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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).
People
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
- Erin Jeanne McDowell, American cookbook author
- 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 (1850–1944), 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
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