Mawdsley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrés Aguilar Mawdsley (1924-1995), Venezuelan lawyer and diplomat * Barbara Mawdsley, the name of ''M'', a fictional character in Ian Fleming's ''James Bond'' series *

Evan Mawdsley Evan Mawdsley (born 1945) is a British historian and former Professor of International History at the University of Glasgow's School of Humanities. He is currently a Professorial Research Fellow. He specializes in Russian history and the histor ...

(born 1945), British historian *

James Mawdsley (trade unionist) James Mawdsley (9 January 1848 – 4 February 1902) was an English trade unionist. Alongside Winston Churchill, he stood as a Conservative Party candidate in the double Oldham by-election of 1899. He was born in Preston, Lancashire, to cott ...

(1848–1902), English trade unionist and Conservative Party candidate * James Mawdsley (born 1973), British-Australian human rights activist campaigning for democracy in Burma, catholic priest * Richard Mawdsley (born 1945), American artist known for his work in metalsmithing * Robert Mawdsley (born 1953), British serial killer responsible for the murders of four people

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