Mahowald is a surname and may refer to:
Mark Mahowald (1931–2013), American mathematician Meghan Elisse Mahowald (born February 7, 1991), better known by her stage name MEGG, American singer, songwriter, and musician Misha Mahowald (1963–1996), American computational neuroscientist Natalie Mahowald (born 1963), American Earth scientist