Drinkwater is a surname of English medieval origin. The German equivalent is Trinkwasser, in Italian Bevilacqua and in French Boileau.^[1]

People with the surname

• Arthur Thomas Drinkwater (1894–1972), Australian-born World War I flying ace
• Barbara L. Drinkwater (1926–2019), American sports physiologist
• Ben Drinkwater (1910–1949), British motor-cycle racer
• Bert Drinkwater (1895–1947), Australian footballer
• Carol Drinkwater (born 1948), Anglo-Irish actress and author
• Charles Drinkwater (soccer), American soccer player
• Danny Drinkwater (born 1990), English football player
• Graham Drinkwater (1875–1946), Canadian ice hockey player, businessman and philanthropist
• Harry Drinkwater (1844–1895), British architect
• Harold Drinkwater (1855–1925), British botanical artist
• John Drinkwater (musician, technologist), (born 1957), English musician and sound technologist
• John Drinkwater (playwright), (1882–1937), English poet and dramatist
• John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune (1801–1851), British mathematician, educator and polymath
• John F. Drinkwater (born 1947), British historian
• Josh Drinkwater (born 1992), Australian rugby player
• Peter Drinkwater (1750–1801), English textile businessman
• Ray Drinkwater (1931–2008), British soccer player
• Ros Drinkwater (born 1944), Scottish-born actress
• Sean T. Drinkwater (born 1972), American musician
• Skip Drinkwater, American record producer
• Terry Drinkwater (1936–1989), American television and radio journalist
• William Drinkwater (1812–1909), Manx judge

Fictional characters

• Gerris Drinkwater, in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
• Nathaniel Drinkwater, protagonist of a series of novels by Richard Woodman

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