Sowell is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

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Anthony Sowell Anthony Edward Sowell (August 19, 1959 – February 8, 2021) was an American serial killer and rapist known as the Cleveland Strangler. He was convicted in 2011 of murdering 11 women whose bodies were discovered at his Cleveland, Ohio, home in 2 ...

(1959–2021), American serial killer *

Arnie Sowell Arnold Milton Sowell (born April 6, 1935) is a former middle distance runner from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He finished fourth in the Men's 800-meter race. Life T ...

(born 1935), American middle distance runner * Bobby Sowell (born 1947), American musician *

Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell (born 27 March 1966) is an American former sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 1989, with 10.78 secs and 22.04 secs. The 10.78 clocking made her the third-fastest woman of all-time at that time, and ...

(born 1966), American sprinter *

Jerald Sowell Jerald Monye Sowell (born January 21, 1974) is a former American football fullback. He played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Tulane. Playing caree ...

(born 1974), American football player *

Mike Sowell Mike Sowell is a sports historian and the author of three baseball books, including ''The Pitch That Killed'' about Ray Chapman and Carl Mays. Named a Notable Book of the Year by ''The New York Times'' in 1989, and winner of the CASEY Award for bes ...

, American sports historian and professor of journalism *

Shaunna Sowell Shaunna F. Sowell is an engineer who was Vice President and Manager of DFAB water fabrication facilities for Texas Instruments. Education Sowell was awarded a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from New Mexico State University. She a ...

, American engineer *

Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell (; born June 30, 1930) is an American author, economist, political commentator and academic who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he becam ...

(born 1930), American economist, political commentator, and author

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