| Hornsby Howell | |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1927 |
| Death Place: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Team2: | North Carolina A&T |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1950–1952 |
| Coach Team2: | Jordan Sellers HS (NC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1961 |
| Coach Team3: | Southern (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1964–1967 |
| Coach Team4: | North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1968–1976 |
| Coach Team5: | North Carolina A&T |
| Coach Years6: | 1982 |
| Coach Team6: | Georgia (scout team) |
| Coach Sport7: | Basketball |
| Coach Years8: | 1964–1968 |
| Coach Team8: | North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
| Admin Years1: | 1968–? |
| Admin Team1: | North Carolina A&T |
| Admin Years2: | 1996–1998 |
| Admin Team2: | Savannah State (interim AD) |
| Overall Record: | 55–34–4 (college) |
| Championships: | 1 MEAC (1975) |
| Awards: | 2× MEAC Coach of the Year (1974–1975) |
Hornsby Howell (September 3, 1927 – October 3, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina A&T University from 1968 to 1976, compiling a record of 55–34–4.[1]
In 1982, he was a scout team assistant coach at the University of Georgia, becoming the school's first African-American football coach.[2]