Dawes is a lunar impact crater that is located in the wide strait between Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquilitatis. To the southwest is the larger Plinius crater. To the northeast is the Mons Argaeus mountainous rise.

American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)

An uneven bar skill named after Dominique Dawes. It is a back giant with 1 ½ turn in the handstand. It has been rated by the FIG as a D level skill. Its FIG number is 4.403.