Nowland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Adam Nowland (born 1981), British soccer player Ben Nowland (born 1980), American football player Clare Nowland (1928–2023), Australian nonagenarian who died after being Tasered by police Mark Nowland (born 1962), United States Air Force general Mary Josepha Nowland (1863–1935), New Zealand catholic nun and teacher Raymond Clare Nowland (1894–1973), Australian architect