Powell (family name)

Powell is an originally patronymic English surname of Welsh origin meaning "son of Howell" (Welsh Ap Howell ).

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Adam Clayton Powell junior (1908–1972), American politician
• Addison Powell (1921-2010), American actor
• Agnes Baden-Powell (1858–1945), British girl scout
• Albert Michael Powell (* 1937), American botanist
• Alfred H. Powell (1781–1831), American politician
• Alice Powell (* 1993), British racing driver
• Alvas Powell (born 1994), Jamaican soccer player
• Andrew Powell (born 1949), British musician, producer and composer
• Andy Powell (born 1950), British rock musician
• Andy Powell (rugby player) (born 1981), Welsh rugby union player
• Anthony Powell (writer) (1905-2000), British writer
• Anthony Powell (costume designer) (* 1935), British costume designer
• Anthony Powell (production designer) (* 1943), German-British production designer
• Anton Powell (1947–2020), British classical philologist and ancient historian
• Arthur William Baden Powell (1901–1987), New Zealand zoologist (malacologist)
• Asafa Powell (* 1982), Jamaican track and field athlete

B.

• Baden Powell de Aquino (1937–2000), Brazilian musician
• Benny Powell (1930-2010), American jazz trombonist
• Billy Powell ( William Norris Powell ; 1952-2009), American keyboardist
• Bobby Powell (musician) (born 1948), American blues musician and pianist
• Bobby Powell (politician) (* 1981), American politician
• Brian Powell (1973-2009), American baseball player
• Brittney Powell (* 1972), German-American actress
• Bud Powell (1924–1966), American jazz pianist

C.

• Caroline Powell (* 1973), New Zealand eventing rider
• Casey Powell (born 1976), American lacrosse player
• Cecil Powell (1903–1969), English nuclear physicist
• Charles Powell (born 1941), British diplomat, politician and businessman
• Charlie Powell (1932-2014) American football player
• Chris Powell (* 1969), English football player
• Clive Powell , real name of Georgie Fame (* 1943), British musician
• Colin Powell (* 1937), American officer and politician, Secretary of State
• Cozy Powell (1947-1998), English drummer
• Cuthbert Powell (1775–1849), American politician
• Cynthia Powell , maiden name of Cynthia Lennon (1939–2015), English wife of John Lennon

D.

• Daren Powell (* 1978), Jamaican cricketer
• Darren Powell (soccer player, 1972) (born 1972), English soccer player and coach
• Darren Powell (soccer player, 1976) (born 1976), English soccer player and coach
• Darren Powell (actor) , American actor
• David Powell (actor) (1883–1925), Scottish actor of the silent film era
• David Powell (soccer player) (born 1944), Welsh soccer player
• David Powell (table tennis player) (born 1991), Australian table tennis player
• Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (* 1971), American politician
• Dick Powell (1904–1963), American actor
• Dina Powell (* 1973), advisor to US President Donald Trump
• Dirk Powell (* 1969), American fiddle, banjo and accordion player, music teacher and composer
• Don Powell (actor) , American actor, composer and singer
• Don Powell (musician) (born 1946), British musician, drummer for the rock band Slade
• Donna Powell (* 1968), Australian badminton player
• Drew Powell (born 1976), American actor
• Dwight Powell (born 1991), Canadian basketball player

E.

• E. Henry Powell (1839–1911), American lawyer and politician
• Earl Alexander Powell III (born 1943), American art historian
• Edward Alexander Powell (1879–1957), American writer
• Eleanor Powell (1912–1982), American dancer and actress
• Eline Powell (* 1990), Belgian actress
• Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician
• Eric Powell (* 1975), American comic writer
• Eric Walter Powell (1886–1933), English rower
• Ernie Powell (* 1912), American saxophonist

F.

• Frederick Thomas Powell (1806 / 07-1859), British-Indian naval officer and cartographer
• Frederick York Powell (1850–1904), British historian

G

• Gareth L. Powell (* 1970), British science fiction author
• Gary Powell (* 1969), American drummer
• George Powell (1794-1824), British seal hunter and explorer of the South Orkney Islands
• Glen Powell (* 1988), American film actor, writer, producer

H

• Hannah Powell (* 1992), British weightlifter
• Harold Powell (1875–1953), British pharmacist, botanist and entomologist
• Hayden Powell (* 1983), British jazz musician
• Hope Powell (* 1966), English soccer player and coach

I.

• Israel Wood Powell (1836–1915), British doctor, politician and entrepreneur
• Ivor Powell (1916–2012), Welsh football player and manager

