Drinkwater is a surname of English medieval origin. The German equivalent is Trinkwasser, in Italian Bevilacqua and in French Boileau.
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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 motorcycle 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
Gary Drinkwater, American politician
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 F. Drinkwater (born 1947), British historian
Josh Drinkwater (born 1992), Australian rugby player
Muriel Drinkwater, 12-year-old girl murdered in Wales in 1946
Peter Drinkwater (1750–1801), English textile businessman
Ray Drinkwater (1931–2008), British soccer player
Ros Drinkwater (1944–2022), Scottish-born actress
Samuel Drinkwater (1742–1834), American sea captain
Scott Drinkwater (born 1997), Australian professional rugby league footballer
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
The Drinkwater clan (multiple generations) in Little,_Big, by John Crowley
Nathaniel Drinkwater, protagonist of a series of novels by Richard Woodman