Bowen (surname)

Bowen is a family name, which is common in the English -speaking world.

Origin and Meaning

Bowen was originally a patronymic name derived from the Welsh, meaning " son of Owain ' ( Welsh: Owain Ap ).

Bearers of the name

A

• Andrea Bowen ( * 1990), American actress
• Andy Bowen (1864-1894), American boxer

B

• Bart Bowen ( born 1967), American cyclist
• Bill Bowen, American rockabilly musician
• Bob Bowen (1965-2010), American jazz bassist and high school teachers
• Bruce Bowen (born 1971 ), American basketball player

C

• Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen (1831-1894), British lawyer
• Chris Bowen (born 1973 ), Australian MP
• Christopher C. Bowen (1832-1880), American politician

D

• Dave Bowen (1928-1995), Welsh footballer and football coach
• David Bowen ( forensic scientist ) ( 1924-2011 ), British forensic pathologist
• David Bowen ( neurologist ) ( 1940-2011 ), British neurologist
• David Lloyd Bowen (1928-1995), Welsh football player and football coach, see Dave Bowen
• David R. Bowen ( born 1932 ), American politician
• Dennis Bowen (1921-2006), British painter metavisueller
• Devin Bowen (born 1972 ), American tennis player

E

• Edward Ernest Bowen (1836-1901), English teachers and principals
• Edward George Bowen (1911-1991), British physicist
• Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973), Irish writer
• Emanuel Bowen ( † 1767), English cartographer

F

• Francis Kipkoech Bowen (born 1973 ), Kenyan marathon runner

G

• Gail Bowen ( born 1944 ), Canadian writer, high school teacher and playwright
• George Ferguson Bowen (1821-1899), British colonial governor

B

• Henry Bowen (1841-1915), American politician

I

J

• James Bowen ( born 1979 ), British writer and musician
• Jimmy Bowen ( born 1937 ), American music producer and rockabilly musician
• John Bowen (pirate) († 1704), Pirates of Creole origin
• John Bowen ( colonist ) ( 1780-1827 ), English sailor and colonist in Australia
• John Bowen ( writer ) (* 1924), British playwright and novelist
• John Campbell Bowen (1872-1957), Canadian politician
• John Henry Bowen (1780-1822), American politician
• John Stevens Bowen (1830-1863), American Major General in the American Civil War
• John T. Bowen (1857-1940), American dermatologist
• Jonathan Bowen ( born 1956 ), British computer scientist
• Joseph Bowen ( born 1946 ), American prisoner
• Julie Bowen (born 1970 ), American actress

L

• Lynne Bowen ( born 1940 ), Canadian historian and writer

M

• Marjorie Bowen (1885-1952), English writer and novelist
• Michael Bowen ( born 1957 ), American actor
• Michael George Bowen ( born 1930 ), Archbishop of Southwark
• Murray Bowen (1913-1990), American psychiatrist, psychotherapist and university teachers

N

• Nigel Bowen (1911-1994), Australian politician
• Norman L. Bowen (1887-1956), Canadian geologist

O

• Otis R. Bowen (1918-2013), American politician

P

• Patrick Gillman Bowen (1882-1940), Irish author and theosophist

R

• Rees Bowen (1809-1879), American politician
• Rufus Bowen (1947-1978), American mathematician

S

• Sandra Bowen (born 1976 ), Australian volleyball player
• Stephen Gerard Bowen (born 1964 ), American astronaut

T

• TR Bowen ( born 1941 ), British writer and actor
• Thomas M. Bowen (1835-1906), American politician

Y

• York Bowen (1884-1961), English pianist and composer