descendants now living who can trace their ancestry directly to the original Ó Dubhda kings. Notable people Alice Mary Dowd (1855–1943), educator, author Ann Dowd (born 1956), American actress Bernard J. Dowd (1891–1971), Mayor of Buffalo, New York Charles F. Dowd (1825–1904), American educator who proposed U.S. time zones Clement Dowd (1832–1898), American politician David Dudley Dowd Jr. (1929–2016), American judge Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd (born 1919), American political economist, economic historian and political activist Earle Dowd, co-producer of the 1960s hit comedy album, The First Family Graham Dowd (born 1963), New Zealand rugby player Harry Dowd (born 1938), English football player Hugh Dowd (born 1951), Northern Irish football player Jim Dowd (politician) (born 1951), Member of UK Parliament Jim Dowd (ice hockey) (born 1968), hockey player Jeff Dowd (born 1949), American film producer and political activisten Johnny Dowd (born 1948), American country musician John Dowd (baseball) (1891–1981), American baseball player John Dowd (motorcyclist) (born 1965), American motocross racer John Dowd (politician) (born 1940), Australian politician, jurist John M. Dowd (born 1941), American lawyer Marion Dowd, archaeologist Matthew Dowd (born 1961), American campaign advisor and media commentator Maureen Dowd (born 1952), American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner M'el Dowd (1933–2012), American actress Michael Dowd (born 1958), American evolutionary evangelist and author Michael Delaney Dowd (1920-2006), American talk show host, known as Mike Douglas Michael M. Dowd (born 1963), American Broadcaster and Author of the book,"The Name on the Envelope" Nancy Dowd (born 1945), American screenwriter, sister of actor Ned Ned Dowd (born 1950), American actor and film producer, brother of Nancy Nic Dowd (born 1990), American ice hockey player Peter Dowd, English Labour Party politician Phil Dowd (born 1963), English football referee Robert Dowd (artist) (1936–1996), American painter and sculptor Siobhan Dowd (1960–2007), British writer and activist Thomas Dowd (bishop) (1960–2007), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop Tom Dowd (1925–2002), American recording engineer and producer Tommy Dowd (baseball) (1869–1933), American baseball player Tommy Dowd (Gaelic footballer) (born 1969), Irish football player Wayne Dowd (1941–2016), American lawyer and politician William Dowd (1922–2008), American harpsichord maker Other The Dowd Report, a document describing the transgressions of baseball player Pete Rose in betting on baseball Irvin v. Dowd (1959), a United States Supreme Court case The Dowd–Beckwith ring-expansion reaction, an organic chemical reaction References External links Ó Dubhda Clan Website (Now states that the website is for sale.) Surnames English-language surnames Irish families