Rawson (surname)
Rawson and Raws are surnames. Notable people and characters with the surnames include:
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A
- Albert Rawson, English footballer
- Amán Rawson, American-Argentine physician and merchant
- Anna Rawson, Australian professional golfer and model
- Arturo Rawson, Argentine army officer and de facto president
C
- Carlos Rawson, Argentine equestrian
- Charles A. Rawson, unelected US Senator from Iowa for nine months in 1922
- Christopher Rawson, American writer, university teacher and theater critic
- Clayton Rawson, American mystery writer, editor, and amateur magician
- Sir Alfred Cooper Rawson, British businessman and Conservative Party MP
D
- Don Rawson, Australian rules footballer with Footscray
- Donald Strathearn Rawson, Canadian limnologist
E
- Edward Rawson (disambiguation), several people
- Elizabeth Rawson, classical scholar and historian
- Elvira Rawson, Argentine suffragist and medico
F
- Farrend Rawson, English footballer with Derby County
- Franklin Rawson, Argentine painter
G
- Major-General Geoffrey Rawson, British Army officer and cricketer
- George Rawson, English lawyer, hymnwriter and Congregationalist
- Guillermo Rawson, 19th century Argentine politician
H
- Harry Rawson, British admiral oversaw Benin Expedition of 1897
- Herbert Rawson, English footballer
J
- James Rawson, British Paralympic table tennis player
- Jane Rawson, Australian writer and environmentalist
- Dame Jessica Rawson, English art historian, curator and academic administrator
- John Rawson, 1st Viscount Clontarf, English-born statesman in Ireland
M
- Marion Nicholl Rawson, author, illustrator, artist and lecturer
- Mary Rawson, American actress
- Mary Anne Rawson, abolitionist
- Mike Rawson British Olympic track and field athlete
N
- Norman Rawson, Canadian politician
P
- Peter Rawson, Zimbabwean cricketer
R
- Ray Rawson, Republican member of the Nevada State Senate
- Rawson W. Rawson, British government official and statistician
- Rebecca Rawson, heroine of Leaves from Margaret Smith's Journal by John G. Whittier
- Richard Rawson (disambiguation), several people:
- Roger Rawson, American teacher and politician from Utah
- Ronald Rawson, British heavyweight boxer of the 1920s
- Roy Rawson, Australian politician
S
- Stratton Rawson, independent film producer, screenwriter and music critic
W
- Wilhelmina Rawson, Australian author and authority on culinary and domestic practices
- William Rawson, amateur footballer who played for England
- William H. Rawson, American Republican Party politician from New Jersey
Z
- Z. B. Rawson, American politician in the state of Washington
- John Garrard Raws, Baptist minister in England and Australia