In academia

• Sir Edward Charles Dodds, 1st Baronet, British biochemist
• J. Colin Dodds, academic
• E. R. Dodds, Irish classical scholar
• Harold W. Dodds, American educator
• Klaus Dodds, geographer
• Stephen Hatfield Dodds, Australian philosophical economist

In arts and entertainment

• Baby Dodds (1898–1959), American jazz drummer
• Christopher Dodds, (born 1967), Canadian Photographer
• Joanie Dodds, runner-up of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6
• Johnny Dodds, American jazz clarinettist
• K. K. Dodds (born 1965), American actor
• Megan Dodds (born 1970), British actor

In government and politics

• Anneliese Dodds (born 1978), British politician
• Diane Dodds (born 1958), Northern Ireland politician
• Douglas Dodds-Parker (1909–2006), British politician
• Francis H. Dodds (1858–1940), American politician
• John Stokell Dodds (1848–1914), colonial administrator in Australia
• Nigel Dodds (born 1958), Northern Ireland politician
• Norman Dodds (1903–1965), British politician
• Ozro J. Dodds (1840–1882), American politician

In sport

In other fields

• Alfred Dodds, French general
• Isaac Dodds, British pioneer locomotive designer
• Jackson Dodds (1881–1961), Canadian scouting organiser
• John Mathieson Dodds, Scottish electrical engineer
• Leslie Dodds (1903–1975), English bridge player
• Lin Hatfield Dodds, Australian social activist (also see Stephen Hatfield Dodds)
• Philip V.W. Dodds (1951–2007), audio engineer
• Robert Dodds, Canadian aviator
• Roy Edward Dodds (1893–1965), Detroit area military aviator
• W. O. H. Dodds, Canadian WW1 general