Rawson (surname)

Rawson and Raws are surnames. Notable people and characters with the surnames include:

Rawson

## A

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* Albert Rawson (1900–1949), English footballer
* Amán Rawson (1792–1847), American-Argentine physician and merchant
* Anna Rawson (born 1981), Australian professional golfer and model
* Arturo Rawson (1885–1952), Argentine army officer and de facto president

## C

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* Carlos Rawson (born 1946), Argentine equestrian
* Charles A. Rawson (1867–1936), unelected US Senator from Iowa for nine months in 1922
* Christopher Rawson (born Christopher Comstock Hart), American writer, university teacher and theater critic
* Clayton Rawson (1906–1971), American mystery writer, editor, and amateur magician
* Sir Alfred Cooper Rawson (1876–1946), British businessman and Conservative Party MP

## D

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* Don Rawson (born 1937), Australian rules footballer with Footscray
* Donald Strathearn Rawson (1905–1961), Canadian limnologist

## E

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* Edward Rawson (disambiguation), several people

* Edward Rawson (businessman) (1818–1893), businessman in Atlanta, Georgia
* Edward Rawson (politician) (1615–1693), pioneer of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Father of Rebecca Rawson.

* Elizabeth Rawson (1934–1988), classical scholar and historian
* Elvira Rawson (1867–1954), Argentine suffragist and medico

## F

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* Farrend Rawson (born 1996), English footballer with Derby County
* Franklin Rawson (c. 1819–1871), Argentine painter

## G

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* Major-General Geoffrey Rawson (1887–1979), British Army officer and cricketer
* George Rawson (1807–1889), English lawyer, hymnwriter and Congregationalist
* Guillermo Rawson, 19th century Argentine politician

## H

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* Harry Rawson (1843–1910), British admiral oversaw Benin Expedition of 1897
* Herbert Rawson (1852–1924), English footballer

## J

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* James Rawson (born 1965), British Paralympic table tennis player
* Jane Rawson, Australian writer and environmentalist
* Dame Jessica Rawson (born 1943), English art historian, curator and academic administrator
* John Rawson, 1st Viscount Clontarf (c. 1470–1547), English-born statesman in Ireland

## M

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* Marion Nicholl Rawson (1878–1956), author, illustrator, artist and lecturer
* Mary Rawson, American actress
* Mary Anne Rawson (1801–1887), abolitionist
* Mike Rawson (1934–2000) British Olympic track and field athlete

## N

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* Norman Rawson, Canadian politician

## P

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* Peter Rawson (born 1957), Zimbabwean cricketer

## R

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* Ray Rawson (born 1940), Republican member of the Nevada State Senate
* Rawson W. Rawson (1812–1899), British government official and statistician
* Rebecca Rawson (1656–1692), heroine of Leaves from Margaret Smith's Journal (1849) by John G. Whittier
* Richard Rawson (disambiguation), several people:

* Richard Rawson, aka Fazer (rapper), English rapper and DJ with N-Dubz
* Richard Hamilton Rawson (1863–1918), British Member of Parliament
* Richard Rawson (fl. 1475–1485), father of John Rawson, 1st Viscount Clontarf
* Richard Rawson, Sheriff of London in 1477
* Richard Rawson (priest) (died 1543), Archdeacon of Essex and Canon of Windsor

* Roger Rawson (1939–2009), American teacher and politician from Utah
* Ronald Rawson, British heavyweight boxer of the 1920s
* Roy Rawson (1898–1971), Australian politician

## S

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* Stratton Rawson, independent film producer, screenwriter and music critic

## W

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* Wilhelmina Rawson (1851–1933), Australian author and authority on culinary and domestic practices
* William Rawson (1854–1932), amateur footballer who played for England
* William H. Rawson (1892–1957), American Republican Party politician from New Jersey

## Z

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* Z. B. Rawson (1858–1928), American politician in the state of Washington

Raws

* John Garrard Raws (1851–1929), Baptist minister in England and Australia

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Rawson.
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