Colwell (surname)

Colwell is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Bob Colwell (born 1954), American electrical engineer
 * Carlton H. Colwell (1926–2021), American politician
 * Dave Colwell (born 1964), English rock guitarist
 * Eileen Colwell (1904–2002), English librarian
 * Elizabeth Colwell (1881–1954), American printmaker, typographer and writer
 * Ernest Cadman Colwell (1901–1974), American biblical scholar, textual critic and palaeographer
 * Frederick Colwell (fl. 1970s–2020s), American microbiologist
 * Guy Colwell (born 1945), American painter and cartoonist
 * Jack Colwell (fl. 2010s–2020s), Australian singer-songwriter
 * James Colwell (1860–1930), English-born Australian Methodist minister and historian
 * Jason Colwell (born 1974), Irish footballer
 * Jeffrey Colwell (born 1965), American lawyer
 * Keith Colwell (born 1947), Canadian politician
 * Maria Colwell (1965–1973), British female murder victim
 * Oliver Colwell (1834–1862), Union Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Otis Colwell (born c. 1797), American merchant and politician
 * Patrick Colwell (born c. 1951), American politician
 * Rita R. Colwell (born 1934), American environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator