Powell may refer to:

People

Powell (given name) Powell is a male given name. It may refer to: * Powell S. Barnett (1883–1971) U.S. musician and civil rights activist * Powell F. Carter Jr. (1931–2017) U.S. Navy admiral * Powell Clayton (1833–1914) U.S. soldier, politician, businessman * ...

Powell baronets There have been seven baronetcies created for persons with the surname Powell, five in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Only one creation is extant as of 2007. The Powell Baronetcy, of Pengethly in the ...

, several baronetcies *

Colonel Powell (disambiguation) Colonel Powell may refer to: People * Colin Powell (1937–2021), former U.S. Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 4-star general * Donald Powell (1896–1942), British India Army officer who was awarded the D.S.O. * Enoch ...

, several military officers *

General Powell (disambiguation) General Powell frequently refers to Colin Powell (1937–2021), a US Army four-star general and US Secretary of State. It may also refer to: *Henry Watson Powell (1733–1814), British Army general *Herbert B. Powell (1903–1998), US Army general ...

, several military leaders *

Governor Powell (disambiguation) Governor Powell may refer to: *Clifford Ross Powell (1893–1973), Acting Governor of New Jersey in 1935 * George Gabriel Powell (1710–1779), Acting governor of St Helena from 1742 to 1748 * Lazarus W. Powell (1812–1867), 19th Governor of Kentu ...

, several governors * Justice Powell (disambiguation), several judges *

Major Powell (disambiguation) Major Powell frequently refers to American Civil War brevet lieutenant colonel for the Union John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), U.S. geologist and geographer. ''Major Powell'' (MAJ Powell) may also refer to: People * Colonel Powell (disambiguatio ...

, several military officers *

Secretary Powell (disambiguation) Secretary Powell frequently refers to Colin Powell (1937–2021), U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the U.S. military. ''Secretary Powell'' (''Sec. Powell''), Assistant Secretary, Undersecretary, Deputy Secretar ...

, several officials * Senator Powell (disambiguation), several senators

Places

Powell Butte (disambiguation) Powell Butte may refer to: * Powell Butte, Boring Lava Field, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; an extinct cindercone butte * Powell Butte, Oregon, USA; an unincorporated community in Crook County * Powell Buttes, Crook County, Oregon, USA; ...

, several hills *

Powell County (disambiguation) Powell County is the name of two counties in the United States: * Powell County, Kentucky * Powell County, Montana Powell County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,946. Its county seat is D ...

, several counties *

Powell Creek (disambiguation) Powell Creek, Powells Creek or Powell's Creek may refer to: In Australia *Powells Creek (Sydney), a tributary of the Parramatta River in New South Wales In the United States * Powell Creek, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Boone Count ...

, several watercourses *

Mount Powell (disambiguation) Mount Powell may refer to one of the following: *One of several mountain peaks in the United States: **Mount Powell (California) **Mount Powell (Colorado) - highest summit of the Gore Range **Mount Powell (Granite County, Montana) - highest summit ...

or Powell Mountain, several mountains * Powell River (disambiguation), several watercourses *

Powell Township (disambiguation) Powell Township may refer to: * Powell Township, Craighead County, Arkansas, in Craighead County, Arkansas * Powell Township, Comanche County, Kansas * Powell Township, Michigan * Powell Township, Edmunds County, South Dakota, in Edmunds County, S ...

, several townships

Antarctica

* Powell Island, South Orkney Islands

Maldives

* Powell Islands, Raa Atoll, Maldives

United States

Powell, Alabama Powell is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 901. Powell is located atop Sand Mountain (Alabama), Sand Mountain. Originally incorporated as Pow ...

, a town in DeKalb County *

Powell, Missouri Powell is an unincorporated community in eastern McDonald County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route E, approximately ten miles east of Pineville. Powell is located on Big Sugar Creek. The community includes s ...

