Whitelaw is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Whitelaw, Conservative MP Billie Whitelaw, actress David Whitelaw, writer Graeme Whitelaw, politician Paul Whitelaw, cricketer Sonny Whitelaw, novelist, photographer and freelance journalist Vicki Whitelaw (born 1977), Australian road cyclist William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, politician English-language surnames