Plowright is an occupational surname based on plowwright, a maker of plows.
Charles Bagge Plowright (1849-1910), British doctor and mycologist
David Plowright (born 1930), English television executive and producer
Hilda Plowright (1890-1973), English actress
Joan Plowright (born 1929), English actress and David Plowright's sister
John Plowright Houfton (1857-1929), British colliery owner and politician
Jonathan Plowright (born 1959), British concert pianist
Louise Plowright (1956–2016), British actress
Rosalind Plowright (born 1949), English opera singer
Walter Plowright (1923-2010), English veterinary scientist
