Dawes is a surname.

Notable people with the surname include

* Al-Amir Dawes (born 2001), American basketball player *

Albert Dawes Albert George Dawes (23 April 1907 – 23 June 1973) was an English professional association football, footballer who played for Northampton Town F.C., Northampton Town and Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace as a Forward (association football), ...

(1907–1973), English association footballer * Andrew Dawes (1940–2022), Canadian violinist * Belle Dawes (born 2001), Australian rules footballer * Beman Gates Dawes (1870–1953), politician and oil executive who served two terms as a Republican Congressman from Ohio * Caro Dawes (1866–1957) wife of Vice President Charles G. Dawes, second lady of the United States from 1925 to 1929 * Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951), banker, politician and 30th Vice President of the United States * Christie Dawes (born 1980), Australian wheelchair racer * Christopher Dawes (disambiguation), multiple people * David Dawes (born 1964), one of the founders of the XFree86 project * Dominique Dawes (born 1976), United States gymnast * Edward Dawes (1805–1856), British Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight 1851–1852 * Eva Dawes (1912–2009), Canadian track and field athlete * Fred Dawes (1911–1989), English association footballer * Henry L. Dawes (1816–1903), United States Senator of Massachusetts, who sponsored the Dawes Act * Henry May Dawes (1877–1952), American businessman and banker from a prominent Ohio family * Ian Dawes (born 1963), former professional footballer * James W. Dawes (1844–1918), Republican Nebraska politician best known as the sixth governor of Nebraska * John Dawes (1940–2021), Welsh rugby union player * Johnny Dawes (born 1964), British rock climber * Julian Dawes (born 1942), English composer * Karl Friedrich Griffin Dawes (1861–1941), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party * Kwame Dawes (born 1962), poet, actor, editor, critic, musician and professor of English at the University of South Carolina in Columbia * Marylou Dawes (1933–2013), Canadian pianist *

Melanie Dawes Dame Melanie Henrietta Dawes (born 9 March 1966) is a British economist and administrator. In February 2020 she was appointed Chief Executive of Ofcom. She was previously the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Loca ...

(born 1966), British economist and civil servant * Neville Dawes (1926–1984), novelist and poet born in Nigeria of Jamaican parentage *

Nigel Dawes Nigel Alexander Dawes (born February 9, 1985) is a Kazakh Canadian former professional ice-hockey winger. He played 212 games in 5 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Atlanta T ...

(born 1985), Canadian ice hockey left winger * Richard Dawes (disambiguation) * Rufus Dawes (1838–1899), U.S. military officer in the American Civil War * Rufus C. Dawes (1867–1940), American businessman from a prominent Ohio family * Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères (–1840), English-born adventuress best known as a mistress of Louis Henry II, Prince of Condé *

Thomas Dawes Thomas Dawes (August 5, 1731 – January 2, 1809) was a patriot who served as a Massachusetts militia colonel during the American Revolution and afterward assumed prominent positions in Massachusetts's government. His positions included members ...

(1731–1809), American soldier, colonel in the American Revolution * William Dawes (1745–1799), American activist in the American Revolution * William Dawes (bishop) (1671–1724), 3rd Baronet Dawes, bishop of Chester from 1708 to 1714 *

William Dawes (British Marines officer) William Nicolas Dawes (1762–1836) was an officer of the British Marines, an astronomer, engineer, botanist, surveyor, explorer, abolitionist, and colonial administrator. He traveled to New South Wales with the First Fleet on board . Early life ...

(1762–1836), Australian pioneer and scientist * William Rutter Dawes (1799–1868), British astronomer *

Zach Dawes Zachary Edwin Dawes (born July 2, 1985) is an American musician, producer, engineer, and technician, best known as the bassist for the bands Mini Mansions and The Last Shadow Puppets. He has also worked extensively with Brian Wilson, Lana Del Rey ...

(born 1985), American musician

Fictional characters

* George Dawes, a character from ''Shooting Stars'' portrayed by Matt Lucas * Marjorie Dawes, a character from ''Little Britain'' portrayed by Matt Lucas * Nancy Dawes, a character in the novel series ''The Baby-sitters Club'' and ''Baby-sitters Little Sister'' * Rachel Dawes, a character in the film ''Batman Begins''

Notable people with the surname include

Fictional characters

See also