What is "hawkesworth"

Hawkesworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bob Hawkesworth, Canadian politician
• John Hawkesworth (book editor) (c. 1715–1773), English writer and book editor
• John Hawkesworth (Army general) (1893–1945), British Army Lieutenant-General
• John Hawkesworth (producer) (1920–2003), English television producer and script writer
• M. Maurice Hawkesworth (born 1960), American songwriter and producer
• William de Hawkesworth (died 1349), English medieval college head and university chancellor