Lawlor is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
edit- Charlotte Lawlor (1878–1941), New Zealand poet, writer and advertising designer
- Gerri Lawlor, American actress
- John Lawlor (sculptor) (1820–1901), Irish sculptor
- John Lawlor (actor), American actor
- Mary Lawlor (actress) (1907–1977), American stage and screen actress
- Sean Lawlor (1954–2009), Irish actor and playwright
- Stephen Lawlor, Irish artist
- Thomas Lawlor (opera singer), British opera singer
Politics
edit- James Fintan Lalor (1807–1849), Irish revolutionary and writer
- Liam Lawlor (1945–2005), Irish politician
- Mike Lawlor, American politician and professor
- Patsy Lawlor (1933–1997), Irish politician
- Peter Lawlor (born 1948), Australian politician
- Thomas Lawlor (politician) (died 1945), Irish politician
Sport
edit- Jim Lawlor (hurler) (1878–?), Irish hurler
- Jimmy Lawlor (1933–2012), Irish footballer
- Kit Lawlor (1922–2004), Irish footballer
- Liam Lawlor (hurler) (born 1985), Irish hurler
- Mick Lawlor (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Mick Lawlor (association footballer) (born 1949), Irish former footballer
- Mike Lawlor (baseball) (1854–1918), American baseball player
- Pat Lawlor (hurler), Irish retired hurler
- Paul Lawlor, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Peter Lawlor (hurler), Irish hurler
- Ben Lawlor (born 2004), Irish badminton player
- Raymond Lawlor (1888–1946), American soccer player
- Tom Lawlor (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
- Tyler Lawlor (born 1972), Canadian slalom canoeist
Other
edit- Edward Lawlor (1907–1987), Church of the Nazarene minister
- James Fintan Lalor (1807–1849), Irish journalist and revolutionary
- Krista Lawlor, American philosopher
- Mary Lawlor (human rights advocate) (born 1952), Irish activist
- Pat Lawlor, American pinball machine designer
- Robbie Lawlor (Irish criminal) (died 2020), Irish criminal
- Robert Lawlor, anthropologist