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), 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), several officials *

Senator Powell (disambiguation) Lazarus W. Powell (1812–1867) was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1859 to 1865. Senator Powell may also refer to: * Beverly Powell (born 1951), Texas State Senate * Clifford Ross Powell (1893–1973), New Jersey State Senate *E. Henry Powell (1 ...

, 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), 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 Powell is an extinct town in Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in l ...

, 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, 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, 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, Louisburg, Kansas * Powell Gardens, 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), 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 B ...

, several schools

Companies

* Powell's Books, 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 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'', 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, an algorithm for finding the minimum of a non-differentiable function