Howell is a surname and given name originating from

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. It is not a particularly common name among those of

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

ancestry, as it is an

Anglicized Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

form of the Welsh name

Hywel Hywel (), sometimes anglicised as Howel or Howell, is a Welsh masculine given name. It may refer to: * Saint Hywel, a sixth-century disciple of Saint Teilo and the king of Brittany in the Arthurian legend. *Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog, 9th-century kin ...

. It originates in a dynasty of kings in Wales and Brittany in the 9th and 10th century, and three Welsh royal houses of that time onwards. The Tudor Royal house of England was also descended from them. Notable people with the name include:

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Ada Verdun Howell Ada Verdun Howell (19 July 1902 – 1981) was an Australian writer and poet. Born in Beaufort, Victoria, on her father's sheep property, she was educated at Ruyton Girls' School. Her sister was the artist Valma Howell. She lived in New Yor ...

(1902–1981), Australian author and poet * Albert Howell (cricketer) (1898–1958), English cricketer * Alfred Brazier Howell (1886–1961), American zoologist, primarily a mammalogist * Algie Howell (born 1938), American Democratic politician *

Alice Howell Alice Howell (born Alice Florence Clark; May 20, 1886 – April 12, 1961) was a silent film comedy actress from New York City. She was the mother of actress Yvonne Howell. Biography Early reviews of her movies describe her as ''"the scream of ...

(1886–1961), American silent movie actress *

Anthony Howell (actor) Anthony Howell (born 27 June 1971) is an English actor, best known for his starring role as Sgt. Paul Milner in the British TV series ''Foyle's War'' and Margit/Morgott in ''Elden Ring''. Early years Howell was born in the Lake District. He ...

(born 1971), British TV actor * Anthony Howell (performance artist) (born 1945), British performance artist *

Arlene Howell Arlene Howell (born Eurlyne Howell; October 26, 1939) is an American former actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss USA 1958. Early life and education Howell was born in Delhi, Louisiana, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ...

(born 1939), American TV actress * Arthur H. Howell (1872–1940), American zoologist

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Bailey Howell Bailey E. Howell (born January 20, 1937) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at Mississippi State, Howell played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howell was a six-time NBA ...

(born 1937), American basketball player *

Benny Howell Benny Alexander Cameron Howell (born 5 October 1988) is an English first-class cricketer. Howell is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Bordeaux, France, and was educated at The Oratory School in Oxfordshire. ...

(born 1988), English cricketer * Benjamin Franklin Howell (1844–1933), American Republican politician *

Benjamin Hunting Howell Benjamin Hunting Howell (born September 3, 1875) was an American rower who won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta and the Wingfield Sculls in 1898 and 1899. Howell was born in New York City the son of Frederick Hunting Howell ...

(1875–unknown), American rower *

Beryl A. Howell Beryl Alaine Howell (born December 3, 1956) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was a federal judge supervising the grand jury for special counsel Robert Mueller's pr ...

(born 1956), American judge *

Bill Howell (American football) Wilfred Daniel Howell was a professional football player who spent 1 season in the National Football League with the Boston Bulldogs in 1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the ...

(1905–1981), American football player *

Bill Howell (cricketer) William Peter Howell (29 December 1869 – 14 July 1940) was an Australian cricketer who played in 18 Test matches between 1898 and 1904. Howell was born at Penrith, New South Wales in 1869. He made his Test debut against England at Adelai ...

(1869–1940), Australian cricketer *

Blue Howell Edward E. "Blue" Howell (1905 – April 15, 1964) was an American football player and coach. He was the fifth head football coach at Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—in Pitt ...

(1905–1964), American football player *

Buddy Howell Gregory "Buddy" Howell Jr. (born March 27, 1996) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida Atlantic, where he played in 39 games with 16 starts and finished his career with 463 carries for 2, ...

(born 1996), American football player

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C. Thomas Howell Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966) is an American actor. He has starred in the films '' Soul Man'', '' The Hitcher'', '' Grandview U.S.A.'', ''Red Dawn'', ''Secret Admirer'' and '' The Outsiders''. He has also appeared in '' Gett ...

(born 1966), American actor *

Carla Howell Carla Howell (born 1955) is an American politician, small government advocate and activist. She was the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts candidate for Massachusetts State Auditor in 1998, U.S. Senate in 2000, and Governor in 2002. She then serv ...

(born 1955), American Libertarian politician *

Cedric Howell Cedric Ernest "Spike" Howell, (17 June 1896 – 10 December 1919) was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1916 for service in th ...

(1896–1919), Australian fighter pilot *

Charles Howell (British politician) Charles Alfred Howell (22 October 1905 – 26 October 1974) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Perry Barr at the 1955 general election, and served until the 1964 general e ...

(1905–1974), British Labour politician and member of Parliament *

Charles Howell III Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on LIV Golf and formerly on the PGA Tour. He has been featured in the top 15 of the Official World Golf Ranking and ranked 9th on the PGA Tour m ...

(born 1979), American golfer * Charles Andrew Howell III (1930–2011), American businessman *

Charles Augustus Howell Charles Augustus Howell (10 March 1840 – 21 April 1890) was an art dealer and alleged blackmailer who is best known for persuading the poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti to dig up the poems he buried with his wife Elizabeth Siddal. His reputation as ...

(1840–1890), British-Portuguese art dealer * Charles Henry Howell (c. 1824 – 1905), British architect *

Charles R. Howell Charles Robert Howell (April 23, 1904 in Trenton, New Jersey – July 5, 1973 in Trenton, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1949 to 1955. ...

(1904–1973), American politician and member of the House of Representatives * Charmaine Howell (born 1975), Jamaican athlete * Christopher Howell (born 1945), American poet * Christopher Howell (cricketer) (born 1977), English cricketer * Clarence Howell (1881–1936), American chess master *

Clark Howell Clark Howell (September 21, 1863 – November 14, 1936) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American newspaper man and politician from the state of Georgia. For fifty-three years, he was editorial executive and owner of ''The Atlanta Constitution ...

(1863–1936), American newspaper man and politician *

Clement Howell Clement Howell (December 10, 1935 – August 2, 1987) was a politician from the Turks and Caicos Islands. He served on a four-member interim advisory council beginning in July 1986, after two previous chief ministers were forced to resign and the ...

(1935–1987), Turks and Caicos politician *

Colin Howell Colin Howell (born 14 March 1959) is a Northern Irish convicted double murderer. The murders and surrounding story were the subject of an ITV drama series '' The Secret'', broadcast in April and May 2016. Howell killed his wife Lesley (née Cla ...

(born 1959), Northern Irish murderer

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* Daedalus Howell (born 1972), American writer *

Daniel Howell Daniel James Howell (born 11 June 1991) is an English YouTuber, presenter, comedian and author. He gained prominence through his YouTube channels ''Daniel Howell'' (formerly known as ''danisnotonfire''), which reached over six million subscrib ...

(born 1991), British vlogger and BBC Radio 1 presenter *

David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford David Arthur Russell Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, (born 18 January 1936) is a British Conservative Party politician, journalist, and economic consultant. Having been successively Secretary of State for Energy and then for Transport under ...

(born 1936), British Conservative politician *

David Howell (British Army officer) Major General David Malcolm Howell, CB, OBE is a barrister and retired British Army officer who was, until January 2011, Director General, Army Legal Services. Military career He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 19 ...

, British barrister and officer *

David Howell (chess player) David Wei Liang Howell (born 14 November 1990) is an English chess player and commentator. A three-time British champion (2009, 2013 and 2014), he holds the record for being the youngest Briton to achieve the title of Grandmaster, earned at t ...

(born 1990), British chess grandmaster * David Howell (priest) (1831–1903), British clergyman *

David Howell (footballer) David Howell (born 10 October 1958) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. Most recently he was the manager of St Albans City until November 2012. Playing career Howell started his professional career with Fulham ...

(born 1958), English footballer *

David Howell (golfer) David Alexander Howell (born 23 June 1975) is an English professional golfer. His career peaked in 2006, when he won the BMW Championship and was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for a short time. He played in the Ryd ...

(born 1975), English golfer *

David Howell (jurist) David Howell (January 1, 1747 – July 30, 1824) was a Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Rhode Island, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, Attorney General of Rhode Island and a United States district jud ...

(1747–1824), American jurist *

David Howell (rugby league) David Howell (born ) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL in the Super League. He primarily plays as a , and can also operate as a er. Howell previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Ca ...

(born 1983), Australian rugby league player * Dean Howell (born 1980), English footballer *

Deborah Howell Deborah Howell (January 15, 1941 – January 2, 2010) was a long-time newswoman and editor who served for three years as the ombudsman for ''The Washington Post''. Howell is a Board Member In Memoriam at the IWMF (International Women's Media ...

(1941–2010), American journalist *

Delles Howell Delles Ray Howell (born August 22, 1948) is a retired American football defensive back. He played for the New Orleans Saints (1970–1972) and the New York Jets (1973–1975) in the National Football League. At 6'3", weighing in at 200 pounds, h ...

(born 1948), American football player *

Denis Howell, Baron Howell Denis Herbert Howell, Baron Howell (4 September 1923 – 19 April 1998) was a British Labour Party politician. He was a councillor on Birmingham City Council between 1946 and 1956. He was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham All Saints fro ...

(1923–1998), British Labour politician *

Dixie Howell Millard Fleming "Dixie" Howell (November 24, 1912 – March 2, 1971) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played college football as a halfback at the University of Alabama from 1932 to 1934 and with the Washington Redski ...

(1912–1971), American football player *

Dixie Howell (catcher) Homer Elliot "Dixie" Howell (April 24, 1920 – October 5, 1990) was an American professional baseball catcher. He appeared in eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1947 and 1956 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Broo ...

(1920–1990), American baseball player * Dixie Howell (pitcher) (1920–1960), American baseball player *

Dorothy Howell (composer) Dorothy Gertrude Howell (25 February 1898 – 12 January 1982) was an English composer and pianist. Biography Howell was born in Birmingham, grew up in Handsworth, and received a convent education. She received private composition lessons ...

(1898–1982), British composer and pianist *

Dorothy Howell (screenwriter) Dorothy Howell (May 10, 1899 – June 8, 1971), was an American screenwriter active mostly during the 1920s and 1930s. Born to Elmer Howell and Carrie Lorenz, Dorothy was raised in Illinois alongside her younger brother Raymond. Raymond would go ...

(1899–1971), American screenwriter

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* Edward Howell (disambiguation), several people *

Edwin C. Howell Edwin Cull Howell (1860–1907) was a whist player in America in the late nineteenth century, at a time when the card game bridge was evolving from the card game whist. He devised the movement system bearing his name, for cards and players first u ...

(1860–1907), American whist and chess player *

Edwin E. Howell Edwin Eugene Howell (March 12, 1845 – April 16, 1911) was an American geologist and cartographer, who produced some of the most detailed raised-relief maps of his time, for which he was regarded by geologist Grove Karl Gilbert, G. K. Gilbert as " ...

(1845–1911), American geologist and cartographer * Elias Howell (1792–1844), American politician * Ella Howell (born 1994), English singer-songwriter *

Evan Howell Evan Park Howell (December 10, 1839August 6, 1905) was an American politician and early telegraph operator, as well as an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Early years and education Evan Howell was born to Effie Howe ...

(1839–1905), American politician, early telegraph operator and officer in the Confederate Army

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* Frances Schumann Howell (1905–1994), American artist * Francis Howell (disambiguation), several people *

Francis Clark Howell Francis Clark Howell (November 27, 1925 – March 10, 2007), generally known as F. Clark Howell, was an American anthropologist. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, F. Clark Howell grew up in Kansas, where he became interested in natural history. H ...

(1925–2007), American anthropologist

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Gareth Howell Gareth Howell (born 6 January 1981) is a British racing driver, and multiple British Touring Car Championship race winner from 2000 to 2008. Career Howell drove his first kart aged 4 and began his racing career aged 8. He is a former British kar ...

(born 1981), Welsh racing driver *

Gary Howell (West Virginia politician) Gary Howell (born November 1, 1966) is an American politician and businessman from West Virginia. He is currently a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 56th district and chairman of the Mineral County Republican Executive Commit ...

(born 1966), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates *

Gary Howell (Michigan politician) Gary Howell is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having ap ...

, member of the Michigan House of Representatives *

George Evan Howell George Evan Howell (September 21, 1905 – January 18, 1980) was a United States representative from Illinois and Judge of the United States Court of Claims. Education and career Born in Marion, Illinois, Howell attended the public schools ...

(1905–1980), American Republican politician *

George Howell (entrepreneur) George Howell (born 1945) is an American entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of the specialty-coffee movement in the United States in the early 1970s. He was the founder of The Coffee Connection, a high-end coffee retailer based in Boston, Massa ...

(born 1945), American entrepreneur *

George Howell (Pennsylvania politician) George Howell (June 28, 1859 – November 19, 1913) was an American educator and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography George Howell was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania ...

(1859–1913), American Republican politician *

George Howell (trade unionist) George Howell (5 October 1833 – 17 September 1910) was an English trade unionist and reform campaigner and a Lib-Lab politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895. Biography George Howell was born in Wrington, Somerset, the eld ...

(1833–1911), British politician and trade unionist * George Howell (soldier) (1893–1964), Australian soldier * George Howell Kidder (1925–2009), American lawyer *

Gerran Howell Gerran Lyn Howell (born 25 February 1991) is a Welsh actor, director and writer of short films, best known for playing "Vladimir Dracula" in ''Young Dracula'', a CBBC television series that initially aired in 2006. Early life Howell was born in ...

(born 1991), Welsh actor *

Gillian Howell Gillian Margaret "Jill" Howell (née Sarson, 1927–2000), was a British architect. Early life She was born Gillian Margaret Sarson, on 3 November 1927 in Multan, in the western Punjab, British India, the daughter of Colonel Edward Vipan Sarson, c ...

(1927–2000), British architect * Graham Howell (born 1951), English footballer *

Gwynne Howell Gwynne Howell (born 13 June 1938) is a Welsh operatic bass, known particularly for his performances of Verdi and Wagner roles. Life and career Born in Gorseinon, Wales, he studied at the RMCM, where he sang Leporello in concert, and Hunding, ...

(born 1938), British opera singer

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Douglass Morse Howell Douglass Morse Howell (1906 – 1994) was an American papermaker, educator, and Modernist painter. He is known a pioneer in the field of paper art. Early life and education Douglass Morse Howell was born in November 30, 1906, in New York City, ...

(1906–1994), American papermaker and artist *

Hannah Howell Hannah Dustin Howell (born 1950 in Massachusetts) is a best-selling American author of over 40 historical romance novels. Many of her novels are set in medieval Scotland. She also writes under the names Sarah Dustin, Sandra Dustin, and Anna ...

