Dowell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anthony Dowell (born 1943), English ballet dancerCassius C. Dowell (1864–1940), Republican U.S. Representative from IowaColeman Dowell (born 1925), American songwriter and authorDenzel Dowell, African-American killed by a police officer in 1967Dion Dowell (born 1985), American basketball playerEdward Dowell (1822–1896), English cricketer and clergymanGeorge Dare Dowell (1831–1910), English Victoria Cross recipientHanson Taylor Dowell (1906–2000), Canadian lawyer, judge and politicianJake Dowell (born 1985), American ice hockey playerJoe Dowell (born 1940), American pop singerKen Dowell (born 1961), American Major League baseball playerLeonard Dowell (born 1902), Scottish football playerPat Dowell, Chicago aldermanSaxie Dowell (1904–1974), American jazz and pop bandleaderSusanne Irene Dowell (born 1941), American Mezzo-sopranoWayne Dowell (born 1978), retired English football playerWilliam Dowell (1885–1949), Welsh international dual-code rugby player