Dowdell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dante Dowdell (born 2005), American football player Elizabeth Caroline Dowdell (1829-1909), American leader of women's organizations James R. Dowdell (1847–1921), American jurist and the 20th Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court John E. Dowdell (born 1955), United States District Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma James F. Dowdell (1818–1871), second President of the East Alabama College, now known as Auburn University and a U.S. Representative from Alabama Jeff Dowdell (born 1987), Australian professional basketball player Rel Dowdell, American screenwriter, film director, film producer, and English/screenwriting educator Robert Dowdell (1932–2018), American actor Shanavia Dowdell (born 1987), American professional basketball player Zabian Dowdell (born 1984), American professional basketball player
See also Dowdall