Avison is a name. Notable people with that name include:
As a surname Al Avison (192084), American comic book artist Charles Avison (170970), English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods David Avison (19372004), American photographer and physicist John Avison (191583), Canadian conductor and pianist Margaret Avison (19182007), Canadian prizewinning poet Oliver R. Avison (1860–1959), Canadian medical missionary As a personal name André Avison Tsitohery (active 2009), Malagasy politician Avison Scott (18481925), English first class cricketer
See also Avison Ensemble, one of England's foremost exponents of classical music on period instruments