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 Sir Anthony Plowman (1905–1993) Vice-Chancellor of the High Court Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman (1889–1948), British diplomat and Colonial Service administrator 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 Mark Plowman (The Messengers), fictional character Max Plowman (1883–1941), British writer and pacifist Piers Plowman, English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland and its title character Thomas S. Plowman (1843–1919), American politician Timothy Plowman (1944–1989), American botanist Tony Plowman (born 1939), Australian politician Vincent Plowman, fictional character