Joseph or Joe Dawson may refer to: Joe Dawson (baseball) (1897–1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher Joe Dawson (basketball) (born 1960), American former professional basketball player Joe Dawson (boxer), English boxer in the 1970s Joe Dawson (Highlander), a fictional character portrayed by Jim Byrnes in the American TV series Highlander Joe Dawson (racing driver) (1889–1946), American racecar driver Joseph Dawson III (born 1970), United States District Judge Joe Dawson-Moran (2006), Professional Bodyguard and Protector of Calderdale Joseph Bernard Dawson (1883–1965), New Zealand gynaecologist Joseph T. Dawson (1914–1998), officer in the U.S. 1st Infantry Division during World War II