(born 1950), American romance novelist *

Harry Howell (baseball) Harry Taylor Howell (November 14, 1876 – May 22, 1956) was an American professional baseball player who played as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Superbas (1898 and 1900), Baltimore Orioles (1899), Baltimore Orioles/New York ...

(1876–1956), American baseball player *

Harry Howell (cricketer) Henry Howell (29 November 1890 – 9 July 1932) was an English footballer and cricketer who played five cricket Test matches from 1920 to 1924. He also played professional football for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke, Port Vale, Southampton, N ...

(1890–1932), English cricketer and footballer *

Harry Howell (ice hockey) Henry Vernon Howell (December 28, 1932 – March 9, 2019) was a Canadian professional hockey player and longtime star for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the NHL and then the World Hockey Association (WHA) b ...

(born 1932), Canadian ice hockey player *

Henry Howell Henry Evans Howell, Jr. (September 5, 1920 – July 7, 1997), nicknamed "Howlin' Henry" Howell, was an American lawyer and politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A progressive populist and a member of the Democratic Party, he served in ...

(1920–1997), American Democratic politician * Henry Howell (Mormon) (1828–1896), British-American settler * Horatio Stockton Howell (1820–1963), American chaplain

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Ian Howell Ian Lester Howell (born 20 May 1958) is a South African cricket umpire. As a player, he played first-class cricket for Border and Eastern Province in South Africa. A left-hand batsman and a left-arm medium bowler he played 119 first-class games ...

(born 1958), South African cricketer and umpire

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Jack Howell (baseball) Jack Robert Howell (born August 18, 1961) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on May 20, 1985, with the California Angels, and played his final game on July 17, 1999, with the ...

(born 1961), American baseball player * Jack Howell (footballer) (1924–1994), Australian rules football player *

Jack Howell (swimmer) Jackson Zophar Howell (born January 29, 1899 – February 25, 1967) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Jack Howell ...

(1899–unknown), American swimmer * Jack P. Howell (1895–unknown), Australian rules football player * James Howell (disambiguation), several people * Jamie Howell (born 1977), English footballer *

Janet Howell Janet Denison Howell (born May 7, 1944 in Washington, D.C.) is an American politician. A Democrat, she was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 1991, where she represents the 32nd district in Fairfax County. Biography She was born to Edward ...

(born 1944), American Democratic politician *

Jay Howell Jay Canfield Howell (born November 26, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1980), Chicago Cubs (1981), New York Yankees (1982–1984), Oakland Athletics (1985–1987), Los Angeles Dodgers (1988–1992), ...

(born 1955), American baseball player *

Jennifer Howell Jennifer Howell is a Canadian senior level Film and Television Executive and Producer. She is also the voice of Bebe Stevens on the animated cartoon TV series ''South Park'' and was the show's Supervising Producer from 1997 through 2006. Howell won ...

, Canadian-American voice actor * Jeremiah B. Howell (1771–1822), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island *

Jim Lee Howell James Lee Howell (September 27, 1914 – January 4, 1995) was an American football player and coach for the National Football League's New York Giants. Howell was born in Arkansas, and played college football and basketball at the University of ...

(1914–1995), American football player *

Joe Howell Joe (Stage) Howell is an American executive, producer and engineer. He has worked on various projects with artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by h ...

, American songwriter *

John Howell (defensive back) John Thomas Howell (born April 28, 1978) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks. Early life Howell was born in North Platte, Nebras ...

(born 1978), American football player *

John Howell (halfback) John Searl Howell (December 4, 1915 – June 28, 1946) was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Howell was born on December 4, 1915, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was struck and killed by lightning on June 28, 1946, in Scot ...

(1915–unknown), American football player *

John Howell (politician) John Michael Howell (born 27 July 1955) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley since 2008. A member of the Conservative Party, he won a by-election to replace Boris Johnson, who resigned following ...

(born 1955), British Conservative politician *

John Adams Howell John Adams Howell (March 16, 1840 – January 10, 1918) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the Civil War and the Spanish–American War. He was also a noted inventor. Biography Howell was born in Bath, New York, on ...

(1840–1918), American naval officer *

John Cummings Howell John Cummings Howell (November 24, 1819 – September 12, 1892) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and late in his career was commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic Squad ...

(1819–1892), American naval officer * John H. Howell, American officer *

John McDade Howell John McDade Howell (January 28, 1922 – January 3, 2016) was the seventh chancellor of East Carolina University. He was born in Five Points, Alabama. In 1942, he joined the US Army Air Corps and served for three years in the European Theater, whic ...

(born 1922), American professor * John Thomas Howell (1903–1994), American botanist *

John White Howell John White Howell (December 22, 1857 – July 28, 1937) was an American electrical engineer who spent his entire professional career (1880 to 1930) working for Thomas Edison, specializing in the development and manufacturing of the incandescent la ...

(1857–1937), American electrical engineer *

Joseph Howell Joseph Howell (February 17, 1857 – July 18, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. Life and career Born in Brigham City, Utah Territory, Howell moved with his parents to Wellsville, Utah, in 1863. He attended the common schools and the ...

