dawson Archie Owen Dawson (October 9, 1898 – August 3, 1964) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in Pomfret, Connecticut, Dawson received an Artium B ...

(1898–1964), American federal judge *

Artie Dawson Arthur Dawson (17 June 1891 – 17 July 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Aus ...

(1891–1982), Australian rules footballer *

Ashlé Dawson Ashlé Dawson (born 14 July 1984) is an American choreographer, director, and dancer from Long Island, New York. Career Profile Dawson was a Top 4 finalist on FOX's TV show '' So You Think You Can Dance'', after teaching for ten years. She ...

(born 1984), American choreographer, director, and dancer * Ashley Dawson, American author, activist and professor *

Barbara Dawson Barbara Dawson (born 26 April 1957) is an Irish author, editor, art historian, gallery director, and curator. She is curator of several art exhibitions including the works of notable artists such as Francis Bacon (2009). Dawson is the first fem ...

(born 1957), Irish art historian, museum gallery director, and curator * Beatrice Dawson (1908–1976), British costume designer *

Benjamin Dawson Benjamin Dawson (1729–1814) was an English minister, initially Presbyterian but then Anglican, and linguist. Life The sixth son of Eli Dawson, Presbyterian minister, and brother of the scholar Abraham Dawson, he was born at Halifax. In 1746 ...

(1729–1814), English minister and linguist *

Bernhard Dawson Bernhard Hildebrandt Dawson (September 21, 1890 – June 18, 1960) was a U.S.-born Argentine astronomer. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and earned a B.S. from the University of Michigan, 1916. From 1913 onward, he worked at the La Pl ...

(1890–1960), American-Argentinian astronomer *

Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn, (9 March 1864 – 7 March 1945) was a physician to the British Royal Family and President of the Royal College of Physicians from 1931 to 1937. He is known for his responsibility in the de ...

(1864–1945), British physician * Bess Phipps Dawson (1916–1994), American painter * Beth Dawson, American statistician *

Branden Dawson Branden James Dawson (born February 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League. A native of Gary, Indiana, he attended Lew Wallace High School and played college basketball for the Michigan ...

(born 1993), American basketball player * Brendon Dawson (born 1967), Zimbabwean rugby union footballer and coach * Brian Dawson (disambiguation) * Brigid Dawson, British musician *

Cameron Dawson Cameron Miles Dawson (born 7 July 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday. Club career Sheffield Wednesday Born in Sheffield, England, Dawson started his football career at Sheffield Wednesday, his boy ...

(born 1995), English football player * Carroll Dawson, American basketball assistant coach and general manager *

Casey Dawson Casey Dawson (born August 2, 2000) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Career During the 2021–22 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Dawson set the world record in the team pursuit with a time ...

(born 2000), American speed skater * Chad Dawson (born 1982), American boxer * Charles Dawson (disambiguation) *

Christopher Dawson Christopher Henry Dawson (12 October 188925 May 1970) was a British independent scholar, who wrote many books on cultural history and Christendom. Dawson has been called "the greatest English-speaking Catholic historian of the twentieth century ...

(1889–1970), British historian *

Clifton Dawson Clifton George Dawson (born October 8, 1983) is a former gridiron football running back. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Harvard. Dawson was also a member of the Cincinna ...

(born 1983), Canadian gridiron football player * Clive Dawson, British screenwriter * Coningsby Dawson (1883–1959), English-American novelist * Connor Dawson (born 1993), American baseball coach * Craig Dawson (born 1990), English footballer *

Curt Dawson Curt Dawson (December 5, 1939 – January 13, 1985) was an American stage and television actor. Early life Curt Dawson was born December 5, 1939, in Russell, Kansas. He graduated from Emporia State University in 1960, and attended the Royal ...

(1939–1985), American stage and television actor * Dale Dawson (born 1964), American football player * Dan Dawson (born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player * Daniel Dawson (born 1977), Australian kickboxer and boxer * Daryl Dawson (born 1933), Australian judge and naval officer * David Dawson (disambiguation) * Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator *

Dennis Dawson Dennis Dawson (born September 28, 1949) is a Canadian politician and administrator. Dawson is a retired Canadian Senator and former Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. He was first elected as an MP in 1977 at the age 27, and was ...

(born 1949), Canadian politician * Dermontti Dawson (born 1965), former American football player * Digger Dawson (1905–?), English professional footballer * Donald Dawson (1908–2005), American lawyer and presidential aide * Donald A. Dawson (born 1937), Canadian mathematician *

Duke Dawson Duke Dawson (born October 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida. Early years Dawson is from Cross City, Florida, and went to Dix ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Earl Dawson Earl Phillip Dawson (December 17, 1925March 28, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, politician and civil servant. He rose to prominence in Canadian hockey when he served as president of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association from 1 ...

