Cowell (surname)

Cowell /ˈkaʊəl/ is an English language surname.

People

Notable people with this surname include:

Andy Cowell (born 1969), British Formula 1 engineer
Brady Cowell (1899–1989), American college sports coach
Brendan Cowell (born 1976), Australian actor, screenwriter and director
Butch Cowell (1887–1940), American coach and administrator in college athletics, brother of Roland
Cressida Cowell (born 1966), English children's author, known for novel How to Train Your Dragon
Damian Cowell (born c. 1960s), Australian musician
Edward Byles Cowell (1826–1903), professor of Sanskrit at Cambridge University
Elizabeth Cowell (1912–1998), British broadcaster and television announcer
Sir Ernest Marshall Cowell (1886–1971), British surgeon and military officer
Frank Cowell, professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Henry Cowell (1897–1965), American composer
Several people named John Cowell:
- John "Jack" Cowell (1887–date unknown), English footballer
- John Cowell (1889–1918), Irish World War I flying ace
- John Cowell (1554–1611), English jurist
- Sir John Clayton Cowell (1832–1894), British Army general and Master of the Queen's Household
- John F. Cowell (1852–1915), American botanist
- John G. Cowell (1785–1814), American Navy officer during the War of 1812
Joseph Cowell (1792–1863), British actor and painter
Lowell Cowell (1945–2018), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
Nicholas Cowell (born 1961), British estate agent and businessman
Philip Herbert Cowell (1870–1949), British astronomer
Roberta Cowell (1918–2011), British racing driver and fighter pilot; first known British transsexual woman to undergo sex reassignment surgery
Roland Cowell (1895–1953), American coach and administrator in college athletics, brother of Butch
Sam Cowell (1820–1864), British actor and singer of comical songs
Sammy Cowell (born 1991), Thai actress and model
Samuel Cowell (1801–1875), English businessman and printer based in Ipswich
Two people named Simon Cowell:
- Simon Cowell (born 1959), British record producer and impresario, known for Britain's Got Talent and other shows
- Simon Cowell (1952–2024), British conservationist and television presenter, host of Wildlife SOS
Stanley Cowell (1941–2020), American jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label
Theodore Robert Cowell, birth name of Ted Bundy (1946–1989), American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist and necrophile
Tony Cowell (born 1950), British radio broadcaster and author

People

See also