, an unincorporated community in McDonald County * Powell, Cass County, Missouri, a ghost town * Powell, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Powell, Ohio, a city in Delaware County * Powell, Edmunds County, South Dakota, an unincorporated community * Powell, Haakon County, South Dakota, a ghost town *

Powell, Tennessee Powell, formerly known as Powell Station, is a census-designated place in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. The area is located in the Emory Road corridor ( State Route 131), just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak R ...

, an unincorporated community in Knox County * Powell, Texas, a town in Navarro County * Powell, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Powell, Wyoming, a city in Park County *

Lake Powell Lake Powell is an artificial reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. It is a major vacation destination visited by approximately two million people every year. It is the second largest artificial reservoir by maximum ...

, a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River

Solar System

* Powell (crater), a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley on the Moon

Facilities and structures

* Powell Hall, home of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in St. Louis, Missouri *

Powell Observatory Powell Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near Louisburg in Miami County, Kansas. It features several large telescopes and is available for public viewing, for private use of Astronomical Society of Kansas City members, and for o ...

, Louisburg, Kansas *

Powell Gardens Powell Gardens, Kansas City's botanical garden, is a botanical garden in Kingsville, Missouri, United States, east of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City. It features 6,000 varieties of plants, with 225,000 plants in seasonal displays, and is ope ...

, Kansas City, Missouri *

Powell House (disambiguation) Powell House may refer to: In the United States Various buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (by state): * Benjamin T. Powell House, Camden, Arizona, listed on the NRHP * Powell and Blair Stone Ranch, Proctor, Colorado, listed on ...

, several buildings *

Powell High School (disambiguation) Powell High School can refer to: *Powell High School (Tennessee) in Powell, Tennessee * Powell High School (Wyoming) in Powell, Wyoming See also * * * Powell Middle School (disambiguation) * Powell (disambiguation) Powell may refer to: People ...

, several schools *

Powell Middle School (disambiguation) Powell Middle School may refer to: *JP Powell Middle School (LaFayette, Alabama), USA *John Wesley Powell Middle School (Centennial, Colorado), USA * Powell Middle School (Littleton, Colorado), USA *Powell Middle School, Hernando County School Boa ...

, several schools

Companies

Powell's Books Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland, Oregon, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. Powell's City of ...

, a chain of bookstores in the U.S. state of Oregon *

Powell Manufacturing Company Powell Manufacturing Company (PMC) was a company based in southern California, widely known for its line of motor scooters that peaked in popularity in the late 1940s. From September 1954 to March 1957, Powell manufactured "Sport Wagon" pickup t ...

, a defunct American motor vehicle company *

Powell Peralta Powell Peralta is an American skateboard company founded by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978. The company rose to prominence in the 1980s as skateboarding began maturing as a sport. The company featured the Bones Brigade, a team featurin ...

or Powell Corporation, a skateboard company

Other uses

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Powell v. Alabama ''Powell v. Alabama'', 287 U.S. 45 (1932), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court reversed the convictions of nine young black men for allegedly raping two white women on a freight train near Scottsboro, Alabama. Th ...

'', a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court case regarding capital punishment and due process * ''

Powell v. McCormack ''Powell v. McCormack'', 395 U.S. 486 (1969), is a United States Supreme Court case that held that the Qualifications of Members Clause of Article I of the US Constitution is an exclusive list of qualifications of members of the House of Repre ...

'', a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case regarding seating of a member of the House of Representatives *

Powell Doctrine The "Powell Doctrine" is a journalist-created term, named after General Colin Powell, for a doctrine that Powell created in the run-up to the 1990–1991 Gulf War. The doctrine poses questions emphasizing national security interests, overwhelmin ...

, a use of military force doctrine *

Powell's method Powell's method, strictly Powell's conjugate direction method, is an algorithm proposed by Michael J. D. Powell for finding a local minimum In mathematical analysis, the maxima and minima (the respective plurals of maximum and minimum) of a f ...

, an algorithm for finding the minimum of a non-differentiable function