(1925–1987), Canadian politician and ice hockey administrator * Eddie Dawson (1904–1979), English cricketer * Edgar Dawson (1931–2015), English rugby league footballer * Edgar Gilmer Dawson (1830–1883), American lawyer, planter, and major * Ellen Dawson (1900–1967), Scottish-American trade union activist *

Eric Dawson Eric Lamont Dawson (born July 7, 1984) is an American professional basketball player, who last played for the Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for McLennan CC and Midwestern State. Co ...

(born 1984), American basketball player * Eric E. Dawson (1937–2017), American politician *

Ernest Dawson Ernest Dawson (1 December 1882, in San Antonio, Texas – 15 November 1947, in Los Angeles) was an American antiquarian bookseller, small press publisher, mountain climber, and Sierra Club president. Ernest Dawson, born in Texas, moved in 1885 wit ...

(1882–1947), American antiquarian bookseller and Sierra Club president * Frances L. Dawson (1903–1995), American educator and politician *

Fred Dawson Frederick Thomas Dawson (April 26, 1884 – August 18, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, New York (1912–1916), Columbia University (1918–1919) ...

(1884–1965), American college sports coach * Geoffrey Dawson (1874–1944), British newspaper editor * George Dawson (disambiguation) * Geralyn Dawson, American romance novelist *

Gladys Dawson Gladys Dawson, later Gladys Woodruff, (1909-1993) was a British artist known as a painter and illustrator of children's books. Biography Dawson was born in Castleton in Rochdale and, after a private school education, she attended Heatherley' ...

(1909–1993), English artist *

Glen Dawson Glen Dawson may refer to: * Glen Dawson (athlete) (1906–1968), American steeplechase runner * Glen Dawson (mountaineer) (1912–2016), American mountaineer {{hndis, Dawson, Glen ...

(1906–1968), American steeplechase runner *

Glen Dawson Glen Dawson may refer to: * Glen Dawson (athlete) (1906–1968), American steeplechase runner * Glen Dawson (mountaineer) (1912–2016), American mountaineer {{hndis, Dawson, Glen ...

(1912–2016), American mountaineer * Greg Dawson (born 1950), American consumer rights columnist *

Hailey Dawson Hailey Dawson (born March 2, 2010) is an American girl who is the first person to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Born with Poland syndrome, she is missing three fingers on her right hand and has a ...

(born 2010), American record setter *

Henry Dawson (disambiguation) Henry Dawson may refer to: * Henry Dawson (cricketer) (1791–1889), amateur English cricketer * Henry Dawson (artist) (1811–1878), English landscape painter * Henry B. Dawson (1821–1889), English-born American historian * Henry Gordon Dawson ( ...

Hilton Dawson Thomas Hilton Dawson (born 30 September 1953) is a British politician who was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster and Wyre from 1997 until 2005. Dawson became the chairman of the North East Party in 2014, and was the pa ...

(born 1953), British politician * Horace Dawson (born 1926), American diplomat *

Jack Dawson (disambiguation) Jack Dawson may refer to: * Jack Dawson (Australian rules footballer) (1885–1964), Australian rules footballer * Jack Dawson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player * Jack Dawson (character), a fictional character in the 1997 film ''Titani ...

* Jaimie Dawson (born 1969), Canadian badminton player * James Dawson (disambiguation) *

Janet Dawson Janet Dawson MBE (born 1935) is an Australian artist who was a pioneer of abstract painting in Australia in the 1960s, having been introduced to abstraction during studies in England while she lived in Europe 1957–1960 She was also an accom ...

(born 1935), Australian artist * Joe or Joseph Dawson (disambiguation) * John Dawson (disambiguation) * Jonathan Dawson (1941–2013), Australian academic, filmmaker, film and literary critic and broadcaster * Keyunta Dawson (born 1985), American football player * Kimya Dawson (born 1972), American singer-songwriter * Lafayette Dawson (1839–1897), American lawyer and judge * Len Dawson (born 1935), American football player * Les Dawson (1931–1993), British comedian * Lynne Dawson (born 1956), English soprano * Mabel Dawson (1887–1965), Scottish artist *

Margaret Dawson Margaret Dawson ( – 16 February 1816), also known as Margaret Henderson, was a convict sentenced to transportation. She travelled on the '' Lady Penrhyn'' as a member of the First Fleet to establish a British colony in Australia. She had a lo ...

(1770–1816), convict on the First Fleet * Matt Dawson (born 1972), English rugby player * Michael Dawson (disambiguation) * Montagu Dawson (1919–2003), Royal Air Force officer *

Montague Dawson Montague Dawson RSMA, FRSA (1890–1973) was a British painter who was renowned as a maritime artist. His most famous paintings depict sailing ships, usually clippers or warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Life Montague Dawson was th ...

