Dowell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alastair Dowell (1920–2010), Scottish cricketer Andrew Dowell (born 1996), American football player Anthony Dowell (born 1943), English ballet dancer Brenna Dowell (born 1996), American artistic gymnast Cassius C. Dowell (1864–1940), Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa Charlie Dowell (1888–?), Australian football player Coleman Dowell (1925–1985), American songwriter and author Colton Dowell (born 1999), American football player David Dowell, American atmospheric scientist Denzel Dowell (1944–1967), African-American killed by a police officer Dion Dowell (born 1985), American basketball player Duck Dowell (1912–2003), American basketball player Edward Dowell (1822–1896), English cricketer and clergyman Frances O'Roark Dowell (born 1964), American author George Dare Dowell (1831–1910), English Victoria Cross recipient Hanson Dowell (1906–2000), Canadian ice hockey administrator and politician Jake Dowell (born 1985), American ice hockey player Joe Dowell (1940–2016), American pop singer John Dowell (born 1935), British physicist John E. Dowell Jr. (born 1941), American printmaker and professor Ken Dowell (born 1961), American baseball player Kieran Dowell (born 1997), English football player Leonard Dowell (1902–1966), Scottish football player Mule Dowell (1913–1992), American football player Pat Dowell (born 1957), American alderman Roy Dowell (born 1951), California artist Saxie Dowell (1904–1974), American jazz and pop bandleader Spright Dowell (1878–1963), President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University Stephen Dowell (1833–1898), English historian and legal writer Susanne Irene Dowell (born 1941), American mezzo-soprano Wayne Dowell (born 1978), English football player William Dowell (1885–1949), Welsh rugby player
See also Dowall William Dowel (1837–1905) Australian politician Mike MacDowel (born 1932) British racecar driver MacDowell (disambiguation) McDowell (surname)