Surname Whitelaw (Whitelaw 
) , worldwide, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Whitelaw is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Much less frequently, Whitelaw is the forename as well as the last name.
| james whitelaw Irish historian, writer, statistician, Anglican priest and philanthropist (b. 1749) |
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| james whitelaw (b. 1748) |
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whitelaw reid American journalist, diplomat and historian (1837–1912), US (b. 1837) |
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| alexander whitelaw Scottish book editor (b. 1803) |
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robert henry whitelaw American politician (1854-1937), US (b. 1854) |
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| alexander whitelaw British politician, GB (b. 1823) |
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john whitelaw Australian general (1894–1964), AU (b. 1894) |
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| alexander whitelaw (1862-1938) (b. 1862) |
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| graeme whitelaw politician, died 1928, GB (b. 1863) |
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| andrew whitelaw association football player (1865-1938), GB (b. 1865) |
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| william whitelaw British politician (1868-1946), GB (b. 1868) |
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| ethel mary philomena whitelaw (1869-1955) (b. 1869) |
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| david whitelaw British writer (b. 1875) |
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| annie whitelaw Whitelaw, Annie Watt (1875–1966), headmistress and educationist, GB (b. 1875) |
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| fred whitelaw Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1878) |
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