McDowell (surname)

McDowell, also spelt MacDowell, is a Scottish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill, meaning "son of Dubhghall" (i.e. of the same origin as McDougall).

McDowell

 * Abram Irvin McDowell (1793–1844), mayor of Columbus, Ohio
 * Alex McDowell (born 1955), British narrative designer
 * Alexander McDowell (1845–1913), congressman from Pennsylvania
 * Andrew McDowell (born 1971), Irish economist
 * Anne Elizabeth McDowell (1826–1901), American newspaper editor
 * Charles S. McDowell (1871–1943), interim governor of Alabama
 * Charles T. McDowell (1921–2007), American academic and military officer
 * Charlie McDowell (born 1983), American film director and writer
 * Derek McDowell (born 1958), Irish politician
 * Ephraim McDowell (1771–1830), American physician
 * Fred McDowell (1904–1972), American blues singer and guitar player
 * Graeme McDowell (born 1979), Northern Irish professional golfer
 * Hugh McDowell (1953–2018), English cellist, member of Electric Light Orchestra
 * Irvin McDowell (1818–1885), Union army general
 * Jack McDowell (born 1960), former Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Jack McDowell (politician) (c. 1922)—2006, Northern Irish political activist
 * James McDowell (1795–1851), politician from Virginia
 * James F. McDowell (1825–1887), politician from Indiana
 * James F. McDowell (Wisconsin politician) (1862–1938), politician from Wisconsin
 * John McDowell (born 1942), South African philosopher
 * Jonathan McDowell (born 1960), American and British astrophysicist
 * Johnny McDowell (1915–1952), American Formula One driver
 * Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell (1758–1795), American statesman from North Carolina
 * Joseph McDowell Jr. (1756–1801), American statesman
 * Joseph J. McDowell (1800–1877), U.S. Congressman from Ohio
 * Joseph Nash McDowell (1805–1868), American doctor
 * Josh McDowell (born 1939), American Christian apologist and author
 * Kelly McDowell (born circa 1953), mayor of El Segundo, California
 * Linda McDowell (born 1949), British geographer
 * Louise Sherwood McDowell (1876–1966), American physicist
 * Malik McDowell (born 1996), American football player
 * Malcolm McDowell (born 1943), English actor
 * Mark McDowell (born 1962), Canadian diplomat
 * Marty McDowell (born 1987), New Zealand canoeist
 * Mary Dagen McDowell (born 1969), American news anchor and analyst
 * Matthew McDowell (died 1944), Scottish Steamboat owner and builder
 * Michael McDowell (actor) (born 1964), Northern Irish actor
 * Michael McDowell (author) (1950–1999), American novelist and screenwriter
 * Michael McDowell (politician) (born 1951), barrister and former Irish politician
 * Michael McDowell (racing driver) (born 1984), American race car driver
 * Michael P. Kube-McDowell (born 1954), American science fiction writer
 * Miriama McDowell, New Zealand actress, director, and playwright.
 * Oddibe McDowell (born 1962), former Major League Baseball
 * Paul McDowell (rower) (1905–1962), American rower
 * Paul McDowell (actor) (1931–2016), English actor and screenwriter
 * Robert H. McDowell (1894–1980), American historian and intelligence officer
 * Robert M. McDowell (born 1963), former U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner
 * Roger McDowell (born 1960), Major League baseball player and coach
 * R. B. McDowell (1913–2011), Professor Emeritus of History, Trinity College Dublin
 * Sam McDowell (born 1942), Major League baseball pitcher
 * Samuel McDowell (1735–1817), American soldier and politician, father of Dr. Ephraim McDowell
 * Thomas McDowell (born 1977), convicted murderer
 * Thomas Bleakley McDowell (1923–2009), British soldier
 * William McDowell (musician) (born 1976), American gospel musician
 * William Fraser McDowell (1858–1937), American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
 * William Osborn McDowell (1848–1927), American businessman

MacDowell

 * Andie MacDowell (born 1958), American film actress
 * Douglas MacDowell (1931–2010), British classical scholar
 * Edward MacDowell (1860–1908), American composer
 * Harold MacDowell, American construction company executive
 * João MacDowell, Brazilian musician
 * Louis G. MacDowell (died 1986), American USDA researcher
 * Marian MacDowell (1857–1956), American pianist
 * Patrick MacDowell (1799–1870), Irish sculptor
 * Samuel Wallace MacDowell (1846–1908), Brazilian military man, magistrate, politician and journalist
 * Thain Wendell MacDowell (1890–1960), Canadian Victoria Cross recipient

Fictional

 * Evangeline A.K. MacDowell, a fictional character from Negima! manga series
 * Billy MacDowell, a fictional character in the Alice 19th manga