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, the Greek goddess of the dawn.
People
- Dawn, South Korean rapper
- Dawn Birley, Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
- Dawn Black, politician in British Columbia, Canada
- Dawn Brancheau, SeaWorld trainer
- Dawn Butler, British Labour Member of Parliament for Brent East
- Dawn Burrell, American long jumper
- Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
- Dawn Crosby American Singer, was the former lead singer of the underground act Détente.
- Dawn Dumont, Canadian writer
- Dawn Ellerbe, American hammer thrower
- Dawn Evelyn Paris, American actress
- Dawn Fitzpatrick, American investment and financial officer
- Dawn Frank, American biologist and academic administrator
- Dawn Fraser, Australian champion swimmer
- Dawn French, British comedian
- Dawn Hudson, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Dawn Kim, American rhythmic gymnast
- Dawn King, British playwright and screenwriter
- Dawn Langstroth, Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
- Dawn Lake, Australian entertainer
- Dawnn Lewis, American actress
- Dawn Lott, African-American mathematician
- Dawn Marie, American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
- Dawn Mello, American fashion retail executive
- Dawn Moncrieffe, Canadian athlete
- Dawn Penn, Jamaican singer
- Dawn Porter, British television presenter
- Dawn Powell, American writer of satirical novels
- Dawn Primarolo, British Member of Parliament for Bristol South
- Dawn Olanick, American murder victim
- Dawn Olivieri, American actress
- Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
- Dawn Angelique Richard, member of the musical girl group Danity Kane
- Dawn Robinson, former lead singer of supergroup En Vogue and Lucy Pearl
- Dawn M. Scott, British wildlife ecologist
- Dawn Silva, American funk vocalist
- Dawn Staley, American basketball player and coach
- Dawn Steel, American film studio executive and producer
- Dawn Stern, American actress
- Dawn Wells, American actress
- Dawn Walker, Australian politician
- Dawn Zulueta, Filipina actress
Fictional characters
- Dawn, a character from the 2025 film A Minecraft Movie
- 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''
Pokémon characters
- Dawn, character from the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl video game
- Dawn, character from Pokémon (TV series)
Surname
- Adria Dawn, American actress
- Dolly Dawn, American singer
- Elizabeth Dawn, British actress
- Jeff Dawn, American makeup artist
- Julie Dawn, English singer
- Marva Dawn, American theologian
- Pieretta Dawn, English-writing Thai author
Spacecraft
- Dawn (spacecraft), which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.