(1857–1918), American Republican politician *Joseph Toy Howell III (born 1942), American author * Joshua B. Howell (1806–1864), American officer * J. P. Howell (born 1983), American baseball player

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Kathleen Howell Kathleen Howell is an American scientist and aerospace engineer known for her contributions to dynamical systems theory applied to spacecraft trajectory design which led to the use of halo orbit in multiple NASA space missions. She is currently the ...

, American engineer *

Ken Howell Kenneth Howell, Jr. (November 28, 1960 – November 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the National League (NL) Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies (- ...

(born 1960), American baseball player *

Krista Howell Krista Lynn Howell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and ...

, Canadian politician

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Lane Howell Autrey Lane Howell (born July 28, 1941) is a former American football player who played defensive tackle for seven seasons in the National Football League. His career started in 1963 for the New York Giants, where he played for 2 seasons after ...

(born 1941), American football player * Larry Howell, American mechanical engineer *

Laura Howell Laura Howell is a British-born comic strip artist. She is the first female artist in the history of ''The Beano'' comic, and is responsible for '' Johnny Bean from Happy Bunny Green'', '' Les Pretend'', '' Tricky Dicky'' and the manga adaptation o ...

, British comic book artist * Lenzie Howell (1967–2020), American basketball player *

Leonard Howell Leonard Percival Howell (16 June 1898 – 23 January 1981), also known as The Gong or G.G. Maragh (for ''Gangun Guru''), was a Jamaican religious figure. According to his biographer Hélène Lee, Howell was born into an Anglican family. He was one ...

(1898–1981), Jamaican religious figure, founder of Rastafari movement * Leonard Howell (footballer) (1848–1895), English footballer * Lis Howell (born 1951), British journalist *

Llorne Howell Llorne Gregory Howell (born 8 July 1972) is a former New Zealand international cricketer. His career started well, with Howell captaining the New Zealand national under-19 cricket team Under-19 side in Youth Tests and One Day Internationals in ...

(born 1972), New Zealand cricketer * Lottice Howell (1897–1982), American singer and actress *

Luke Howell Luke Alexander Howell (born 5 January 1987) is an English people, English association football, footballer who plays for side St Ives Town F.C., St Ives Town, where he plays as a midfielder. Career Gillingham Educated at Tunbridge Wells Gramma ...

(born 1994), Australian film actor

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* Margaret Howell (born 1946), British fashion designer * Mark Howell (born 1952), American musician *

Markus Howell Markus Howell (born April 21, 1975) is the receivers coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver and kick returner who played for 11 years for the Winnipeg Blue B ...

(born 1975), Canadian football player * Martin Howell (born 1971), American IT director *

Mary Howell Mary Catherine Raugust Howell (September 2, 1932 – February 5, 1998) was a physician, psychologist, lawyer, mentor, musician and mother. She was the first woman dean at Harvard Medical School (1972-1975) and led the fight to end quotas an ...

(1932–1998), American physician and psychologist * Matilda Howell (1859–1938), American archer * Max Howell (1921–2012), Australian rules footballer *

Max Howell (educator) Maxwell Leo "Max" Howell AO ''(né'' Maxwell Leopold Howell; 23 July 1927 – 3 February 2014) was an Australian educator and rugby union player. He played 5 Tests and 27 non-Test games for Australia between 1946 and 1948. He went on to become a ...

(1927–2014), Australian educator and rugby union player *

Mike Howell Michael Lionel Howell (born July 5, 1943) is a former American football defensive back who played with the National Football League's Cleveland Browns and the Miami Dolphins. Howell was drafted by the Browns in the eighth round of the 1965 NFL D ...

(born 1943), American footballer * Morton B. Howell (1834–1909), American politician * Myfanwy Howell, Welsh broadcaster

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* Nancy R. Howell (born c. 1955), American educator * Nathaniel W. Howell (1770–1851), American Federalist politician * Neville Howell, Australian rower *

Nick Howell Nicholas Wade Howell (born February 26, 1980) is an American football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Vanderbilt. Coaching career Howell began his career coaching high school football. He worked from 2002 to ...

(born 1986), American football player

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Pat Howell Patrick Gerrard Howell (born March 12, 1957) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the late 1970s and 1980s. Howell played col ...

(born 1957), American football player *

Pat Howell (baseball) Patrick O'Neal Howell (born August 31, 1968) is a former professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets in 1992, primarily as a center fielder. He also played one season in the Chinese Pro ...

(born 1968), American baseball player * Paul Howell (disambiguation) * Peg Leg Howell (1888–1966), American blues singer and guitarist *

Peter Howell (musician) Peter Howell (born 1949) is a musician and composer. He is best known for his work on ''Doctor Who'' as a member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Howell's musical career began in the late 1960s working with John Ferdinando in various psychedeli ...

(born c. 1948), British musician and composer *

Peter Howell (actor) Peter Norman Bulmer Howell (25 October 1919 – 20 April 2015) was an English actor. Born in London, he was educated at Winchester College and began studying law at Christ Church, Oxford, but left in 1939 after being called up for military ser ...

