Bowen (surname)
Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate Celtic ethnicities, the Welsh ab Owain ("son of Owen") and the Irish Ó Buadhacháin ("descendant of Bohan").[1]
| Pronunciation | /ˈboʊ.ən/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Wales; Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Eugene, Owen (Owain), Ewen (Eoghan), etc.; Bohan |
List of people surnamed Bowen
- Adam Bowen, American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Juul
- Albert E. Bowen (1875–1953), of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Andrea Bowen (born 1990), actress
- Andy Bowen (1867-1894), American boxer known for fighting the longest boxing match in history
- Anthony Bowen (1809–1872) African American civic leader
- Ashley Bowen (born 1728), sailor and writer
- Ben Bowen (2002–2005), American child who died from cancer
- Bill Bowen (1929–1999), African American politician in Ohio
- Billy Bowen (1897–1960), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s
- Brian Bowen (born 1998), American college basketball player
- Bruce Bowen (born 1971), American basketball player
- Caroline Bowen, Australian speech therapist
- Catherine Drinker Bowen, American author and historian
- Charles Bowen (disambiguation), several people including
- Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen (1835–1894), English judge
- Charles Bowen (New Zealand politician) (1830–1917)
- Charles Bowen (Ontario politician) (1923–1992), mayor of Brantford, 1973–1980
- Charles W. Bowen, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
- Charles Bowen-Cooke (1859–1920), British railway engineer
- Chris Bowen (born 1973), Australian politician
- Cliff Bowen (1875–1929), Welsh rugby player and cricketer
- Curtis Bowen, Canadian hockey player
- Daniel Bowen, Australian blogger
- Dave Bowen (1928–1995), Welsh football (soccer) player
- Dave Bowen (Australian footballer) (1886–1946), Australian rules footballer
- David Bowen (disambiguation), several people including
- David Bowen (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer
- David R. Bowen (born 1932), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- David Bowen (pathologist) (1924–2011), Welsh pathologist
- David Bowen (Wisconsin), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- David Glyn Bowen (1933–2000), Welsh Congregationalist minister and missionary
- David James Bowen (born 1925), Welsh scholar
- David John Bowen (1891–1912), Welsh boxer
- David Bowen, Felinfoel (1774–1853), Welsh Baptist minister
- David R. Bowen (born 1932), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- Edmund Bowen (1898–1981), British chemist
- Edward Ernest Bowen (1836–1901), Harrow schoolmaster
- Edward George Bowen ("Taffy" Bowen, 1911–1991), British radar pioneer
- Elizabeth Bowen, married John Blake 16 Feb 1773 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. Her MtDNA is Irish origin. Probably born ca 1750.
- Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973), Irish novelist
- Elizabeth Bowen Thompson (1812/13–1869), British missionary who founded of the British Syrian Schools
- Emanuel Bowen (1694–1767), Engraver
- E. G. Bowen (1900–1983), Welsh geographer
- E. N. Bowen (1893–1959), American judge, lawyer and politician
- Francis Bowen (1811–1890), American philosophical writer and educationalist
- George Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- George Bowen (footballer) (1875–1945), English soccer player
- George Bowen (missionary) (1816–1888), American missionary in India
- George Bowen (New York politician) (1831–1921), New York politician
- George Bowen (rugby player) (1863–1919), Welsh international rugby union half back
- George Bevan Bowen (1858–1940), Welsh Conservative landowner and county officer in Pembrokeshire
- Harry Bowen (rugby) (1864–1913), Welsh rugby player
- Harry Bowen (actor) (1888–1941), American character actor
- Henry Bowen (1841–1915), Virginia lawyer, soldier and politician
- Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856–1927), American poet and diplomat
- Howard Bowen (1908–1989), American economist and college president
- Humphry Bowen (1929–2001), British botanist and chemist
- Ira Sprague Bowen (1898–1973), American astronomer
- Jackie Bowen (1915–2009), Wales rugby player
- James Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- James Bowen (Royal Navy officer) (1751–1835)
- James Bowen (artist) (died 1774), English painter and topographer
- James Barton Bowen (1815–1881), mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
- James Bevan Bowen (MP) (1828–1905), British Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire
- James Bevan Bowen (RAF officer) (1883–1969)
- James Bowen (railroad executive) (1808–1886), American railroad executive
- James Bowen (author) (born 1979), author of A Street Cat Named Bob
- James Bowen (footballer) (born 1996), English footballer
- James M. Bowen (1793–1880), first owner of "Mirador" residence in Greenwood, Virginia
- James Bowen Everhart (1821–1888), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Jarrod Bowen (born 20 December 1996), English footballer
- Jeffrey Bowen, American songwriter and music producer
- Jehdeiah Bowen (1817–1891), American politician
- Jeremy Bowen (born 1960), British journalist and television presenter
- Jim Bowen (1937–2018), British stand-up comedian
- Jimmy Bowen, American record producer and pop musician
- Joe Bowen (born 1951), the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs
- John Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- John Bowen, of the Bowen baronets
