Laws is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Annie Laws (1855–1927), American educator, clubwoman * Bolitha James Laws (1891–1958), United States federal judge *

Brian Laws Brian Laws (born 14 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer and manager. Playing as a defender, Laws made over 100 appearances for each of Burnley, Middlesbrough, and Nottingham Forest. In 1994, Laws became player-manager of ...

, (born 1961) English football manager and former player *

David Laws David Anthony Laws (born 30 November 1965) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yeovil from 2001 to 2015. A member of the Liberal Democrats, in his third parliament he served at the outset as a Cabinet Mini ...

(born 1965), British politician *

David Laws (rugby league) David Laws (birth unknown) is a former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Old Hymerians RUFC (merged to become Hull RUFC), and representative level rugby lea ...

, rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1980s in Great Britain *

Don Laws Don Laws (May 30, 1929 – December 2, 2014) was an American figure skater and coach. Personal life Don Laws was born on May 30, 1929 in Washington, D.C. He had a brother, Willard Laws, and sister, Laura Keesling. In 1951, he joined the United ...

(1929–2014), American figure skater and coach *

Eloise Laws Eloise Laws (born November 6, 1943) is an American singer and a member of the prominent Laws family of musicians from Houston, Texas. Biography Lavern Eloise Laws was born in Houston, Texas, as the fourth of eight children of Miola Luverta Donah ...

(born 1943), American jazz and R&B singer *

George Malcolm Laws George Malcolm Laws (January 4, 1919 – August 1, 1994) was a scholar of traditional British and American folk song. He was best known for his collection of traditional ballads "American Balladry from British Broadsides", published in 1957 by the ...

(1919–1994), American folklorist *

Gilbert L. Laws Gilbert Lafayette Laws (March 11, 1838 – April 25, 1907) was an American politician, newspaper publisher and businessman. He served as the Nebraska Secretary of State and as a member of the United States House of Representatives during th ...

(1838–1907), American politician, newspaper publisher and businessman *

John Laws Richard John Sinclair Laws CBE (born 8 August 1935) is a Papua New Guinean-born Australian radio announcer. For 50 years, until 2007, he was the host of an Australian morning radio program combining music with interviews, opinion, live adverti ...

(born 1935), Australian radio presenter *

John Laws (judge) Sir John Grant McKenzie Laws (10 May 1945 – 5 April 2020) was a Lord Justice of Appeal. He served from 1999 to 2016. He was the Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science at the University of Cambridge, and an Honorary Fellow of Robinson Col ...

(1945–2020), British retired judge *

Johnny Laws Johnny Laws (born January 12, 1943) is an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. A regular performer for over half a century in Chicago's South Side clubs, Laws has released two albums, including ''Burnin' in My Soul'', of whi ...

(born 1943), American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Maury Laws Maury Laws (December 6, 1923 – March 28, 2019) was an American television and film composer from Burlington, North Carolina. Biography In his teens, Laws performed in local country, jazz and dance bands as a singer and guitarist in his home st ...

(1923–2019), American television and film score composer *

Michael Laws Michael Laws (born 1957) is a New Zealand politician, broadcaster and writer. Laws was a Member of Parliament for six years, starting in 1990, initially for the National Party. In Parliament he voted against his party on multiple occasions an ...

(born 1957), New Zealand politician, broadcaster, writer and columnist *

Priscilla Laws Priscilla Watson Laws (born 1940) is an American physics educator, known for her work in activity-based physics education. She is a research professor of physics at Dickinson College. Education and career Laws majored in physics, with a minor ...

(born 1940), American physicist *

Richard Laws Richard Maitland Laws (23 April 1926 – 7 October 2014) was Director of the British Antarctic Survey from 1973 to 1987; Master of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, from 1985 to 1996 and Secretary of the Zoological Society of London. Educatio ...

(1926–2014), British marine biologist, Master of St Edmund's College, Cambridge *

Robert Laws Robert Laws FRGS FRSGS (1851–1934) was a Scottish missionary who headed the Livingstonia mission in the Nyasaland Protectorate (now Malawi) for more than 50 years. The mission played a crucial role in educating Africans during the colonial er ...

(1851–1934), Scottish missionary in the Nyasaland Protectorate (now Malawi) * Robert E. Laws (1921–1990), American World War II soldier awarded the Medal of Honor *

Sharon Laws Sharon Laws (7 July 1974 – 16 December 2017) was a British professional cyclist and environmental consultant. Early life Laws was born in Nairobi, Kenya, grew up in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire and lived in Uganda, South Africa ...

(1974–2017), British cyclist and environmental consultant *

Stephen Laws Sir Stephen Charles Laws, is a British lawyer and civil servant who served as the First Parliamentary Counsel between 2006 and 2012. Laws read law at Bristol, graduating in 1972. He was the first in his family to go to University. After a year ...

, British lawyer and civil servant, First Parliamentary Counsel (2006–2012)

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