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Dowden
Dowden is an English family name. It is patronymic from an Old English personal name, Dogod (probably a derivative of dugan ‘to avail’, ‘to be of use’), chiefly found in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
- Abraham Dowden (1839-1907), American politician
- Corey Dowden, American football player in the National Football League
- Edward Dowden (1843-1913), Irish critic and poet
- Hester Dowden (1868-1949), Irish spiritual medium
- John Dowden (1840-1910), Irish bishop
- Ken Dowden (born 1950), English scholar
- Oliver Dowden, British Conservative Party politician, MP for Hertsmere since May 2015
- Richard Dowden, English journalist
- Steve Dowden (born 1929), American football player in the National Football League