Plowman is an occupational surname based on plowman, the user of a plow. Notable people with the surname include:
* Anna-Louise Plowman (born c. 1972), New Zealand actress
* Arthur J. Plowman (1872–1942), American politician
* Anthony Plowman, Sir Anthony Plowman (1905–1993) Chancellor of the High Court, Vice-Chancellor of the High Court
* Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman (1889–1948), British diplomat and Colonial Service administrator
* Idora M. Plowman, Idora Plowman (1843–1929), American author
* Jacob H. Plowman (1836–1897), American politician
* Jon Plowman (born 1953), British television producer
* Jonathan Plowman Jr. (1717–1795), American revolutionary
* Lynne Plowman is a contemporary British composer
*Mark Plowman (The Messengers), fictional character
* Max Plowman (1883–1941), British writer and pacifist
* Thomas S. Plowman (1843–1919), American politician
* Timothy Plowman (1944–1989), American botanist
* Tony Plowman (born 1939), Australian politician
*Vincent Plowman, fictional character
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Occupational surnames
English-language occupational surnames