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

Adrian Rawlins, British actor Andrew Rawlins, Rhodesian army officer Chip Rawlins, writer Delray Rawlins, Bermudian and Sussex cricketer Dennis Rawlins, American astronomer, historian, and publisher Horace Rawlins, English professional golfer John Aaron Rawlins, American Civil War general Joseph Lafayette Rawlins, American politician and lawyer Michael Rawlins, chairman of UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Monica Rawlins, British artist Nicholas Rawlins, British experimental psychologist Pat Rawlings, American technical illustrator and space artist Richard Rawlins, bishop of St. Davids Rondell Rawlins, Guyanese gang leader V. Lane Rawlins, president of Washington State University Xander Rawlins, British singer-songwriter, 1000 Miles Apart

Fictional Ezekial "Easy" Rawlins, private investigator in novels by Walter Mosley