Bawden is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Bawden (1917–1980), Australian football player Carly Bawden (born 1988), English actress Charles Bawden (1924–2016), professor of Mongolian, University of London David Bawden (1959–2022), American sedevacantist claimant to the papacy Edward Bawden (1903–1989), English painter, illustrator and graphic artist Frederick Charles Bawden (1908–1972), British plant pathologist and virologist Grace Bawden (born 1992), Australian singer Jeff Bawden (1924–2006), English rugby player Kevin Bawden (born 1946), Australian Paralympics competitor Lionel Bawden (born 1974), Australian visual artist Louise Bawden (born 1981), Australian beach volleyball player Nick Bawden (born 1996), American football player Nina Bawden (1925–2012), English novelist and children's writer Peter Bawden (1929–1991), Canadian businessman and politician Russell Bawden (born 1973), Australian rugby player William Bawden (1563–1632), English Jesuit implicated in the Gunpowder plot