Shawn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Allen Shawn, American composer, pianist, educator and author Dick Shawn (1923-1987), American actor and comedian Ted Shawn (1891-1972), American dancer and choreographer Wallace Shawn, American actor and playwright William Shawn (1907-1992), American magazine editor who edited The New Yorker from 1952 until 1987 Frank S. Shawn, a pen name of author Ron Goulart