Hannibal Lafayette Godwin (November 3, 1873 – June 9, 1929) was a Democratic U.S.

Born near Dunn in Harnett County, North Carolina, Godwin attended common schools near his home and then Trinity College (later Duke University) in Durham.

He studied law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Godwin married Mattie Black Barnes (January 9, 1876 – January 11, 1951), daughter of Hugh and Jennetta (Parker) Barnes, on December 23, 1896, in Harnett County, North Carolina.

In Congress, he rose to chair the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service.