George Newbold Lawrence (October 20, 1806 – January 17, 1895) was an American businessman and amateur ornithologist.

[1] From his youth, Lawrence was a lover of birds and spent much of his spare time studying their habits.

[1] Lawrence conducted Pacific bird surveys for Spencer Fullerton Baird and John Cassin, and the three men co-authored Birds of North America in 1860.

[1] He sold his collection of 8,000 bird skins to the American Museum of Natural History in 1887.

Their combined estates totaled $528,900 which were left to their two sons, Elmen N. Lawrence and John B.