Pownall may refer to:

People

* Alan Pownall (b. 1986), British singer-songwriter *

Capel Pownall Capel George Pett Pownall (28 November 1868 – 8 February 1933) was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Pownall entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 11th place with 532 points. He was bo ...

(1869-1933), British Olympic archer * Charles Alan Pownall (1887-1975), US Navy rear admiral and 3rd Military Governor of Guam *

David Pownall David Pownall FRSL (19 May 1938 – 21 November 2022) was a British playwright and prolific radio dramatist performed internationally, and novelist translated into several languages. Life and career David Pownall was born in Liverpool on 19 May ...

(b. 1938), British playwright and author *

George Pownall Sir George Pownall (1755 – 17 October 1834) was an English official and politician who served in Lower Canada from 1775. Pownall was the eldest son of John Pownall of Lincolnshire, England, and his wife Mary Lillingston, daughter of Bowden ...

(1755-1834), English politician in Lower Canada *

Henry Royds Pownall Lieutenant General Sir Henry Royds Pownall, (19 November 1887 – 10 June 1961) was a senior British Army officer who held several important command and staff appointments during the Second World War. In particular, he was chief of staff to the ...

(1887-1961), British World War II general *

Leon Pownall Leon Pownall (April 26, 1943 – June 2, 2006) was a Welsh Canadian actor and director. He was born in Wrexham, Wales and moved to Hamilton, Ontario with his family in 1957. He performed at the Stratford Festival during the 1960s and return ...

(1943-2006), Welsh-born Canadian actor and director *

Michael Graham Pownall Sir Michael Graham Pownall, (born 11 October 1949) is a retired British public servant. From 2007 to 2011, he was Clerk of the Parliaments in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. Early life and education Pownall was born on 11 October 1949. ...

(b. 1949), British public servant and former Clerk of the Parliaments *

Nathalie Pownall Nathalie Pownall is a British Actress and Film Maker. Early life She grew up in Bristol and was a member of the Bristol Old Vic Youth Theatre before moving to London to train professionally. Career Nathalie has an acting career that spans F ...

(b. ? ), British actress *

Thomas Pownall Thomas Pownall (bapt. 4 September 1722 N.S. – 25 February 1805) was a British colonial official and politician. He was governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1757 to 1760, and afterwards sat in the House of Commons from 1767 t ...

(1722-1805), British statesman and soldier * Thomas Pownall Boultbee (1818-1884), English clergyman and scholar

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Fort Pownall A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

, Maine, United States * Pownall Hall, a former country house in Wilmslow, England

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