Hawes is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Politicians
edit- Albert Gallatin Hawes, 19th-century U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- Aylett Hawes, 19th-century American politician and planter from Virginia
- Aylett Hawes Buckner, 19th-century U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Sir Benjamin Hawes, 19th-century British Whig politician, known in UK parliament as "Hawes the Soap-Boiler"
- Harry Bartow Hawes, 20th-century Democratic member of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate from Missouri
- Richard Hawes, 19th-century United States Representative from Kentucky and second Confederate Governor of Kentucky
- William Hawes (miller), business owner and member of the Maine House of Representatives
Directors
edit- James Hawes, the director and producer
- Stanley Gilbert Hawes, documentary film producer and director
Authors
edit- Charles Boardman Hawes
- James Hawes (author), British novelist
- Louise Hawes
- Mary Jane Holmes
- Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune, wrote under the penname Marion Harland
- Peter Hawes, New Zealand playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter
- Stephen Hawes, English poet during the Tudor period
Sportspeople
edit- Ben Hawes, English field hockey player
- Emma Jean Hawes, American bridge player
- Matthew Hawes, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- Spencer Hawes, American basketball player
- Steven Sherburne Hawes, American basketball player
Musicians
edit- Hampton Hawes, African American jazz pianist
- Patrick Hawes, British composer
- William Hawes (composer), English musician
American soldiers
edit- James Morrison Hawes, 19th century brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
- Richard Ellington Hawes, 20th century United States naval officer
Other people
edit- Harriet Boyd-Hawes, pioneering American archaeologist, nurse and relief worker
- Jason Conrad Hawes, co-founder of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), based in Warwick, Rhode Island
- Monsignor John Hawes, architect and priest
- Keeley Hawes, English actress
- Rodney A. Hawes, Jr., American business executive and philanthropist.