Dowse (surname)

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


 * Charles Dowse (1862–1934), Irish Anglican bishop
 * Denise Dowse (1958–2022), American actress and director
 * Edward Dowse (MP) (1582–1648), English politician
 * Edward Dowse (1756–1828), American politician
 * George Willoughby Dowse (1869–1951), known as "George Willoughby", English comic actor and theatre manager in Australia
 * John Dowse (rugby union, born 1891) (1891–1964), Irish rugby union player, later a British Army general
 * John Dowse (priest) (died 1892), Dean of Ferns, Ireland
 * John Henry Dowse (born 1935), Australian rugby union player
 * Michael Dowse (born 1973), Canadian film director
 * Percy Dowse (1898–1970), New Zealand politician
 * Richard Dowse (1824–1890), Irish politician
 * Sydney Dowse (1918–2008), Royal Air Force pilot
 * Thomas Dowse (c.1630–1683), English-American politician
 * Tom Dowse (1866–1946), American baseball player
 * William Dowse (1770–1813), American lawyer