(1919–2015), British actor * Peter Howell (historian) (born 1941), British historian

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* Rab Howell (1869–1937), British footballer *

Ralph Howell Sir Ralph Frederic Howell (25 May 1923 – 14 February 2008) was a British farmer and Conservative Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk for 27 years. Early life Howell was born in Great Moulton in Norfol ...

(1923–2008), British Conservative politician *

Red Howell Murray Donald Howell (January 29, 1909 – October 1, 1950), nicknamed "Porky", was a Major League Baseball player who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians for 11 games as a pinch hitter during the 1941 Cleveland Indians se ...

(1909–1950), American baseball player *

Richard Howell Richard Howell (October 25, 1754April 28, 1802) was the third governor of New Jersey from 1794 to 1801. Early life and military career Howell was born in Newark in the Colony of Delaware. He was a lawyer and soldier of the early United States ...

(1754–1802), American politician; governor of New Jersey from 1794 to 1802 *

Richard Howell (basketball) Richard Howell (born September 26, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Haifa B.C., Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack men ...

(born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Richard Howell (comics) Richard Howell (born November 16, 1955) is an American comics artist best known as the co-founder and editor of Claypool Comics. Career Richard Howell entered the comics industry in 1977 with his self-published series ''Portia Prinz of the Gl ...

, American comic book creator * Richard Howell (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer * Richard Howell (swimmer) (1903–1967), American swimmer *

Rob Howell Robert Stuart Howell is a British costume and set designer. He is primarily known for his work on the London stage. Howell won the Olivier Award for his set design for the musical ''Matilda the Musical'' in 2012. He has also designed both scenery ...

, British costume and set designer *

Robert B. Howell Robert Beecher Howell (January 21, 1864 March 11, 1933) was an American politician. He was born in Adrian, Michigan. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1885. Afterwards, he went to the Detroit School of ...

(1864–1933), American Republican politician * Rod Howell (born 1975), American dancer * Roger Howell Jr. (1936–1989), American professor * Roland Howell (1892–1973), American baseball player *

Ron Howell (Canadian sportsman) Ronald "Ron" Howell (December 4, 1935 – March 16, 1992) was a Canadian football and hockey player. Career Howell was a running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from 1954–1962. He won the CFL's Most Outsta ...

(1935–1992), Canadian football and ice hockey player * Ron Howell (footballer, born 1949), English footballer * Ron Howell (Australian footballer) (1919–2015), Australian rules footballer * Rosemary Jessamyn Howell, Australian lawyer and academic *

Roy Howell Roy Lee Howell (born December 18, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974–1984 for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers. Professional career ...

(born 1953), American baseball player * Rufus K. Howell (1820–1890), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court *

Russ Howell Russell Wayne Howell (born September 1949) is a professional skateboarder. While working towards his degree in physical education, Howell competed and won many freestyle skateboarding competitions throughout his skating career. Life and career ...

, American skateboarder

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Sam Howell Sam Howell (born September 16, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, setting school records for most touchdown passes in a s ...

(born 2000), American football player * Scott Howell (disambiguation), multiple people

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* Thomas Howell (bishop) (1588–1650), British clergyman *

Thomas Howell (poet) Thomas Howell (Floruit, fl. 1568), was an English poet. Howell was probably a native of Dunster in Somerset. He published in 1568 "The Arbor of Amitie, wherein is comprised pleasant Poems and pretie Poesies, set foorth by Thomas Howell, Gentlem ...

, British poet *

Thomas Bayly Howell Thomas Bayly Howell FRS (6 September 1767 – 13 April 1815) was an English lawyer and writer who edited and lent his name to ''Howell's State Trials''. Life Thomas Bayly Howell was born in Jamaica. His family returned to England in 1770 to set ...

(1767–1815), English lawyer and writer who lent his name to Howell's State Trials *

Thomas J. Howell (botanist) Thomas Jefferson Howell (October 8, 1842 – December 3, 1912) was an American botanist.Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435 Howell is considered one of the top three ...

(1842–1912), American botanist * Tommy Howell, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s

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* Valma Howell (1896–1979), Australian artist *

Varina Howell Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis (May 7, 1826 – October 16, 1906) was the only First Lady of the Confederate States of America, and the longtime second wife of President Jefferson Davis. She moved to a house in Richmond, Virginia, in mid-1 ...

(1826–1906), First Lady of the Confederate States of America; wife of CSA President Jefferson Davis *

Verdun Howell Verdun John Howell (born 16 June 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played senior football in Tasmania and in the VFL (now AFL). Howell played with City-South from 1953 to 1957. He was a member of that club's 1954 and 1956 NT ...

(born 1936), Australian rules footballer *

David Koresh David Koresh (; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was an American cult leader who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993. As the head of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect and offshoot of the Davidian Sev ...

(born Vernon Howell) (1959–1993), American leader of Branch Davidians religious sect

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Walter Howell Walter Neville Howell OAM (born 17 December 1929) is an Australian former representative and Olympic medal winning rower. He competed at two Olympic Games, racing at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the men's eight and at the 1960 Rome O ...

