| Nate Hawthorne | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Vernon, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
| High School: | Mt. Vernon (Mount Vernon, Illinois) |
| College: | Southern Illinois (1970–1973) |
| Draft Year: | 1973 |
| Draft Round: | 7 |
| Draft Pick: | 118 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career Start: | 1973 |
| Career End: | 1976 |
| Career Number: | 20, 32 |
| Career Position: | Shooting guard |
| Team1: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Years2: | – |
| Team2: | Phoenix Suns |
| Bbr: | hawthna01 |
Nate Hawthorne (January 19, 1951 - November 23, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. He spent three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), one with the Los Angeles Lakers (1973 - 74) and two with the Phoenix Suns (1974 - 76). The Mount Vernon, Illinois, native attended Southern Illinois University prior to his NBA stint. He died at the age of 54 outside his home in Tempe, Arizona, suffering a massive heart attack.[1]