Lawless is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alex Lawless
Alexander Graham Lawless (born 26 March 1985) is a Welsh former professional footballer currently Under-18s Academy Assistant Coach at Luton Town. A right-back or midfielder by trade, he played in the English Football League for Torquay United, ...
(born 1985), Welsh footballer
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Blackie Lawless
Steven Edward Duren (born September 4, 1956), better known by his stage name Blackie Lawless, is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist (formerly bassist) for heavy metal band W.A.S.P.B ...
, stage name of Steven Duren (born 1956), American singer, songwriter and musician. Lead singer/guitarist of 1980s hard rock band W.A.S.P.
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Burton Lawless
Richard Burton Lawless (born November 1, 1953) is an American former football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Florida, and earned ...
(born 1953), National Football League offensive lineman
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Cecil Lawless (1821–1853), Irish politician
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Chris Lawless
Christopher Roscoe Lawless (born 4 November 1995) is a British cyclist, currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career
After signing for in 2018, Lawless made his debut with the team in the Tour Down Under. He achieved his first victory for the team ...
(born 1995), British cyclist
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Elinor Lawless
Elinor Lawless is a Northern Irish actress, known for portraying the role of Stevie Nash in the BBC medical drama series ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty''. Prior to her role in ''Casualty'', Lawless appeared in various stage productions and BB ...
(born 1983), Northern Irish actress
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Emily Lawless
The Hon. Emily Lawless (17 June 184519 October 1913) was an Irish novelist, historian, entomologist, gardener, and poet from County Kildare. Her innovative approach to narrative and the psychological richness of her fiction have been identifi ...
(1845–1913), Irish novelist and poet
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Erin Lawless
Erin Lawless (born May 6, 1985), also known as Erin Lawlessová, is an American born-Slovak women's basketball player. She played for Slovakia at EuroBasket Women 2011, where she was her nation's top scorer. She played club basketball in Italy, S ...
(born 1985), American-Slovak basketball player
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Frank Lawless
Frank J. Lawless (10 October 1870 – 16 April 1922) was an Irish revolutionary and politician who served as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North from 1919 to 1922. He was a farmer at Saucerstown, Swords, County Dublin, and a member ...
(1870–1922), Irish politician and participant in the 1916 Easter Rising
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Jack Lawless
Jack Lawless (born September 20, 1987) is an American musician and singer. He is the drummer for the bands DNCE and Ocean Grove, as well as a live drummer for the Jonas Brothers. He grew up in Middletown Township, New Jersey, part of Monmouth C ...
(born 1987), American musician
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James Lawless (born 1976), Irish politician
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Jayne Lawless
Jayne Lawless (born 1974) is an English installation art, installation artist from Liverpool.
A 2011 Fine Art Masters graduate of Bath Spa University following a successful post-graduate diploma course at Stass Paraskos' Cyprus College of Art in ...
(born 1974), English installation artist
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John Lawless (disambiguation), various people
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Lucy Lawless
Lucille Frances Lawless (; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', as D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined '' Battlestar Galactica'' seri ...
(born 1968), New Zealand actress best known for starring in the TV series ''Xena: Warrior Princess''
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Louie Lawless
Louie Edward Lawless is a Canadian film actor, documentary director, and Academy Award-nominated producer. Born in British Columbia, he traveled to California at the age of 18 and found work as an actor in Hollywood. He eventually became involve ...
, Canadian actor
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Margaret Wynne Lawless
Margaret Wynne Lawless (, Wynne; July 14, 1847 – January 18, 1926) was an American poet, author, educator, and philanthropist. She contributed to the '' Catholic World'', ''Ave Maria'', ''Rosary Magazine'', ''Pilot'', ''New World'', and conduct ...
(1866–1939), American poet, author, educator, philanthropist
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Nicholas Lawless, 1st Baron Cloncurry
Nicolas Lawless, 1st Baron Cloncurry (30 October 1735 – 28 August 1799), known as Sir Nicholas Lawless, Bt, between 1776 and 1789, was an Irish peer, wool merchant, banker and politician.
Lawless was the son of Robert Lawless and Mary Hadsor, da ...
(1735–1799), Irish wool merchant, banker and politician
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Paul Lawless
Paul J. Lawless (born July 2, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Ma ...
(born 1964), Canadian retired National Hockey League left winger
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Steven Lawless
Steven Lawless (born 12 April 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-sided winger, and is in his second spell with Partick Thistle.
Lawless, who is a product of Motherwell's youth system, started his professional car ...
(born 1991), Scottish footballer
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Terry Lawless
Terry Lawless (29 March 1933 – 24 December 2009) was an English boxing manager and trainer who worked in London, most successfully during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Biography
Born in West Ham, Lawless started his coaching and management ca ...
(1933–2009), English boxing manager and trainer
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(1892-1971), American dermatologist and philanthropist
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Tom Lawless
Thomas James Lawless (born December 19, 1956 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player who played between and , appearing with the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, and Toronto Blue Jays.
He was the inte ...
(born 1956), American Major League Baseball player
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Valentine Lawless, 2nd Baron Cloncurry
Valentine Brown Lawless, 2nd Baron Cloncurry (19 August 1773 – 28 October 1853), was an Irish peer, politician and landowner. In the 1790s he was an emissary in radical and reform circles in London for the Society of United Irishmen, and was ...
(1773–1853), Irish politician and landowner; son of Nicholas Lawless
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Welsh-language surnames