(born 1929), Australian rower *

Wayne Howell Wayne Howell Chappelle (February 16, 1921 – July 8, 1993) was a voice-over announcer for the NBC television and radio networks from 1947 through 1986. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and became one member of a core group of New York-base ...

(1921–1993), American voice-over announcer *

William Howell (rugby player) William Henry Howell (December 1863 – unknown) was a Welsh rugby union forward who played club rugby for Swansea and international rugby for Wales. Rugby career Educated at Llandovery College, famed for its early links with rugby in Wales ...

(1863–unknown), Welsh rugby union player *

William Henry Howell William Henry Howell (February 20, 1860 – February 6, 1945) was an American physiologist. He pioneered the use of heparin as a blood anti-coagulant. Early life William Henry Howell was born on February 20, 1860, in Baltimore, Maryland. He gra ...

(1860–1945), American physiologist *

William J. Howell William James Howell (born May 8, 1943) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He represented Virginia's 28th House of Delegates district from 1992 until 2018 and served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from ...

(born 1943), American Republican politician * William R. Howell, American businessman * William Roe Howell (1846–1890), American photographer * William Thompson Howell (1810–1870), American jurist and politician * W. Nathaniel Howell (born 1939), U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, 1987–1991

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* Yvonne Howell (1905–2010), American actress

King of Wales

* Howell the Good (c. 880 – 950)

Given name

* Howell Appling Jr. (1919–2002), American businessman and Republican politician *

Howell Binkley Howell Binkley (July 25, 1956 – August 14, 2020) was a professional lighting designer in New York City. He received the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical for ''Jersey Boys'' in 2006, and again in 2016 for ''Hamilton''. He died du ...

, American lighting designer *

Howell Cheney Howell Cheney (January 1, 1870, Hartford, Connecticut – August 20, 1957) was a member of the Cheney silk manufacturing dynasty. The Cheneys had long been the first family of Manchester, Connecticut. Their mill buildings, workers residences and ...

(1870–1957), American businessman *

Howell Cobb Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815 – October 9, 1868) was an American and later Confederate political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and the speaker of the House from 184 ...

(1815–1868), American political figure * Howell Cobb (born 1772) (1772–1818), American politician * Howell Cobb (judge) (1922–2005), American judge * Howell Davies (1851–1932), British Liberal politician * Howell Davies (rugby), Welsh rugby player *

Howell Davis Howell Davis (ca. 1690 – 19 June 1719), also known as Hywel and/or Davies, was a Welsh pirate. His piratical career lasted just 11 months, from 11 July 1718 to 19 June 1719, when he was ambushed and killed. His ships were the ''Cadogan'', ' ...

(c. 1690 – 1719), British pirate * Howell de Francis, Welsh rugby league player * Howell M. Estes II (1914–2007), American general * Howell M. Estes III (born 1941), American general * Howell M. Forgy, USN chaplain *

Howell Glynne Howell Glynne (24 January 190624 November 1969Harold Rosenthal, ''Grove Music'') was an operatic bass. He was born in Britain but lived the latter years of his life in Canada, and taught singing at the University of Toronto. Biography He was born i ...

(1906–1969), British opera singer *

Howell Arthur Gwynne Howell Arthur Keir Gwynne, CH (3 September 1865 – 29 June 1950) was a Welsh author, newspaper editor of the London ''Morning Post'' from 1911 to 1937. , Mee, Arthur. ''Who's Who in Wales''. Cardiff, Western Mail Limited (1921). (p.170) Earl ...

(1865–1950), British newspaper editor *

Howell Hansel Howell Hansel (1860 – 1917), was an American film director. He directed 26 films between 1913 and 1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The ...

(1860–1917), American film director * Howell Harris (academic), British history professor *

Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He at ...

(1921–2005), American Democratic politician *

Howell Hollis Howell T. Hollis (March 18, 1903 – March 11, 1991) was a football player, football and golf coach and administrator at the University of Georgia. As the men's golf coach from 1946 – 1970 his teams won 13 Southeastern Conference champion ...

, American golf coach *

Howell Edmunds Jackson Howell Edmunds Jackson (April 8, 1832 – August 8, 1895) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1893 until his death in 1895. His brief tenure on the ...

(1832–1895), American jurist and politician * Howell Jones (1882–1908), Welsh rugby union player * Howell Lewis (1888–1971), Welsh rugby union player *

Howell Elvet Lewis Howell Elvet Lewis (14 April 1860 – 10 December 1953), widely known by his bardic name Elfed, was a Welsh Congregational minister, hymn-writer, and devotional poet, who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1924 to 1928. ...

(1860–1953), Welsh poet and hymn-writer * Howell W. Melton (born 1923), American judge * Howell W. Melton Jr. (born 1951), American lawyer * Howell Oakdeane Morrison (1888–1984), American musician * Howell Peacock (1889–1962), American basketball coach *

Howell Peregrine Howell Peregrine (30 December 1938 – 20 March 2007) was a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially of free surface flows such as water waves, and coastal engineering. Education and career Howe ...

