Dower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Dower (1898–1980), British Army officer and politician Dai Dower (1933–2016), Welsh boxer Eric Gandar Dower (1894–1987), Scottish politician and businessman George Dower (1913–1974), Australian rules footballer Jeremy Dower (born 1976), Australian musician and artist John Gordon Dower (1900–1947), British civil servant and architect John W. Dower (born 1938), American writer and historian Natalie Dower (1931–2023), English artist Robert Dower (1876–1964), South African cricketer Sam Dower (born 1990), American basketball player
See also Kenneth Gandar-Dower (1908–1944), English sportsman, aviator, explorer and writer Johnny Dowers (born 1971), American actor, writer and musician