Plowright is an occupational surname based on plowwright, a maker of plows.
Charles Bagge Plowright (1849–1910), British doctor and mycologist David Plowright (1930–2006), English television executive and producer Hilda Plowright (1890–1973), English actress Joan Plowright (1929–2025), English actress John Plowright Houfton (1857–1929), British colliery owner and politician Jonathan Plowright (born 1959), British concert pianist Louise Plowright (1956–2016), British actress Misty Plowright (born 1983), American politician Piers Plowright (1937-2021), British radio producer Rosalind Plowright (born 1949), English opera singer Walter Plowright (1923–2010), English veterinary scientist
See also Plowright Theatre, in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire named after Joan Plowright Plowman (surname)