J

• Jaime Eduardo Powell , Argentine paleontologist
• James M. Powell (1930–2011), American historian
• Jane Powell (born Suzanne Lorraine Burce ; * 1929), American actress
• Janet Powell (1942–2013), Australian politician
• Jeff Powell (* 1976), Canadian rower
• Jerome Powell (* 1953), American lawyer and tax officer
• Jesse Powell (1924–1982), American saxophonist and band leader
• Jesse Powell ( American football player ) (1947–2012) American football player
• Jody Powell ( Joseph Lester Powell ; 1943–2009), American politician and government spokesman
• John Powell (politician) (1809–1881), Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto
• John Powell (pianist) (1882–1963), American pianist and composer
• John Powell (middle distance runner) (1910–1982), British middle distance runner
• John Powell (discus thrower) (born 1947), American discus thrower
• John Powell (film composer) (* 1963), English film music composer
• John Powell-Jones (1925–2012), British diplomat
• John U. Powell (1865-1935), British classical philologist
• John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), American geologist and cartographer
• Jonathan Powell (trumpeter) , American jazz musician
• Jonathan Powell (pianist) (born 1969), British pianist and composer
• Jonathan Powell (producer) (born 1947), British television producer
• Jonathan Powell (diplomat) (born 1956), British diplomat
• Jonathan Powell (cricketer) (born 1979), British athlete
• Joseph Powell (politician) (1828–1904), American politician
• Josh Powell (born 1983), American basketball player
• Julie Powell (* 1973), American author

K

• Keith Powell (born around 1980), American actor
• Kenneth Powell (1885–1915), British tennis player and hurdler

L.

• Lazarus W. Powell (1812–1867), American politician
• Lee Powell (actor) (1908–1944), American actor
• Lee Powell (soccer player) (born 1973), Welsh soccer player
• Leven Powell (1737-1810), American politician
• Lewis Powell (1844-1865), American conspirator
• Lewis F. Powell (1907-1998), American lawyer and judge
• Louis Marcel Powell de Aquino (* 1982), Brazilian guitarist

M.

• Magnus Powell (* 1974), Swedish football player
• Marshawn Powell (* 1990), American basketball player
• Maud Powell (1867-1920), American violinist
• Maxine Powell († 2013), American choreographer
• Mel Powell (1923-1998), American jazz pianist
• Michael Powell (1905–1990), British film director
• Michael Powell (lacrosse player) (* 1982), American lacrosse player
• Michael JD Powell ( Michael James David Powell ; 1936-2015), British mathematician
• Mike Powell (born 1963), American athlete

N

• Nancy Jo Powell (* 1947), American diplomat
• Natalie Powell (* 1990), British judoka
• Nick Powell (* 1994), English football player
• Nicole Powell (* 1982), American basketball player
• Norman Powell (* 1993), American basketball player
• Nosher Powell († 2013), British boxer and actor

O

• Olave Baden-Powell (1889–1977), British Girl Scout
• Olivia Powell (* 1967), German radio presenter

P

• Padgett Powell (born 1952), American writer
• Paulus Powell (1809–1874), American politician
• Philip Wayne Powell (1913–1987), American historian

R.

• Rice Powell (* 1955), American manager, CEO of Fresenius Medical Care
• Richard P. Powell (1908-1999), American writer
• Richie Powell (1931–1956), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
• Robert Powell (actor) (born 1944), British actor
• Robert Powell (zoologist) (* 1948), American herpetologist
• Robert Baden-Powell (1857–1941), British officer and founder of the Boy Scout Movement
• Robert Branks Powell (1881-1917), Canadian tennis player
• Roger Powell (basketball player) (born 1983), American basketball player
• Roger A. Powell (* around 1945), English badminton player
• Ron Powell (1929-1992), Welsh football goalkeeper
• Roy Powell (* 1965), British jazz pianist
• Ronnie Powell , English soccer player
• Rudy Powell (1907–1976), American saxophonist
• Ryan Powell (* 1978), American lacrosse player

S.

• Samuel Powell (1776–1841), American politician
• Sandy Powell (comedian) ( Albert Arthur Powell ; 1900–1982), British comedian
• Sandy Powell (costume designer) (* 1960), British costume designer
• Schillonie Calvert-Powell (* 1988), Jamaican athlete
• Sechew Powell (* 1979), American boxer
• Seldon Powell (1928–1997), American jazz musician
• Specs Powell (1922-2007), American jazz drummer
• Stacie Powell (* 1985), British water diver
• Steve Powell (* 1955), English football player and coach
• Susan Powell (born 1947), American actress

T

• Teddy Powell (1905-1993), American singer, composer and band leader
• Thomas Powell (* 1986), Australian ice hockey player
• Thomas George Eyre Powell (1916–1975), British archaeologist
• Tim Powell (* 1979), British songwriter, music producer and mixer
• Tony Powell (athlete) ( Anthony Joseph Burwood Powell ; * 1943), Canadian sprinter
• Tony Powell (soccer player) (born 1947), English soccer player
• Tony Powell (cricketer) ( Tony Orlando Powell ; * 1972), Jamaican cricketer

W.

• Walter E. Powell (1931–2020), American politician
• Walter W. Powell (* 1951), American sociologist and university professor
• Warington Baden-Powell (1847–1921), British Crown Attorney and Boy Scout
• Wesley Powell (1915–1981), American politician
• Wilfred Mansell Powell (1853–1942), British diplomat and explorer
• William Powell, 1st Baronet (around 1624–1680), English nobleman and politician
• William Powell (1892–1984), American actor
• William Powell (singer) (1942–1977), American singer
• William Powell (politician, II) , British politician (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
• William Bramwell Powell (1836–1904), American educator
• William Edward Powell (1788–1865), British politician
• William Henry Powell (1823–1879), American painter
• William Henry Powell (Brigadier General) (1825–1904), American Brigadier General
• William Norris Powell (1952-2009), American keyboardist, see Billy Powell

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Powell on surnames.behindthename.com (English)