Gawler is a surname, and may refer to:
George Gawler (1795–1869), governor of South Australia; Henry Gawler (1766–1852), English barrister; Henry Gawler (lawyer) (1827–1894), son of George Gawler, later returned to South Australia as a lawyer; Ian Gawler (born 1950), Australian author; John Bellenden Ker Gawler (c.1764–1842), English botanist; John Cox Gawler (1830–1882), British Israelite author.