(1938–2007), British mathematician *

Howell Raines Howell Hiram Raines (; born February 5, 1943) is an American journalist, editor, and writer. He was executive editor of ''The New York Times'' from 2001 until he left in 2003 in the wake of the scandal related to reporting by Jayson Blair. In 20 ...

(born 1943), American journalist, former Executive Editor of the ''New York Times'' * Howell Tatum (died 1822), Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court *

Howell Tong Howell Tong (; born in 1944 in Hong Kong) is a statistician who has made fundamental contributions to nonlinear time series analysis, semi-parametric statistics, non-parametric statistics, dimension reduction, model selection, likelihood-free s ...

(born 1944), Hong Kong statistician * Howell Arthur John Witt (1920–1998), Australian clergyman

Others named Howell

* Samuel Howell Ashbridge (1848–1906), American Republican politician * John Howell Collier (1900–1974), American general * Harrison Howell Dodge (1852–1937), American curator *

The Edge David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca ...

(real name David Howell Evans) (born 1961), British-Irish musician * Patricia Gibson-Howell (born 1966), British actress *

Richard Howell Gleaves Richard Howell Gleaves (July 4, 1819 – November 1907) was a lawyer, merchant, and politician who served as the 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from December 7, 1872 to December 14, 1876. He served under Governors Franklin J. Moses ...

(1819–1907), American politician *

Rees Howell Gronow Rees Howell Gronow (179422 November 1865), "Captain Gronow", was a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer, an unsuccessful parliamentarian, a dandy and a writer of celebrated reminiscences. Origins and education He was the eldest son of William Gronow ...

(1794–1865), British soldier * Robert Howell Hall (1921–1995), American judge * John Howell Morrison (composer) (born 1956), American composer *

William Howell Pegram William Howell Pegram (August 18, 1846 – April 30, 1928) was a U.S. chemist and educator. Biography Born Chalk Level, Harnett County, North Carolina, Pegram fought in the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy. His combat experie ...

(1846–1928), American chemist * David Howell Petraeus (born 1952), American general & CIA director *

Walter Rice Howell Powell Walter Rice Howell Powell (1819 – 26 June 1889) was a Welsh landowner and Liberal politician. He was Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire from 1880 until 1885 and for West Carmarthenshire from 1885 until his death in 1889. Early life Po ...

(1819–1889), British politician *

Luis Howell-Rivero Luis Hugo Howell-Rivero (December 28, 1899, Havana - October 7, 1986, Florida Keys) was a Cuban biologist and anthropologist. In the 1920s and 1930s he identified numerous new species of animals, especially fish, in Cuba and the rest of the Caribbe ...

, Cuban biologist *

Dorothy Howell Rodham Dorothy Emma Rodham (née Howell; June 4, 1919 – November 1, 2011) was an American homemaker and the mother of former First Lady, U.S. Senator, United States Secretary of State, and 2016 Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Rodh ...

(born 1919), American political matriarch * Frank Howell Seay (born 1938), American judge *

Cedric Howell Swanton Dr Cedric Howell Swanton (Kew, Victoria, 23 March 1899 - Sydney, 11 September 1970) was an Australian physician and psychiatrist. Biography Swanton was educated at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne, then went to the United Kingdom ...

(1899–1970), Australian psychiatrist *

William Howell Arthur Thomas William Howell Arthur Thomas (27 February 1895 – 22 March 1979) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Caradoc Township, Ontario and became an educator and farmer by career. He was fi ...

(1895–1979), Canadian Progressive Conservative politician *

Crawford Howell Toy Crawford Howell Toy (23 March 183612 May 1919), United States, American Hebrew language, Hebrew scholar, was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated at the University of Virginia in 1856, and studied at the University of Berlin from 1866 to 1868. ...

(1836–1919), American scholar * Anderson Howell Walters (1862–1927), American Republican politician

Fictional characters

*Brutus "Brutal" Howell, prison guard played by David Morse in '' The Green Mile'' *

Claire Howell The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff. Main inmates Key Other inmates The Aryans The Aryans are a f ...

, prison guard played by Kristin Rohde on TV's ''Oz'' *

Thurston Howell III Thurston Howell III (mentioned in the opening credits as: "The Millionaire") is a character on the CBS television sitcom '' Gilligan's Island'', which ran from 1964 to 1967, and later in syndication. Portrayal Howell, portrayed by veteran chara ...

, millionaire played by Jim Backus on TV's ''Gilligan's Island'' *

Lovey Howell Lovey Howell (née Wentworth), is a fictional character from the 1964 television show ''Gilligan's Island'' played by Natalie Schafer. The character is a rich socialite married to millionaire businessman Thurston Howell III. Character summary W ...

, wife of Thurston, played by Natalie Schafer on ''Gilligan's Island'' *Elliot Howell III, fictional ''Hindenburg'' passenger credited to Colby Chester in the eponymous film *Howell Jenkins, an alter ego of

Wizard Howl ''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years ...

in the fantasy trilogy ''Howl's Moving Castle'' *Carl Howell, in the TV series ''Glee'', played by

John Stamos John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the Da ...

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