Gizaw is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Afework Kassu Gizaw (born 1971), Ethiopian educator and government official Hiywot Gizaw (born 1978/1979), Ethiopian marathon runner Sara Gizaw (1929–2019), Ethiopian princess Shumete Gizaw, Ethiopian politician, researcher and educator Tilahun Gizaw (c.1940–1969), Ethiopian student leader Zerehune Gizaw (born 1965), Ethiopian long-distance runner