Dow () is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Abigail Dow (born 1997), English rugby union player Albert G. Dow (1808–1908), New York politician Arthur Wesley Dow (1857–1922), American painter, printmaker, photographer, and arts educator. Charles Dow (1851–1902), founder of Dow Jones & Co Cornelia M. Dow (1842–1905), philanthropist, temperance activist; daughter of Neal Dow Eliphaz Dow (1705–1755), first male executed in New Hampshire G. M. Keith Dow (born 1937), Canadian politician Gardner Dow (1898–1919), American college football player Harold Dow (1947–2010), from the 48 Hours Mystery TV series Herbert Henry Dow (1866–1930), founder of Dow Chemical Company James R. Dow, professor of German language Mary Edna Hill Gray Dow, American financier, school principal and correspondent Nancy Dow (1936–2016), actress, mother of Jennifer Aniston Neal Dow (1804–1897), prohibitionist Paula Dow (born 1955), 58th Attorney General of New Jersey Ryan Dow (born 1991), Scottish footballer for Dundee United Sterling Dow (1903–1995), American epigrapher, historian, and archaeologist of ancient Greece Tony Dow (1945-2022), American actor who played Wally in the Leave it to Beaver TV series Tony Dow (director), British television director

See also Dowe (disambiguation) Dows (surname)