Dowdy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Dowdy (born 1975), American baseball umpireBill Dowdy (born 1933), American musicianCecil Dowdy (1945–2002), American football playerHelen Dowdy, American actressHomer Dowdy (1922–2002), American writerJoe D. Dowdy, American military officerJohn Dowdy (1912–1995), American politicianNancy M. Dowdy, American nuclear physicistWayne Dowdy (born 1943), American politician