- John Bowen (alderman) (1844–1926), English businessman
- John Bowen (antiquary) (1756–1832), English painter, genealogist and antiquarian
- John Bowen (bishop) (1815–1859), bishop of Sierra Leone
- John Bowen (British author) (born 1924), British playwright and novelist
- John Bowen (colonist) (1780–1827), English sailor and administrator; founded the first settlement at Hobart, Australia
- John Bowen (pirate) (died 1704), pirate active in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea
- John C. Bowen (1872–1957), Canadian clergyman
- John Clyde Bowen (1888–1978), U.S. federal judge
- John Eliot Bowen (1858–1890), American author
- John Gilbert Bowen (born 1947), British-born American porn director John T. Bone
- John Henry Bowen (1780–1822), American politician
- John J. Bowen Jr. (born 1955), American entrepreneur
- John S. Bowen (1830–1863), American Confederate general
- John S. Bowen (executive) (born c. 1927), American advertising executive
- John S. Bowen (sound designer), American synthesizer designer
- John T. Bowen (1857–1940), American dermatologist
- John W. Bowen (1926–2011), Republican politician in the Ohio Senate
- John W. E. Bowen Sr. (1855–1933), Methodist clergyman and educator
- John William Bowen (1876–1965), Member of Parliament for Crewe, 1929–1931
- Jonathan Bowen (born 1956), British computer scientist
- José Antonio Bowen (born 1952), American president of Goucher College
- Julie Bowen (born 1970), American actress
- Katie Bowen (born 1994), New Zealand association footballer
- Keith Bowen (born 1958), English footballer
- Kenneth Bowen (tenor) (1932 - 2018), Welsh tenor
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (born 1965), British interior designer
- Lionel Bowen (born 1922), Australian politician
- Lorraine Bowen (born 1961), singer/songwriter and comedian
- Mark Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- Mark Bowen (footballer) (born 1963), Welsh (soccer) footballer
- Mark Bowen (writer) (born c. 1960s), American writer
- Mark Bowen (cricketer) (born 1967), English cricketer
- Mark Bowen of the Bowen baronets
- Mark Bowen, lead guitarist of British rock bank IDLES
- Marjorie Bowen, pen name of Margaret Gabrielle Long, English writer
- Matt Bowen, Australian rugby player
- Matthew Bowen, American football player
- Michael Bowen (disambiguation), several people including
- Michael Bowen (actor) (born 1957), American film and television actor
- Michael Bowen (artist) (1937–2009), American artist
- Michael Bowen (bishop) (1930–2019), British Roman Catholic archbishop
- Murray Bowen (1913–1990), American psychiatrist
- Nicholas Bowen, educator
- Norman L. Bowen (1887–1956), Canadian geochemist and petrologist
- Otis R. Bowen (1918–2013), physician and Governor of Indiana
- Rhys Bowen, mystery writer
- Richard Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- Richard Bowen (Royal Navy) (1761–1797), Royal Navy officer
- Richard L. Bowen, American university president
- Richard M. Bowen III, Citigroup whistleblower
- Richard Bowen (bowls), Welsh lawn bowler
- Rob Bowen (born 1981), baseball catcher
- Robert Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- Robert Bowen (politician) (born 1948), Colorado state legislator
- Robert O. Bowen (1920–2003), American novelist and essayist
- Robert Sidney Bowen (1900–1977), World War I aviator, journalist and author
- Rufus Bowen (Robert Edward Bowen, 1947–1978), professor of mathematics
- Roger Bowen (1932–1996), American actor
- Rufus Bowen (Robert Edward Bowen, 1947–1978), American mathematician
- Ryan Bowen (born 1975), basketball player
- Ryan Bowen (baseball) (born 1968), baseball player
- Sam Bowen (boxer) (born 1992), British boxer
- Shepard P. Bowen (1824–1908), New York politician
- Stephen Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- Stephen Bowen (American football) (born 1984), American football player
- Stephen Bowen (astronaut) (born 1964), American astronaut
- Stephen Bowen (biologist), American fish biologist of Emory University
- Stephen Bowen (politician) (born 1969), American politician from Maine
- Thomas Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- Sir Thomas Bowen, of the Bowen baronets
- Thomas Ambrose "Tom" Bowen (1916–1982), inventor of the Bowen technique
- Thomas H. Bowen (1850–1896), South Australian surveyor
- Thomas M. Bowen (1835–1906), U.S. Senator
- Thomas Bowen (engraver) (died 1790), map engraver
- Thomas Bowen (Wisconsin politician) (1808–1883), member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Thomas Bowen (Independent minister) (1756–1827), Welsh Independent minister
- Tom Bowen (athletic director) (born 1961), American sports executive
- Tommy Bowen, member of the English band White Lies (band)
- Trevor Bowen (born 1941), actor and screenwriter
- Trevor Bowen (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer
- Tristan Bowen, American soccer player
- Vanessa Bowen, Sri Lankan cricketer
- William Bowen (disambiguation), several people, including
- William Bowen (rugby player) (1862–1925), Welsh rugby union footballer
- William Bowen (author) (1877–1937), children's author and Newbery Honor recipient
- William Bowen (British Army officer) (1898–1961), British Army general
- William G. Bowen (1933–2016), president of Princeton University
- William Miller Bowen (1860s–1937), civic leader in Los Angeles, California
- York Bowen (1884–1961), English composer
See also
- Owen (name), given name and surname
References
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