Dowdell

Dowdell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * James R. Dowdell (1847–1921), American jurist and the 20th Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
 * John E. Dowdell (born 1955), United States District Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
 * James Ferguson Dowdell (1818–1871), second President of the East Alabama College, now known as Auburn University and a U.S. Representative from Alabama
 * Jeff Dowdell (born 1987), Australian professional basketball player
 * Rel Dowdell, American screenwriter, film director, film producer, and English/screenwriting educator
 * Robert Dowdell (1932–2018), American actor
 * Shanavia Dowdell (born 1987), American professional basketball player
 * Zabian Dowdell (born 1984), American professional basketball player