Charles McDowell may refer to:
Charles McDowell (North Carolina militiaman) (1743–1815), American Revolutionary War general and politician Charles McDowell Jr. (journalist) (1926–2010), political writer and columnist Charles S. McDowell (Charles Samuel McDowell Jr., 1871–1943), interim governor of Alabama Charles T. McDowell (1921–2007), professor at the University of Texas at Arlington Charlie McDowell (1983–), film director and screenwriter
See also Charles McDowall (1862–1916), Australian politician