Dowell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anthony Dowell (born 1943), English ballet dancer
Cassius C. Dowell (1864–1940), Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa
Coleman Dowell (born 1925), American songwriter and author
Denzel Dowell, African-American killed by a police officer in 1967
Dion Dowell (born 1985), American basketball player
Edward Dowell (1822–1896), English cricketer and clergyman
George Dare Dowell (1831–1910), English Victoria Cross recipient
Hanson Taylor Dowell (1906–2000), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician
Jake Dowell (born 1985), American ice hockey player
Joe Dowell (born 1940), American pop singer
Ken Dowell (born 1961), American Major League baseball player
Leonard Dowell (born 1902), Scottish football player
Pat Dowell, Chicago alderman
Saxie Dowell (1904–1974), American jazz and pop bandleader
Susanne Irene Dowell (born 1941), American Mezzo-soprano
Wayne Dowell (born 1978), retired English football player
William Dowell (1885–1949), Welsh international dual-code rugby player
