Gowdy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Barbara Gowdy (born 1950), Canadian novelist and short story writerBill Gowdy (1903–1958), Irish association football playerBruce Gowdy, American guitaristCornell Gowdy (born 1963), American football playerCurt Gowdy (1919–2006), American sportscasterHank Gowdy (1889–1966), American baseball playerJohn W. Gowdy (1869–1963), Scottish American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist ChurchPete Gowdy, British singer-songwriterTrey Gowdy (born 1964), U.S. Representative from South Carolina