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

  • Dante Dowdell (born 2005), American football player
  • Elizabeth Caroline Dowdell (1829-1909), American leader of women's organizations
  • 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

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