Dawn (name)

Dawn is a mostly feminine given name, although it can be used as a masculine given name as well. 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 (Greek: Ἠώς), the Greek goddess of the dawn.

People

 * Dawn (Kim Hyo-jong, born 1994), South Korean rapper
 * Dawn Birley (born 1977), Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
 * Dawn Black (born 1943), politician in British Columbia, Canada
 * Dawn Brancheau (1969–2010), SeaWorld trainer
 * Dawn Butler (born 1969), British Labour Member of Parliament for Brent Central
 * Dawn Burrell (born 1973), American long jumper
 * Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
 * Dawn Crosby (1963–1996) American Singer, was the former lead singer of the underground act Detente.
 * Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator
 * Dawn Dumont, Canadian writer
 * Dawn Ellerbe (born 1974), American hammer thrower
 * Dawn Evelyn Paris (1918–1993), American actress
 * Dawn Fitzpatrick, American investment and financial officer
 * Dawn Frank, American biologist and academic administrator
 * Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian champion swimmer
 * Dawn French (born 1957), British comedian
 * Dawn Hudson (born 1956), CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
 * Dawn Langstroth (born 1979), Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
 * Dawn Lake (1927–2006), Australian entertainer
 * Dawnn Lewis (born 1961), American actress
 * Dawn Lott, African-American mathematician
 * Dawn Marie (born 1970), American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
 * Dawn Mello (1931–2020), American fashion retail executive
 * Dawn Moncrieffe (born 1968), Canadian athlete
 * Dawn Penn (born 1952), Jamaican singer
 * Dawn Porter (born 1979), British television presenter
 * Dawn Powell (1896–1965), American writer of satirical novels
 * Dawn Primarolo (born 1954), British Member of Parliament for Bristol South
 * Dawn Olanick (1964–1982), American murder victim
 * Dawn Olivieri (born 1981), American actress
 * Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
 * Dawn Angelique Richard (born 1983), member of the musical girl group Danity Kane
 * Dawn Robinson (born 1968), former lead singer of supergroup En Vogue and Lucy Pearl
 * Dawn Silva (born 1954), American funk vocalist
 * Dawn Staley (born 1970), American basketball player and coach
 * Dawn Steel (1946–1997), American film studio executive and producer
 * Dawn Stern (born 1966), American actress
 * Dawn Wells (1938–2020), American actress
 * Dawn Walker, Australian politician
 * Dawn Zulueta (born 1969), Filipina actress

Fictional characters

 * Dawn (Pokémon), female protagonist of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
 * 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 Croods

Surname

 * Adria Dawn, American actress
 * Dolly Dawn (born Theresa Stabile, 1916–2002), American singer
 * Elizabeth Dawn (born Sylvia Butterfield, 1939–2017), British actress
 * Jeff Dawn, American makeup artist
 * Julie Dawn (born Juliana Mostosi, 1920–2000), English singer
 * Marva Dawn (1948–2021), American theologian
 * Pieretta Dawn (born 1994), English-writing Thai author

Spacecraft

 * Dawn (spacecraft), which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.