Awdry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Awdry (1906–1965), English cricketer, British Army officer, High Sheriff of Wiltshire Christopher Awdry (born 1940), English author, son of the Rev. W. Awdry Daniel Awdry (1924–2008), British politician John Wither Awdry (1795–1878), English judge, Chief Justice of the Bombay Supreme Court Robert Awdry (1881–1949), English cricketer, British Army officer, High Sheriff of Wiltshire Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997), English cleric and author, creator of The Railway Series William Awdry (1842–1910), Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Southampton, Osaka and South Tokyo See also Awdry Vaucour (1890–1918), British First World War flying ace