Bowen (family name)
Bowen is a family name that is common in the English-speaking world.
Origin and meaning
Bowen is an originally patronymic name derived from Welsh meaning "son of Owain " (Welsh: Ap Owain ).
Name bearer
A.
- Alex Bowen (* 1992), American freestyle skier
- Andrea Bowen (* 1990), American actress
- Andy Bowen (1864-1894), American boxer
- Anthony J. Bowen (* 19 ??), British Graecist
B.
- Bart Bowen (* 1967), American racing cyclist
- Bill Bowen , American rockabilly musician
- Bob Bowen (1965-2010), American jazz bassist and university professor
- Bruce Bowen (born 1971), American basketball player
C.
- Catherine Bowen (1897–1973), American biographer
- Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen (1831-1894), British lawyer
- Chris Bowen (* 1973), Australian politician
- Christopher C. Bowen (1832–1880), American politician
- Clare Bowen (* 1984), Australian singer and actress
D.
- Dave Bowen (1928–1995), Welsh football player and football coach
- David Bowen (Forensic Doctor) (1924-2011), British forensic scientist
- David Bowen (neurologist) (1940-2011), British neurologist
- David R. Bowen (* 1932), American politician
- Denis Bowen (1921-2006), British painter
- Devin Bowen (born 1972), American tennis player
E.
- Edmund John Bowen (1898–1980), English chemist
- Edward Ernest Bowen (1836–1901), English teacher and headmaster
- Edward George Bowen (1911–1991), British physicist
- Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973), Irish writer
- Emanuel Bowen († 1767), English cartographer
F.
- Francis Bowen (philosopher) (1811–1890), American philosopher and educator
- Francis Kipkoech Bowen (* 1973), Kenyan marathon runner
G
- Gail Bowen (* 1944), Canadian writer, university professor and playwright
- George Ferguson Bowen (1821–1899), British colonial governor
H
- Henry Bowen (1841–1915), American politician
- Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856–1927), American lawyer and diplomat
I.
- Ira S. Bowen (1898–1973), American astronomer and astrophysicist
J
- Jabez Bowen (1739-1815), British merchant, politician, lawyer and officer
- James Bowen (* 1979), British writer and musician
- Jarrod Bowen (* 1996), English soccer player
- Jeremy Bowen (born 1960), Welsh journalist and television presenter
- Jimmy Bowen (* 1937), American music producer and rockabilly musician
- John Bowen (pirate) († 1704), pirate of Creole origin
- John Bowen (colonist) (1780–1827), English sailor and colonist in Australia
- John Bowen (writer) (born 1924), British playwright and novelist
- John Campbell Bowen (1872–1957), Canadian politician
- John Clyde Bowen (1888–1978), American lawyer and politician
- John Henry Bowen (1780–1822), American politician
- John Stevens Bowen (1830–1863), American major general
- John T. Bowen (1857-1940), American dermatologist
- John WE Bowen (1855–1933), American slave, clergyman, and university professor
- Jonathan Bowen (* 1956), English computer scientist
- Joseph Bowen (born 1946), American convict
- Julie Bowen (born 1970), American actress
K
- Katie Bowen (* 1994), New Zealand soccer player
L.
- Lana Hutton Bowen-Judd (1922–1985), British crime writer
- Luke Kibet Bowen (born 1983), Kenyan marathon runner
- Lynne Bowen (* 1940), Canadian historian and writer
M.
- Marjorie Bowen (1885–1952), English writer
- Michael Bowen (born 1957), American actor
- Michael George Bowen (1930–2019), English clergyman, Archbishop of Southwark
- Murray Bowen (1913–1990), American psychiatrist, psychotherapist and university professor
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.
- Ralph Bowen , American jazz musician
- Randy Bowen (* 1961), American designer and pop culture sculptor
- Rees Bowen (1809–1879), American politician
- Renaye Bowen (* 1952), American sprinter
- Rufus Bowen (1947–1978), American mathematician
S.
- Sandra Bowen (* 1976), Australian volleyball player
- Sayles Jenks Bowen (1813-1896), American politician
- Stephen Bowen (* 1964), American astronaut
- Susanne Bowen (* 1979), German political officer and State Secretary
T
- TR Bowen (born 1941), British writer and actor
- Thomas M. Bowen (1835–1906), American politician
W.
- William G. Bowen (1933–2016), American economist and President of Princeton University
Y
- York Bowen (1884–1961), English pianist and composer
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bowen on surnames.behindthename.com (English)