Hawthorne is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

of British and Irish origin, originally for someone who lived near a

hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

hedge or in a place with such a name.

Notable people

Bert Hawthorne Herbert William Hawthorne (17 December 1943 – 14 April 1972) was a New Zealand racing driver. He was born in Derryhennett, County Armagh, Northern Ireland and immigrated to New Zealand at 13 years of age. Racing career Hawthorne started ...

(1943–1972), New Zealand racing driver *

Charles Webster Hawthorne Charles Webster Hawthorne (January 8, 1872 – November 29, 1930) was an American portrait and genre painter and a noted teacher who founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899. He was born in Lodi, Illinois, and his parents returned to Maine ...

(1872–1930), American painter *

Denys Hawthorne Denys Vernon Hawthorne (9 August 1932 – 16 October 2009) was an actor from Northern Ireland who was known for his work in theatre, film, television and radio. Life Denys Hawthorne was born into an upper middle-class Protestant family in Portad ...

(1932–2009), Northern Ireland actor *

Frank Hawthorne Frank Christopher Hawthorne (born 8 January 1946 in Bristol, England) is a Canadian mineralogist, crystallographer and spectroscopist. He works at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and is currently Distinguished Profess ...

(born 1946), Canadian mineralogist and crystallographer *

M. Frederick Hawthorne Marion Frederick Hawthorne (August 24, 1928 – July 8, 2021) was an inorganic chemist who made contributions to the chemistry of Boranes, boron hydrides, especially their Cluster chemistry, clusters. Early life and education Hawthorne was born ...

(1928–2021), American chemist *

Greg Hawthorne Greg Hawthorne (born September 5, 1956) is a former American football player with the National Football League. Drafted out of Baylor University, Hawthorne played nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. As a rookie, he won a Super Bowl ring ...

(born 1956), American football player * Dr.

James C. Hawthorne James C. Hawthorne (March 12, 1819 – February 15, 1881, commonly known as J.C. Hawthorne) was an American physician and politician in the states of California and Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he was the co-founder of the Oregon Hospital fo ...

(1819–1881), established and oversaw Portland, Oregon's Hospital for the Insane * James Hawthorne (fl. 1951–2006), BBC controller in Northern Ireland * Jim Hawthorne (disambiguation) *

John Hawthorne John Patrick Hawthorne (born 1964) is an English philosopher, currently serving as Professor of Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He is recogniz ...

, philosopher, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford University *

Julian Hawthorne Julian Hawthorne (June 22, 1846 – July 14, 1934) was an American writer and journalist, the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody. He wrote numerous poems, novels, short stories, mysteries and detective fiction, essays, t ...

(1846–1934), son of Nathaniel Hawthorne and an author *

Kim Hawthorne Kimberly Hawthorne is an American actress. She began her career appearing on Broadway and daytime soap operas, before landing supporting roles on the prime time dramas. From 2000 to 2005, Hawthorne was regular cast member in the CBC Television po ...

, American actress *

Koryn Hawthorne Koryn Mattanah Hawthorne (born December 26, 1997) is an American contemporary Christian music and gospel singer. Hawthorne was a finalist in season 8 of NBC's singing competition ''The Voice'', at the age of 17, as a member on Pharrell Willia ...

(born 1997), American musician and contestant from ''The Voice'' season 8 *

Mayer Hawthorne Andrew Mayer Cohen (born February 2, 1979), better known by his stage name Mayer Hawthorne, is an American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. Cohen performs a ...

(born 1979), American vocalist and musician * Nate Hawthorne (1951–2005), American basketball player *

Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...

(1804–1864), novelist and short story writer, a key figure in American literature *

Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is most known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom '' Yes Minister'' and the Cabi ...

(1929–2001), British actor *

Phil Hawthorne Phillip Francis Hawthorne (24 October 1943 – 18 September 1994) was an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer – a dual-code international. He represented the Wallabies in twenty-one Tests and the Kangaroos in three Tests. He ca ...

(1943–1994), Australian rugby footballer *

Rob Hawthorne Rob Hawthorne is an English football commentator, currently working for Sky Sports. He is notable for his commentating alongside Andy Gray in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final in Istanbul. He was born in Dudley, Worcestershire now West Midlan ...

, English football commentator *

Robert Hawthorne Robert Hawthorne VC (1822 – 2 February 1879) born in Maghera, County Londonderry was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Britis ...

(1822–1879), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Sophia Hawthorne Sophia Amelia Hawthorne ( Peabody; September 21, 1809 – February 26, 1871) was an American painter and illustrator as well as the wife of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. She also published her journals and various articles. Life Early life S ...

(1809–1871), American transcendentalist painter *

Susan Hawthorne Susan Hawthorne (born 30 November 1951) is an Australian writer, poet, political commentator and publisher. Together with Renate Klein, she is co-founder and director of Spinifex Press, a leading independent feminist publisher that celebrated i ...

(born 1951), Australian writer, poet, political commentator and publisher *

William Hawthorne Sir William Rede Hawthorne CBE, FRS, FREng, FIMECHE, FRAES, (22 May 1913 – 16 September 2011) was a British professor of engineering who worked on the development of the jet engine. Bragg-Hawthorne equation is named after him. Life ...

(1913–2011), British professor of engineering

Fictional characters

* Angela Hawthorne, character in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' * Christina Hawthorne, character in ''

Hawthorne Hawthorne often refers to the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne may also refer to: Places Australia *Hawthorne, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane Canada * Hawthorne Village, Ontario, a suburb of Milton, Ontario United States * Hawt ...

'' * Sadie Hawthorne, title character from the Canadian television series ''

Naturally, Sadie ''Naturally, Sadie'' is a Canadian teen comedy drama that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007 on Family Channel. The series was produced by Decode Entertainment. It was created by Barbara Wiechmann, and developed by Suzan ...

'' * Dahlia and Iris Hawthorne, characters in the video game '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations'' *

Gale Hawthorne The following is a list of characters in ''The Hunger Games'' novels, a series of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins whose original trilogy was later adapted into a series of four feature films. The actors who portray these c ...

, character in ''

The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel set ...

'' *

Pierce Hawthorne ''Community'' is an American television sitcom created by Dan Harmon. The show, set at the fictional Greendale Community College, ran for 110 episodes and depicts the on-campus exploits of students brought together when they form a study group ...

, character in the television series ''

Community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

'' * Alicia and Izzy Hawthorne, characters in ''

Lightyear A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 ...

'' * Michonne Hawthorne, character in '' The Walking Dead'' * Colonel Arnold Hawthorne, character in the motion picture ''

The Prophecy ''The Prophecy'' is a 1995 American fantasy thriller film starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen. It was written and directed by Gregory Widen in his feature directorial debut, and is the f ...

'' * Nathaniel Hawthorne, character in '' Bungo Stray Dogs'' * Pauline Hawthorne, character in the television miniseries '' Little Fires Everywhere'' *Jameson Winchester Hawthorne The Inheritance Games {{surname, Hawthorne English-language surnames Surnames of English origin English toponymic surnames Surnames of British Isles origin