(1890–1973), maritime artist * Nicholas Mosby Dawson, Texas ranger, killed during the Dawson massacre *

Ossie Dawson Oswald Charles Dawson (1 September 1919 – 22 December 2008) was a South African cricketer who played in 9 Test matches, all against England, in the 1947 and 1948–49 series. He was a medium pace bowler and a useful late middle order bat ...

(1919–2008), South African cricketer * Peter Dawson (disambiguation) * Phil Dawson (born 1975), American football player * Phire Dawson, American model *

Portia Dawson Portia Dawson (born August 2, 1971) is an American film and television actress. Her first role was in Vanilla Ice's movie, ''Cool as Ice''. Her most notable television role was a recurring part on the 1990s sitcom ''Blossom'' as Anthony's girlfr ...

, American actress * Rachel Dawson (born 1985), American field hockey player * Rian Dawson, American drummer * Richard Dawson (disambiguation) * Robert Dawson (disambiguation) * Roger Dawson (born 1940), American jazz musician, composer, and DJ * Ronnie Dawson (born 1995), American baseball player * Ronnie Dawson (born 1932), Irish rugby player *

Rosario Dawson Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama '' Kids''. Her subsequent film roles include ''He Got Game'' (1998), ''Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), ''Men in Bl ...

(born 1979), American actress *

Roxann Dawson Roxann Dawson (née Caballero, born September 11, 1958), also credited as Roxann Biggs and Roxann Biggs-Dawson, is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as B'Elanna Torres on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager' ...

(born 1958), American actress and director * Sally Dawson (born 1955), American theoretical physicist * Sandra Dawson (disambiguation) * Scott Dawson (born 1984), American professional wrestler * Shane Dawson (born 1988), American comedian and actor *

Shawn Dawson Shawn Dawson ( he, שון דאוסון; born 12 December 1993) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He is the son of former basketball player Joe Dawson. He was named the Israel ...

(born 1993), Israeli basketball player *

Simon James Dawson Simon James Dawson (June 13, 1818 – October 30, 1902) was a Canadian civil engineer and politician. Career Born in Redhaven, Banffshire, Scotland, Dawson emigrated to Canada as a young man and began his career as an engineer. In 1857, ...

(1818–1902), Scottish-Canadian engineer and politician *

Smoky Dawson Smoky Dawson AM, MBE (19 March 191313 February 2008), born as Herbert Henry Brown, was an Australian Country, Western and folk performer, radio star, entertainer, and icon. He was widely touted as Australia's first singing cowboy complete w ...

(1913–2008), Australian singer and entertainer * Thomas Dawson (disambiguation) * Tommy Dawson (1901–1977), English footballer *

Trent Dawson Trent Ashley Dawson (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor, best known for his role as Henry Coleman on the soap opera ''As the World Turns''. Career Dawson was hired to play Henry Coleman on ''As the World Turns'' for just a few days in ...

(born 1971), American actor * Walt Dawson (born 1982), American Alzheimer's disease activist * Walter Dawson (1902–1994), British air chief marshal * William Dawson (disambiguation)

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*Ally Dawson from ''Austin & Ally'' *

Antonio Dawson Antonio Dawson, portrayed by Jon Seda, is a fictional character in the '' Chicago'' franchise and is a main character in '' Chicago P.D.'' and ''Chicago Justice''. He was introduced as a recurring character on '' Chicago Fire'' before the spin-o ...

, a character on the television series '' Chicago P.D.'' * Bella Dawson from ''Bella and the Bulldogs'' * Caroline Dawson, a character in the UK drama series '' Last Tango in Halifax'' * Dudley "Booger" Dawson, a character in the '' Revenge of the Nerds'' franchise *Eddie Dawson, of '' Monk Dawson'' and the film adaptation '' Monk Dawson'' *Frank Dawson, a character in the 1959–1960 syndicated TV series ''

This Man Dawson ''This Man Dawson'' is a syndicated drama television series that was broadcast during 1959-60, starring Keith Andes as a former United States Marine Corps colonel hired to clean up police corruption in an undisclosed American city. The series ...

'' *Frank Dawson, a character in the 2013 American black comedy crime film '' Life of Crime'' * Jack Dawson, the lead character from the 1997 film ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unite ...

'' * Joe Dawson, a character on the TV show '' Highlander'' * J.M. Dawson, a character in '' The Adventures of Tintin'' comic series adventure '' The Blue Lotus'' *Margaret "Mickey" Dawson, a character played by

Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Since her career ...

in the 2013 American black comedy crime film '' Life of Crime'' *

Michael Dawson Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

, a character on the TV show ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography * Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland *Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' * Monica Dawson, a character on the TV show '' Heroes'' *Polly Dawson, a character in the TV sitcom ''

Soap Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping. In industrial settings, soaps are us ...

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