Cowan
Cowan is a family name that may refer to:
- Andrew Cowan (Author) (born 1960), British writer
- Barry Cowan (born 1974), British tennis player
- Bruce Cowan (1926–2011), Australian politician
- Clyde L. Cowan (1919–1974), American physicist
- Dwaine O. Cowan (1935-2006), American chemist
- Edgar Cowan (1815–1885), American politician
- Edith Cowan (1861–1932), Australian social reformer, child and women's rights activist
- Elliot Cowan (born 1976), English actor
- Frank I. Cowan (1888–1948), American politician
- George Cowan (1920–2012), American chemist, philanthropist and businessman
- Glenn Cowan (1951-2004), American table tennis player
- Henry Jacob Cowan (1919–2007), Australian civil engineer
- Jack Cowan (1927-2000), Canadian football player
- Jacob Pitzer Cowan (1823–1895), American politician
- Jeff Cowan (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jerome Cowan (1897–1972), American actor
- John Cowan (musician) (born 1952), American musician
- John Cowan (politician, 1866) (1866–1953), Australian politician
- John Cowan (soccer player, 1870) (1870–1937), Scottish soccer player
- John Cowan (photographer) (1929–1979), British photographer
- John Cowan (soccer player, 1949) (born 1949), Northern Irish soccer player
- John Cowan (officer) (* 1957) Canadian-Australian naval officer
- John W. Cowan , American computer scientist
- John Cowan (politician, 1774) (1774–1842), English politician, Lord Mayor of London
- John Lancelot Cowan (1893–1971), Australian politician
- John Macqueen Cowan (1891-1960), Scottish botanist
- Juliet Cowan (born 1974), British actress
- Mo Cowan ( William "Mo" Cowan ; * 1969), American politician
- Nelson Cowan (* 1951), American psychologist
- Peter Cowan (1914–2002), Australian writer
- Richard Cowan (singer) (1957-2015), American opera singer (bass-baritone)
- Richard Sumner Cowan (1921–1997), American botanist
- Ronnie Cowan (born 1959), Scottish politician
- Ruth Schwartz Cowan (* 1941), American historian
- Samuel Tertius Cowan (1905–1976), British bacteriologist
- Steve Cowan (born 1963), Scottish football player
- Walter Henry Cowan (1871–1956), British admiral
- Warren Cowan (1921-2008), American public relations agent
- William Cowan (tennis player) (born 1959), Canadian tennis player
- W. Maxwell Cowan (1931-2002), South African-American neurobiologist
Places in the United States:
- Cowan, Arkansas
- Cowan, Indiana
- Cowan, Kentucky
- Cowan, Montana
- Cowan, Pennsylvania
- Cowan, Tennessee
- Cowan, Virginia
- Cowan Township (Wayne County, Missouri)
Location in Australia:
Objects listed
in the NRHP :
- Cowan Creek Circular Enclosure , in Wilmington, Ohio, ID No. 74001422
- Cowan Depot , in Cowan, Tennessee, ID No. 78002588
- Cowan Mill , of Lewiston, Maine, ID No. 85001656
Others:
- Lake Cowan , a lake in Princess Elisabeth Land, Antarctica
See also:
