Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Foo ...

ethnicities, the

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

ab Owain Ab Owain is a Celtic surname from the Welsh ''ab Owain'' meaning "son of Owen" (Owen meaning 'noble') List of people surnamed ab Owain * Cadwgan ab Owain (died 951), joint king of Glywysing in Wales, brother of Gruffydd * Einion ab Owain (die ...

'' meaning "son of

Owen Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. ...

" (Owen meaning 'noble') and the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

''Ó Buadhacháin'' meaning "descendant of Bohan" (Bohan meaning 'victorious'). The Bowen lineage can be traced back to Llwyngwair in the 11th century, near

Nevern Nevern ( cy, Nanhyfer) is both a parish and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes the settlements of Felindre Farchog, Monington, Moylgrove and Bayvil. The small village lies in the Nevern valley near the Preseli Hills ...

in Pembrokeshire. The Bowen surname was adopted in 1424. There are seven Bowen crests and the Bowen/Owen family group share a

tartan Tartan ( gd, breacan ) is a patterned cloth consisting of criss-crossed, horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Sc ...

. The Bowen/Bowens surnames are more commonly found in southern Wales, while the Owen/Owens surnames are more commonly found in northern Wales. This is a list of notable people born with the last name Bowen and people who married into the Bowen family. *

Adam Bowen Adam Bowen (born 1974/1975) is an American businessman, and the co-founder (with James Monsees) and currently advisor at Juul Labs, an electronic cigarette company. Bowen earned a BA in physics from Pomona College, followed by an MS in product de ...

, American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Juul *

Sir Albert Bowen, 1st Baronet Sir Albert Edward Bowen, 1st Baronet (November 1858 – 19 September 1924) was an English businessman who spent much of his life in Argentina. Early life Bowen was born in Hanley, Staffordshire. His family emigrated to Canada when he was a boy ...

(1858–1924), British-Argentinian businessman *

Albert E. Bowen Albert Ernest Bowen (October 31, 1875 – July 15, 1953) was an American lawyer and Mormon religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Born in Hen ...

(1875–1953), American member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Alex Bowen (skier) Alex Bowen is an American freestyle skier. He won a silver medal in aerials at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015 The 2015 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships were held in Kreischberg, Austri ...

(born 1991), American freestyle skier *

Alex Bowen (TV personality) ''Love Island'' is a British dating game show. It is a revival of the earlier celebrity series of the same name, which aired for two series in 2005 and 2006, and was hosted by Caroline Flack until her suspension in 2019; Laura Whitmore present ...

, British reality TV contestant *

Alex Bowen (water polo) Alex Bowen (born September 4, 1993) is an American water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by ...

(born 1993), American water polo player *

Andrea Bowen Andrea Bowen is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing on Broadway musicals, including ''Les Misérables'' and ''The Sound of Music''. In 2004, she began playing the role of Julie Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series ''Des ...

(born 1990), American actress and singer *

Andy Bowen Andy Bowen (May 3, 1867 – December 15, 1894) was an American lightweight boxer best known for fighting the world's longest boxing match, which took place in 1893 against Jack Burke. Biography Early life Born on May 3, 1867, in New Orlean ...

(1867–1894), American boxer *

Anthony Bowen Rev. Anthony Bowen (18091871), was a civic leader among the African-American community in Washington, D.C., and the first African-American employee of the United States Patent Office. Both the Anthony Bowen YMCA and Anthony Bowen Elementary Schoo ...

(1809–1872) African-American civic leader *

Arthur "Waring" Bowen Arthur Charles Mainwaring Bowen (24 March 1922 – 31 January 1980) was a Welsh solicitor who founded the charity "British Rheumatism & Arthritis Association" (now known as " Versus Arthritis"). Early life Born to an English mother and a Welsh ...

(1922–1980), solicitor who founded the charity British Rheumatism & Arthritis Association *

Arthur Bowen (actor) The following are supporting characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)#Members of the Order, Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army#Notable Dumbledore' ...

played Albus Potter in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2'' *

Ashley Bowen Ashley Bowen (1728–1813) was the first American sailor to write an autobiography. Although Bowen's career as a sailor was not particularly remarkable, his writings are of great value in understanding the life of an average sailor at that time. B ...

(1728–1813), American

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the ...

and writer *

Bart Bowen Bart Bowen (born April 22, 1967 in Austin, Texas) is an American former cyclist. Professional from 1990 to 2000, he was most notably the National Road Champion in 1992 and 1997. He also won the Herald Sun Tour in 1992 and the Tour of Japan in 1 ...

(born 1967), American cyclist *

Ben Bowen Benjamin David "Ben" Bowen (November 14, 2002 – February 25, 2005), commonly called Big Ben Bowen, was a boy from Huntington, West Virginia, who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in 2004. His family has used his story to raise awa ...

(2002–2005), American child who died from cancer *

Ben Bowen (musician) Ben Bowen (born 5 June 1976 in England) is a Canadian trumpet player and children's musician from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Bowen studied jazz trumpet at York University and Humber College. He is a session musician for various other bands and ...

(born 1976), Canadian children's musician * Benjamin John Bowen (1915–2009), Welsh rugby player *

Bill Bowen William F. Bowen (January 29, 1929 – April 22, 1999) was a member of the Ohio Senate, serving from 1970–1994, and a member of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Hall of Fame. He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House ...

(1929–1999), African-American Ohio state senator *

Billy Bowen William Bowen (6 December 1897 – 19 December 1960) was a Welsh dual-code rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, winning 6 caps, and ...

(1897–1960), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s *

Branden Bowen Branden Bowen (born September 17, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers after the 2020 NFL Draft. College ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Brian Bowen Brian Bowen II (born October 2, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He originally committed to play college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals but was suspended by the ...

(born 1998), African-American college basketball player *

Bruce Bowen Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. (born June 14, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. Bowen played small forward and graduated from Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton. He went on to play for the National Basketball Association' ...

(born 1971), African-American basketball player *

Caroline Bowen Caroline Bowen (born 4 December 1944) is a speech pathologist who was born in New Zealand, and who has lived and worked in Australia most of her life. She specialises in children's speech sound disorders. Her clinical career as a speech-language ...

(born 1944), Australian speech therapist *

Catherine Drinker Bowen Catherine Drinker Bowen (January 1, 1897 – November 1, 1973) was an American writer best known for her biographies. She won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1958. Biography Bowen was born Catherine Drinker on the Haverford College ...

(1897–1973), American author and historian *

Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen, (1 January 1835 – 10 April 1894) was an English judge. Early life Bowen was born at Woolaston in Gloucestershire – his father, Rev. Christopher Bowen, originally of Hollymount, County Mayo, ...

(1835–1894), English judge *

Charles Bowen (New Zealand politician) Sir Charles Christopher Bowen (29 August 1830 – 12 December 1917) was a New Zealand politician. Life Bowen was born in County Mayo, Ireland and studied law for two years at Cambridge University. At the age of 20 he emigrated with his parent ...

(1830–1917) *

Charles Bowen (Ontario politician) Charles R. Bowen (1923 – May 17, 1992) was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He served as mayor of Brantford from 1973 to 1980. Bowen was born in Oshawa and served in the Canadian army for five years during World War II. He g ...

(1923–1992), mayor of Brantford *

Charles W. Bowen Charles W. "Skip" Bowen was the tenth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG). He assumed the position from MCPOCG Frank A. Welch on June 14, 2006, and was relieved on May 21, 2010, by Michael P. Leavitt. Bowen was previously assig ...

, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard *

Chris Bowen Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen (born 17 January 1973) is an Australian politician who has been Minister for Climate Change and Energy in the Albanese government since June 2022. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was first ele ...

(born 1973), Australian politician *

Christopher Bowen Christopher Bowen (born 20 October 1959) is a British actor. Bowen was educated at the Cathedral School, Llandaff, Radley College, and Magdalene College, Cambridge University. He trained at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol and spent t ...

(born 1959), British actor *

Christopher C. Bowen Christopher Columbus Bowen (January 5, 1832 – June 23, 1880) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Early life Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1832, Bowen attended the public schools. He move ...

(born 1973), South Carolina Congressman *

Cliff Bowen Clifford Alfred Bowen (3 January 1875 – 30 April 1929) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played for club rugby for Llanelli and international rugby for Wales. He was also a keen cricketer, playing for Llanelli and Carmarthens ...

(1875–1929), Welsh rugby player and cricketer *

Collin Bowen Harries Collin Bowen, (5 December 1919 – 25 October 2011) was a Welsh archaeologist and landscape historian. He served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, British Army during the Second World War, and then studied history at Merton College, Oxford. ...

(1919–2011), Welsh archaeologist and landscape historian *

Curtis Bowen Curtis Bowen (born March 24, 1974 in Kenora, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He was drafted in the first round (22nd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Bowen rose to prominence i ...

(born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player *

Daniel Bowen Daniel Bowen (born 1970) is a Melbourne resident, best known for having been the president of the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), and the author of the blog, ''Diary of an Average Australian''. Bowen has published this blog continuous ...

(born 1970), Australian blogger *

Dave Bowen David Lloyd Bowen (7 June 1928 – 25 September 1995) was a Welsh football player and manager, who captained his country to their first ever World Cup finals, in 1958. Playing career Born in Maesteg, Bowen first played for Northampton Town. ...

(1928–1995), Welsh football (soccer) player *

Dave Bowen (Australian footballer) Dave Bowen (14 March 1886 – 2 August 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia se ...

(1886–1946), Australian rules footballer *

David Bowen (cricketer) David Michael Bowen (born 3 October 1971) is a former English cricketer. Bowen was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Edmonton, London. Bowen represented the Middlesex Cricket Boardin 3 List A matches. These came against Cumberland in ...

(born 1971), English cricketer *

David Bowen, Felinfoel David Bowen (11 December 1774 – 18 November 1853) was a Welsh Baptist minister. He was born in Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire. In 1797 he was baptised at the local church; he began preaching at that same church in 1798. In 1806 he was ordained by Ti ...

(1774–1853), Welsh Baptist minister *

David Bowen (pathologist) David Aubrey Llewellyn Bowen (31 January 1924 – 31 March 2011) was a Welsh pathologist. He studied medicine at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was involved in the Dennis Nilsen case,‘BOWEN, Prof. David Aubrey Llewellyn’, Who Was Who, ...

(1924–2011), Welsh pathologist *

David Bowen (Wisconsin politician) David Bowen (born January 28, 1987) is an American politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 10th Assembly district from 2015 through 2022. He previously served on the Milwaukee Cou ...

, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly *

David Glyn Bowen David Glyn Bowen (1933–2000) was a Welsh Congregationalist minister and missionary. He grew up in the Swansea area and attended Swansea Grammar School (1945–1952). He subsequently studied at University College, Cardiff, graduating in 1955 wi ...

(1933–2000), Welsh Congregationalist minister and missionary *

David James Bowen David James Bowen (1925 – 3 August 2017) was a Welsh scholar and expert on the work of Welsh poets of the nobility. He was born in Pembrokeshire, and attended grammar school in Fishguard, where he was influenced by David John Williams, one ...

(born 1925), Welsh scholar *

David John Bowen David John "Dai" Bowen (30 July 1891 – 15 April 1912) was a Welsh professional boxer, who died in the sinking of the , along with fellow Welsh boxer Leslie Williams. Youth and training Bowen was born on 30 July 1891 at Baglan Street, Ystr ...

(1891–1912), Welsh boxer *

David R. Bowen David Reece Bowen (born October 21, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Houston, Mississippi, Bowen was graduated from Cleveland High School (Cleveland, Mississippi) in 1950. He attended the University of Missouri from 195 ...

(born 1932), Congressman for Mississippi *

Denis Bowen Denis Bowen (5 April 1921 – 23 March 2006) was a South African artist, gallery director and promoter of abstract and avant-garde art in Britain. He was founder of the New Vision Group and the New Vision Centre Gallery, both of which played a ...

(1921–2006), South African artist, gallery director and promoter *

Dennis Bowen Dennis Keith Bowen (September 9, 1950 – March 9, 2012) was an American character actor. His filmography included numerous films, more than one hundred television shows, and over one thousand television commercials during his career. Early li ...

(1950–2012), American character actor *

Devin Bowen Devin Bowen (born May 18, 1972) is an American former ATP World Tour professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). ...

(born 1972), American tennis player *

Diamantina Bowen Diamantina, Lady Bowen (; 1832/1833–1893), was a noble from the formerly Venetian Ionian Islands who became the wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland. Personal life The '' Contessa'' Diamantina di Roma was born in 183 ...

(c.1832/1833-1893), wife of British colonial administrator George Bowen *

Edmund Bowen Edmund ("Ted") John Bowen FRS (29 April 1898 – 19 November 1980) was a British physical chemist. Life Born in Worcester, England, E. J. Bowen attended the Royal Grammar School Worcester. He won the Brackenbury Scholarship in 1915 and 1916 ...

(1898–1981), British chemist *

Edward Bowen (footballer, born 1858) Edward Bowen (1858 – 1923) was a Welsh footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1880 and 1883, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 27 March 1880 against Scotland and his last match on 12 March 1883 against ...

(1858–1923), Druids F. C. and Wales international footballer *

Edward Bowen (politician) , predecessor = , successor = The Hon. Sir William Collis Meredith , term_start = 1849 , term_end = 1866 , office2 = 2nd Chancellor of Bishop's University , predecessor2 = The Hon. William Walker , ...

(1780–1866), Irish lawyer and politician in Lower Canada *

Edward Bowen (priest) Edward Bowen (20 March 1828, near Newtowncunningham in the Parish of Taughboyne – 28 July 1897, in London) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the nineteenth century. Bowen was educated at University College, Oxford. He was ordained deac ...

(1828–1897), Anglican priest in Ireland * Sir Edward Bowen, 2nd Baronet (1885–1937) of the

Bowen Baronets The Bowen Baronetcy, of Colworth in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 January 1921 for Albert Bowen. He was President of the Buenos Aires Great South Railway Company and a justice of ...

Edward Ernest Bowen Edward Ernest Bowen (30 March 1836 – 8 April 1901) was an influential schoolmaster at Harrow School from 1859 until his death, and the author of the Harrow school song, " Forty Years On". Biography Edward Bowen was born in Glenmore, Count ...

(1836–1901), Harrow schoolmaster *

Edward George Bowen Edward George "Taffy" Bowen, CBE, FRS (14 January 1911 – 12 August 1991) was a Welsh physicist who made a major contribution to the development of radar. He was also an early radio astronomer, playing a key role in the establishment of radi ...

(1911–1991), Welsh

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate ca ...

Edward L. Bowen Edward L. Bowen (born c. 1942 in West Virginia) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing historian and author and the president of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, an institution involved in funding equine research. Biography Bowen gr ...

(born c. 1942), American author of books on

Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...

horse racing *

Elizabeth Bowen Elizabeth Bowen CBE (; 7 June 1899 – 22 February 1973) was an Irish-British novelist and short story writer notable for her books about the "big house" of Irish landed Protestants as well her fiction about life in wartime London. Life ...

(1899–1973), Irish novelist *

Emanuel Bowen Emanuel Bowen (1694 – 8 May 1767) was a Welsh map engraver, who achieved the unique distinction of becoming Royal Mapmaker to both to King George II of Great Britain and Louis XV of France. Bowen was highly regarded by his contemporaries for p ...

(1694–1767), Welsh engraver *

Emma L. Bowen Emma L. Bowen was a community activist in community health care and fair media. She was an advocate for the disenfranchised and vulnerable. She was one of the co-founders of Black Citizens For Fair Media (BCFM). The Emma L. Bowen Community S ...

, community activist in community health care and fair media *

Emma Lucy Gates Bowen Emma Lucy Ann Gates Bowen (November 5, 1882 – April 30, 1951) was an American opera singer and later the wife of Albert E. Bowen, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). S ...

(1882–1951), American

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libre ...

singer *

Ezra A. Bowen Ezra A. Bowen was an American politician. He was a Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Demo ...

, Wisconsin senator *

E. G. Bowen Emrys George Bowen FRGS, FSA, also known as E. G. Bowen (28 December 1900 – 8 November 1983), was an internationally renowned geographer with a particular interest in the physical geography and social geography of his native Wales. A diminut ...

(1900–1983), Welsh geographer *

E. N. Bowen Esco Niblo Bowen (May 27, 1893–February 24, 1959) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. Bowen was born on a farm in Lawrence County, Illinois. He went to the Lawrence County public schools and to Sumner High School in Sumner, Illin ...

(1893–1959), American judge,

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solici ...

and

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

Francis Bowen Francis Bowen (; September 8, 1811 – January 22, 1890) was an American philosopher, writer, and educationalist. Biography He was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was educated at Mayhew School, Boston, Phillips Exeter Academy, and Harvard ...

(1811–1890), American philosophical writer and educationalist * Francis Kipkoech Bowen (born 1973), Kenyan marathon runner *

Gail Bowen Gail Dianne Bowen ( Bartholomew; born September 22, 1942) is a Canadian playwright, writer of mystery novels and educator. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, Bowen was educated at the University of Toronto, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts ...

(born 1944), Canadian mystery writer,

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

and educator * Geoffrey Bowen, Captain in the

Battle of Wau The Battle of Wau, 29 January – 4 February 1943, was a battle in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Forces of the Empire of Japan sailed from Rabaul and crossed the Solomon Sea and, despite Allied air attacks, successfully reached Lae, ...

*Sir

George Bowen Sir George Ferguson Bowen (; 2 November 1821 – 21 February 1899), was an Irish author and colonial administrator whose appointments included postings to the Ionian Islands, Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius and Hong Kong.R. B. J ...

(1821–1899), British colonial administrator *

George Bowen (colonial settler) Lieutenant George Meares Countess Bowen (1803–1889) was a military officer and colonial settler of New South Wales, Australia. He was mainly associated with Bowen Mountain, Mount Tomah, Berambing, and the nearby areas of the Blue Mountains. ...

(1803–1889), military officer and settler of

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

George Bowen (footballer) George Bowen (13 July 1875 – 1945) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool and Burslem Port Vale. Career Bowen joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from local non-League side ...

(1875–1945), English soccer player * George Bowen (missionary) (1816–1888), American

missionary A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Tho ...

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

George Bowen (New York politician) George Bowen (September 28, 1831 – January 22, 1921) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life and education Bowen was born in Shelby, Orleans County, New York, the son of Abiel Bowen MD and Anna (Cone) Bowen. He attended ...

(1831–1921),

New York state senator The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan comp ...

George Bowen (rugby player) George Einon Bowen (June 1863 – 19 January 1919) was a Wales, Welsh international rugby union half back who played club rugby for Swansea RFC, Swansea and Llanelli RFC, Llanelli. Bowen won four caps for Wales national rugby union team, Wales ...

(1863–1919), Welsh international

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...

half back *

George Bevan Bowen Sir George Bevan Bowen (1858 – 3 July 1940) was a Welsh Conservative landowner and county officer in Pembrokeshire. He was the son of James Bevan Bowen, a former Tory member of parliament, and was educated at Cheltenham College and Magdale ...

(1858–1940), Welsh Conservative landowner and county officer in Pembrokeshire *Sir George Edward Michael Bowen, 6th Baronet (born 1987) *

Geraint Bowen (musician) Geraint Bowen (born in London, 11 January 1963) is a British conductor and organist. He is Organist and Director of Music at Hereford Cathedral. Early life and education Bowen is a son of the Welsh tenor Kenneth Bowen (1932–2018) and the br ...

(born 1963), musical director of the Hereford Three Choirs Festival *

Geraint Bowen (poet) Dr. Geraint Bowen (10 September 1915 – 16 July 2011) was a Welsh language poet and academic. Born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, he was the nephew of Carmarthenshire minister David Bowen, and the brother of poet Euros Bowen. From grammar school ...

(1915–2011), Welsh language poet and

Archdruid Archdruid () is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd. The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, the award of the and the Chairing of t ...

of the

Eisteddfod In Welsh culture, an ''eisteddfod'' is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. The term ''eisteddfod'', which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: , meaning 'sit', and , meaning 'be', means, a ...

Harold G. Bowen Sr. Harold Gardiner Bowen Sr. (6 November 1883 – 1 August 1965) was a United States Navy Vice admiral, former head of the Office of Naval Research and a mechanical engineer. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal and he was the ...

(1883–1965),

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

admiral * Harold L. Bowen (1886–1967), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado *

Harry Bowen (rugby) David Henry "Harry" Bowen (4 May 1864 – 17 August 1913) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Llanelli and international rugby for Wales. After his retirement from playing he became a rugby administrator and r ...

(1864–1913), Welsh rugby player *

Harry Bowen (actor) Harry Bowen (October 4, 1888 – December 5, 1941) was an American character actor of the silent film, silent and sound film eras. Born on October 4, 1888, in Brooklyn, New York, he broke into the film industry doing short film, film shorts durin ...

(1888–1941), American character actor *

Henry Bowen Henry Bowen (December 26, 1841 – April 29, 1915) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier and politician from Tazewell County, Virginia. After raising a unit which became the 22nd Virginia Cavalry, he fought for the Confederate States of America during ...

(1841–1915), Virginia lawyer, soldier and Congressman *

Henry Chandler Bowen Henry Chandler Bowen (September 11, 1813 – February 24, 1896) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and publisher. He was an influential member of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, where he resided much of his life, and the founder of the ...

(1813–1896), American businessman *

Herbert Wolcott Bowen Herbert Wolcott Bowen (29 February 1856 – 29 May 1927) was an American diplomat and poet. He served as ambassador to Venezuela, and consul-general in Spain and Persia. Early life and education Bowen was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1856, and ...

(1856–1927), American poet and diplomat *

Hilda Bowen Hilda Bowen, MBE (12 October 1923 – 20 March 2002) was a Bahamian nurse. Graduating with a degree in ophthalmic nursing and midwifery, she became the first Bahamian trained nurse. In 1962, she was the first Bahamian to become matron of the ...

(1923-2002), Bahamian nurse *

Howard Bowen Howard Rothmann Bowen (October 27, 1908 – December 22, 1989) was an American economist and college president, serving as the president of Grinnell College from 1955 to 1964 and as the fourteenth President of the University of Iowa from 1964 to 19 ...

(1908–1989), American economist and college president *

Humphry Bowen __NOTOC__ Humphry John Moule Bowen (22 June 1929 – 9 August 2001) was a British botanist and chemist. Bowen was born in Oxford, son of the chemist Edmund Bowen. He attended the Dragon School, gaining a scholarship to Rugby School and the ...

(1929–2001), British botanist and chemist *

Ira Sprague Bowen Ira Sprague Bowen (December 21, 1898 – February 6, 1973) was an American physicist and astronomer. In 1927 he discovered that nebulium was not really a chemical element but instead doubly ionized oxygen. Life and work Bowen was born in ...

(1898–1973), American astronomer *

James Bowen (artist) James Bowen (died 1774) was an English painter and topographer. Bowen was a native of Shrewsbury, where he died. The antiquarian John Bowen (antiquary), John Bowen was his son. Works He made a collection for a history of Shropshire, having taken ...

(died 1774), English painter and topographer * James Bowen (jockey), Welsh jockey *

James Bowen (Royal Navy officer) James Bowen (1751 – 27 April 1835) was an officer of the Royal Navy. Family and early life Bowen was born in Ilfracombe, Devon, in 1751. His father was a maritime trader who sailed from the Bristol Channel to West Africa and the West Indies. ...

(1751–1838) *

James Barton Bowen James Barton Bowen (1815–1881) was Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. He held the office from 1871 to 1872. He was also the first homeopathic physician in Dane County, and president of the Park Savings Bank. His former home, now known as the Jam ...

(1815–1881), mayor of

Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin b ...

James Bevan Bowen (MP) James Bevan Bowen (1828 – 14 November 1905) was a British politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire from 1866 to 1868 and again from 1876 to 1880.‘BOWEN, James Bevan’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbur ...

(1828–1905), British Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire *

James Bevan Bowen (RAF officer) James Bevan Bowen (20 March 1883 – 12 August 1969) was a Welsh Royal Air Force officer who served during both World Wars,Obituary (Obituaries) The Times Saturday, 16 Aug 1969; pg. 12; Issue 57640; col G reaching the rank of Air Commodore. He ...

(1883–1969) *

James Bowen (railroad executive) James Bowen (February 25, 1808 – September 29, 1886) was the president of Erie Railroad who served as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. Biography James Bowen was born at New York City February 25, 1808. His father was a merc ...

(1808–1886), American who was president of

Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake ...

and

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...

general A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...

James Bowen (author) James Anthony Bowen (born 15 March 1979)''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' is an English author based in London. His memoirs ''A Street Cat Named Bob'', ''The World According to Bob'' and ''A Gift from Bob'', were ...

(born 1979), author of ''A Street Cat Named Bob'' *

James Bowen (footballer) James Bowen (born 4 February 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Division One Central side Halesowen Town, where he plays as a left back, he can also be deployed as a winger. Playing career Bowen began his career with ...

(born 1996), English footballer *

James M. Bowen Mirador is a historic home located near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built in 1842 for James M. Bowen (1793–1880), and is a two-story, brick structure on a raised basement in the Federal style. It has a deck-on- hip roof cap ...

(1793–1880), first owner of "Mirador" residence in Greenwood, Virginia *

Jarrod Bowen Jarrod Bowen (born 20 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for club West Ham United and the England national team. He has previously played for Hereford United and Hull City. Early life Bowen ...

(born 1996), English footballer *

Jason Bowen (footballer) Jason Peter Bowen (born 24 August 1972) is a Welsh former international footballer. During his career, he made over 500 league appearances and was capped twice by Wales in a career which started at Swansea City. He made over 100 league appearan ...

(born 1972), Welsh former footballer *

Jason Bowen (ice hockey) Jason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over parts of six ...

(born 1973), retired Canadian ice hockey player *

Jeff Bowen Jeff Bowen (born August 30, 1971, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American composer, lyricist and actor. He is best known as one of the authors and stars of the Broadway musical '' itle of show'. He also wrote the music and lyrics to the musica ...

(born 1971), American composer, lyricist and actor *

Jeffrey Bowen Jeffrey Bowen is an American songwriter and record producer, notable for his work at both Motown Records and Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus and Hot Wax labels. He is best known for his work with the Detroit male vocal groups Chairmen of the ...

, African-American songwriter and music producer *

Jehdeiah Bowen Jehdeiah Bowen (July 19, 1817 – November 18, 1891) was a native of Wales who emigrated to the United States and became an American merchant, pioneer, and politician. A resident of Carbondale, Pennsylvania from 1830 until the 1850s, he reloca ...

(1817–1891), American politician *

Jenny Bowen (filmmaker) Jenny Bowen is an American screenwriter and director known for her work on films like Street Music (1981 film), ''Street Music'' and ''In Quiet Night''. She is married to the cinematographer Richard Bowen (cinematographer), Richard Bowen. Bowen i ...

, American screenwriter, director, and founder of OneSky *

Jeremy Bowen Jeremy Francis John Bowen (born 6 February 1960) is a Welsh journalist and television presenter. He was the BBC's Middle East correspondent based in Jerusalem between 1995 and 2000 and the BBC Middle East editor from 2005 to 2022, before bein ...

(born 1960), British journalist and television presenter *

Jimmy Bowen James Albert Bowen (born November 30, 1937) is an American record producer and former rockabilly singer. Bowen brought Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood together, and introduced Sinatra to Mel Tillis for their album, ''Mel & Nancy.'' Early l ...

(born 1937), American record producer and pop musician *

Joe Bowen Joe Bowen (born April 5, 1951) is a Canadian sportscaster. He is known as "The Voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs", having broadcast over 3,000 Leaf games. Early life, career, and family Bowen was born and raised in Sudbury. His father died in 19 ...

(born 1951), the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs * Sir John Edward Mortimer Bowen, 3rd Baronet (1918–1939) of the

Bowen baronets The Bowen Baronetcy, of Colworth in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 January 1921 for Albert Bowen. He was President of the Buenos Aires Great South Railway Company and a justice of ...

John Bowen (alderman) Alderman John Bowen JP (16 December 1844 – 16 April 1926) was a British businessman and was High Sheriff of Worcestershire. Bowen's father was a blacksmith from Rochford, Worcestershire. In 1875, he founded the firm of builders, John ...

(1844–1926), English businessman *

John Bowen (antiquary) John Bowen (1756–19 June 1832) was an English painter, genealogist and antiquarian. Life Bowen was the eldest son of James Bowen (painter), James Bowen, painter and topographer, of Shrewsbury, where the younger Bowen was born. Bowen studie ...

(1756–1832), English painter, genealogist and antiquarian *

John Bowen (bishop) John Bowen LL.D. (21 November 1815 – 2 June 1859) was an Anglican bishop in Sierra Leone. Bowen, son of Thomas Bowen, captain in the 85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers), 85th regiment, by his third wife, Mary, daughter of the Rev. John ...

(1815–1859), bishop of

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

John Bowen (British author) John Griffith Bowen (5 November 1924 – 18 April 2019) was a British playwright and novelist. Early life John Bowen was born in Calcutta, India, to Ethel (née Cook) and Hugh Bowen; his father was the manager of the Shalimar Print Works in Goba ...

(1924–2019), British playwright and novelist *

John Bowen (Royal Navy officer) Rear-Admiral John Bowen (baptised 14 February 178020 October 1827) was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator, who led the first settlement of Tasmania at Risdon Cove. Early life and career John Bowen was the son of James Bowen (Royal ...

(1780–1827), English sailor and administrator; founded the first settlement at Hobart, Australia *

John Bowen (pirate) John Bowen (16?? – 1704) was a pirate of Créole origin active during the Golden Age of Piracy. He sailed with other famous contemporaries, including Nathaniel North (who would succeed him as captain of Bowen's final ship, the ''Defiant'') an ...

(died 1704),

pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

active in the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...

and

Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...

John C. Bowen John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 – January 2, 1957) was a clergyman, insurance broker and long serving politician. He served as an alderman in the City of Edmonton and went on to serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta fr ...

(1872–1957), Canadian clergyman * John Clyde Bowen (1888–1978), American federal judge *

John Eliot Bowen John Eliot Bowen (June 8, 1858 – January 3, 1890) was an American writer. Early life John Elliot Bowen was born on June 8, 1858, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was the fifth of seven sons born to Henry Chandler Bowen (1813–1896) and Lucy Maria Tappan ...

(1858–1890), American author * John Gilbert Bowen (born 1947), British-born American porn director

John T. Bone John Gilbert Bowen (11 February 1947 – 26 January 2019) was a British pornographic movie director who used the name John T. Bone. He is best known for directing two large gang bang movies: ''World's Biggest Gang Bang'' in 1995 starring ...

John Henry Bowen John Henry Bowen (September 1780September 25, 1822) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Bowen was born in Washington County, Virginia in September 1780, son of Captain ...

(1780–1822), American politician *

John J. Bowen Jr. John J. Bowen Jr. (1955) is an American entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of CEG Worldwide. He is known for his financial services publications to the public including, ''The Prudent Investor's Guide to Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game'' ( ...

(born 1955), American entrepreneur *

John S. Bowen John Stevens Bowen (October 30, 1830 – July 13, 1863) was a career United States Army officer who later became a general in the Confederate Army and a commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. He fought at the battles o ...

(1830–1863), American

Confederate Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighti ...

John S. Bowen (executive) John (Jack) S. Bowen (born 1927) is an American advertising executive and Advertising Hall of Fame inductee. He was CEO of D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles. He oversaw the merger of Benton & Bowles and D'Arcy MacManus Masius, then ushered in t ...

(born c. 1927), American advertising executive *

John S. Bowen (sound designer) John Scott Bowen is an American sound designer known for his early work with synthesizers.Vail, Mark (February 2005)Sequential circuits PROphet-5 defining the future of polysynths.''Keyboard Magazine'' Moog and Sequential Circuits Bowen start ...

, American synthesizer designer * John Templeton Bowen (1857–1940), American dermatologist *

John W. Bowen John Wesley Edward Bowen III (October 2, 1926 – May 27, 2011) was a Ohio Republican Party, Republican politician who, in 1966 became the first African American elected to the Ohio Senate from Franklin County, Ohio, Franklin County. Biography ...

(1926–2011), Republican politician in the Ohio Senate *

John W. E. Bowen Sr. John Wesley Edward Bowen (December 3, 1855 – July 20, 1933) was born into American slavery and became a Methodist clergyman, denominational official, college and university educator and one of the first African Americans to earn a Ph.D. de ...

(1855–1933), African-American Methodist clergyman and educator *

John William Bowen Sir John William Bowen CBE (8 May 1876 – 1 April 1965), known as William Bowen, was a British trade unionist and politician. Born and educated in Gowerton in Glamorgan, Bowen left school aged eleven to work at the Post Office. He soon bec ...

(1876–1965), Member of Parliament for Crewe, 1929–1931 *

Jonathan Bowen Jonathan P. Bowen FBCS FRSA (born 1956) is a British computer scientist and an Emeritus Professor at London South Bank University, where he headed the Centre for Applied Formal Methods. Prof. Bowen is also the Chairman of Museophile Limited ...

(born 1956), British computer scientist *

José Antonio Bowen José Antonio Bowen (born March 11, 1962) is an American author and academic. He served as the 11th president of Goucher College from 2014 to 2019. Early life and education Bowen was born in Woodland, California, to Wayne Bowen and Celina An ...

(born 1952), 11th president of

Goucher College Goucher College ( ') is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland. It was chartered in 1885 by a conference in Baltimore led by namesake John F. Goucher and local leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church.https://archive.org/details/ ...

* Joseph Bowen (born 1946), American prisoner *

Joseph R. Bowen Joseph R. Bowen (April 22, 1950 – March 8, 2022) was an American politician from Kentucky. Bowen was born in Evansville, Indiana and graduated from the Daviess County High School in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1968. He then graduated from Univer ...

(1950–2022), American politician *

Katie Bowen Kate Elizabeth Bowen (born 15 April 1994) is a professional footballer from New Zealand who plays as a defensive midfielder for Melbourne City of the Australian A-League Women. She is a member of the New Zealand national team. Early life Unive ...

(born 1994),

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...

association footballer *

Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen (born 26 February 1958) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 230 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United, Northampton Town and Brentford. Club career Bowen joined Northampto ...

(born 1958), English footballer *

Kenneth Bowen (tenor) Kenneth Bowen (3 August 1932 – 1 September 2018) was a Welsh tenor who was Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Personal life Bowen was born in Llanelli in 1932. His father worked for the Great Western Railway and ...

(1932–2018), Welsh tenor *

Lionel Bowen Lionel Frost Bowen, AC (28 December 1922 – 1 April 2012) was an Australian politician and senior Labor Party figure, serving in the ministries of Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 199 ...

(born 1922), Australian politician *

Lorraine Bowen Lorraine Bowen (born 31 October 1961 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) is an English singer, songwriter, comedian and musician.Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music'', Europa, , p. 56 Bowen has released seven studio and ...

(born 1961), singer/songwriter and comedian *

Lynne Bowen Lynne Bowen (born August 22, 1940 in Indian Head, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian non-fiction writer, historian, professor, and journalist, best known for her popular historical books about Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Over the years, Bow ...

(born 1940), Canadian historian, non-fiction writer, professor and journalist *

Mark Bowen (footballer) Mark Rosslyn Bowen (born 7 December 1963) is a Welsh football manager and former professional footballer. He is currently Head of Football Operations at Reading. A left-back who also played in midfield, Bowen notably played in the Premier Leag ...

(born 1963), Welsh (soccer) footballer *

Mark Bowen (writer) Mark Bowen () is an American science writer. He has written on the politicization of climate change and James Hansen. A biography of climate scientist Lonnie Thompson. The story of the Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA) and the ...

, American writer *

Mark Bowen (cricketer) Mark Nicholas Bowen (born 6 December 1967) is a former English cricketer active from 1991 to 2000, playing for Northamptonshire. Bowen was born in Redcar, Yorkshire. He appeared in 67 first-class matches as a right arm fast medium bowler who wa ...

(born 1967), English cricketer * Sir Mark Edward Mortimer Bowen, 5th Baronet (1958–2014) of the

* Mark Bowen, lead guitarist of British rock bank Idles *

Matt Bowen Matthew Jeremy Bowen (born 9 March 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia national rugby league team, Australia international and Queensland rugby league team, Queensl ...

(born 1982), Australian rugby player *

Matt Bowen (American football) Matthew Sean Bowen (born November 12, 1976) is a former American football strong safety in the National Football League. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams 198th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Matt Bowen (musician) Matt Bowen is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Bowen played in The Faint The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Gr ...

, American musician *

Matty Bowen Matty Bowen was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in t ...

, English

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer *

Michael Bowen (actor) Michael Bowen (born June 21, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Nicolas Cage's romantic rival, Tommy, in the cult classic ''Valley Girl'' (1983), Danny Pickett on the ABC series '' Lost'', and Jack Welker on the AM ...

(born 1957), American film and television actor * Michael Bowen (artist) (1937–2009), American artist *

Michael Bowen (bishop) Michael George Bowen (23 April 1930 – 17 October 2019) was a British prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Southwark from 1977 to 2003, having previously served as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. Life and ministry ...

(1930–2019), British Roman Catholic archbishop *

Murray Bowen Murray Bowen (; January 31, 1913, in Waverly, Tennessee – October 9, 1990) was an American psychiatrist and a professor in psychiatry at Georgetown University. Bowen was among the pioneers of family therapy and a noted founder of systemic ...

(1913–1990), American psychiatrist *

Natasha Bowen Natasha Bowen is a Nigerian-Welsh writer and teacher. She writes fantasy books for young adults. She is best known for her ''New York Times Bestselling'' novel '' Skin of the Sea''. Early life and education Natasha Bowen was born in Camb ...

Nigerian-Welsh writer and teacher *

Nicholas Bowen Nicholas Robert Bowen, , also known as Nick Bob Bowen, is a head teacher and promoter of enterprise. He was the head teacher at St Benet Biscop Catholic High School, Bedlington, Northumberland from 2001 to 2012. In 2010, he was awarded the Q ...

, educator *

Nigel Bowen Sir Nigel Hubert Bowen, AC, KBE, QC (26 May 191127 September 1994) was an Australian lawyer, politician and judge. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1964 to 1973, representing the New South W ...

(1911–1994), Australian lawyer, politician and judge *

Norman L. Bowen Norman Levi Bowen FRS (June 21, 1887 – September 11, 1956) was a Canadian geologist. Bowen "revolutionized experimental petrology and our understanding of mineral crystallization". Beginning geology students are familiar with Bowen's reaction s ...

(1887–1956), Canadian geochemist and petrologist *

Otis Bowen Otis Ray Bowen (February 26, 1918 – May 4, 2013) was an American politician and physician who served as the 44th Governor of Indiana from 1973 to 1981 and as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan fr ...

(1918–2013), physician and 44th

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

* Patrick Gillman Bowen (1882–1940), Irish author and

theosophist Theosophy is a religion established in the United States during the late 19th century. It was founded primarily by the Russian Helena Blavatsky and draws its teachings predominantly from Blavatsky's writings. Categorized by scholars of religion a ...

Rees Bowen Rees Tate Bowen (January 10, 1809 – August 29, 1879) was a nineteenth-century American congressman, magistrate and judge from Virginia. He was the father of Henry Bowen. Biography Born at " Maiden Spring" near Tazewell, Virginia, Bowen at ...

(1809–1879),

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together the ...

for

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

Richard Bowen (Royal Navy) Richard Bowen (1761 – 25 July 1797) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars. Bowen saw service with Horatio Nelson, and was killed fighting alongside him at th ...

(1761–1797),

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ...

officer *

Richard L. Bowen Richard Lee Bowen, Ph.D. (born August 31, 1933) served as President of Idaho State University from 1985 to 2005. Bowen was also President of the University of South Dakota. At Idaho State Bowen is credited with helping to improve the university's fi ...

(born 1933), 7th president of

Idaho State University Idaho State University (ISU) is a Public university, public research university in Pocatello, Idaho. Founded in 1901 as the Academy of Idaho, Idaho State offers more than 250 programs at its main campus in Pocatello and locations in Meridian, Idah ...

Richard M. Bowen III Richard M. Bowen III is an American banker who blew the whistle on mortgage fraud at Citigroup that helped trigger the sub-prime mortgage crisis. A senior vice president at Citigroup, Bowen served as the chief underwriter of the financial service ...

, Citigroup whistleblower *

Richard Bowen (bowls) Richard Bowen (born 1957) is a Welsh international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the fours with Jason Greenslade, Ian Slade and Dai Wilkins at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He bowls for Barry Athletic Bowl ...

(born 1957), Welsh lawn bowler *

Rob Bowen Robert McClure Bowen (born February 24, 1981) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 2003 to 2008 for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and the Oakland Athlet ...

(born 1981), baseball catcher *

Robert Bowen (politician) Robert Bowen (born September 21, 1948) is an American former politician who was a Democratic state representative in Colorado between January 1983 and January 1989. College Shortly after enrolling at Metro State, Bob Bowen (as he was called the ...

(born 1948),

Colorado House of Representatives The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each distr ...

Robert O. Bowen Robert Owen Bowen (May 7, 1920, in Bridgeport, Connecticut – June 9, 2003, in Anchorage, Alaska) was an American novelist and essayist. Biography Bowen served in the United States Navy in during World War II and was a prisoner of war in the ...

(1920–2003), American novelist and essayist *

Robert Sidney Bowen Robert Sidney Bowen, Jr. (October 4, 1900 – April 11, 1977) was a World War I aviator, newspaper journalist, magazine editor and author who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died of cancer in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 76.Obituary, '' ...

(1900–1977),

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

aviator An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

and author *

Robin E. Bowen Robin E. Bowen (née Hayes) is an American academic who served as president of Arkansas Tech University from 2014 to 2023. Bowen grew up in Carl Junction, Missouri, the daughter of Judy and Eugene Hayes. Her father operated a service station, bu ...

, American college administrator *

Robin Huw Bowen Robin Huw Bowen (born 1957) is a player of the Welsh triple harp, known in Welsh as ''Telyn Deires'' ( en, Three-row Harp),. He was awarded the Glyndŵr Award in 2000. Born into the Welsh community in Liverpool, England, into a family originally ...

(born 1957), Welsh

harpist The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orc ...

Roger Bowen Roger Wendell Bowen (May 25, 1932 – February 16, 1996) was an American comedic actor and novelist, best known for his portrayal of Lt. Col. Henry Blake in the 1970 film ''M*A*S*H''. Bowen considered himself a writer who only moonlighted as an ...

(1932–1996), American actor *

Rufus Bowen Robert Edward "Rufus" Bowen (23 February 1947 – 30 July 1978) was an internationally known professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, who specialized in dynamical systems theory. Bowen's work dealt pr ...

(Robert Edward Bowen, 1947–1978), American mathematician *

Ryan Bowen Ryan Cleo Bowen (born November 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'9", power forward. College career ...

(born 1975), basketball player *

Ryan Bowen (baseball) Ryan Eugene Bowen (born February 10, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Bowen pitched all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991 until 1995 for the Houston Astros and Florida Marlins. Career Bow ...

(born 1968),

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...

player *

Sam Bowen (baseball) Samuel Thomas Bowen (born September 18, 1952) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1977 and 1980 for the Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right-handed. In a three-season career, Bowen posted a .136 batting averag ...

(born 1952), American baseball player *

Sam Bowen (boxer) Sam Bowen is a British professional boxer who held the British super-featherweight title from 2018 to 2019. Professional career Bowen made his professional debut on 25 March 2015, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory o ...

(born 1992), British boxer *

Sam Bowen (footballer) Sam Lewis Bowen (born 14 January 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wealdstone on loan from side Newport County. He is a former Wales under-21 international. Club career Cardiff City Bowen began his car ...

(born 2001), Welsh footballer * Samuel Edward Bowen (1903–1981), English footballer *

Sandra Bowen Sandra Dixon Bowen (born April 13, 1941) is an American civil servant who was appointed by Virginia Governor Mark Warner to be his Secretary of Administration, a position she held from 2002 to 2006. Life She graduated from the College of Willi ...

(born 1941), American

civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

* Sandra Bowen (born 1976), Australian

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player *

Shepard P. Bowen Shepard Pike Bowen (March 28, 1824– 1908) was an American merchant, manufacturer and politician from New York. Life He was born in Potton, Quebec, Canada, the son of Nathan Bourn and Clarissa (Pike) Bourn. The family removed to Troy, Vermont ...

(1824–1908), New York politician *

Stephen Bowen (American football) Stephen Alexander Bowen (born March 28, 1984) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and New York Jets. He played college football at Hofstra University. Earl ...

(born 1984), African-American football player *

Stephen Bowen (astronaut) Stephen Gerard "Steve" Bowen (born February 13, 1964) is a United States Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut; he was the second submariner to travel into space. Bowen has been on three spaceflights, all of which were Space Shuttle missions to ...

(born 1964), American

astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...

Stephen Bowen (biologist) Stephen Bowen is an American biologist, educator, and educational administrator.

, American fish biologist and former educator of

Oxford College of Emory University Oxford College of Emory University (Oxford College) is a residential college of Emory University, a private university, private research university in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Oxford college is located in Oxford, Georgia, Oxford ...

Stephen Bowen (politician) Stephen L. Bowen (born June 6, 1969) is an American politician and educator from Maine. A Republican, Bowen served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006, representing Camden and his residence in Rockport. Prior to serving in t ...

(born 1969),

Maine House of Representatives The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via ...

* Sir Thomas Frederic Charles Bowen, 4th Baronet (1921–1989) of the

* Thomas Ambrose Bowen (1916–1982), inventor of the

Bowen technique The Bowen technique (or Bowen therapy) is an alternative type of physical manipulation named after Australian Thomas Ambrose Bowen (Tom Bowen) (1916–1982). There is no clear evidence that the technique is a useful medical intervention. His ...

Thomas H. Bowen Thomas Hopkins Bowen (1850 – 28 April 1896) was a surveyor, architect and land agent in the early days of the Colony of South Australia. History Mary Ann Bowen (c. 1827 – 11 August 1888) and Robert George Bowen ( – 17 November 1869), emigr ...

(1850–1896), South Australian surveyor *

Thomas M. Bowen Thomas Mead Bowen (October 26, 1835 – December 30, 1906) was a state legislator in Iowa and Colorado, a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, briefly the Governor of Idaho Territory, ...

(1835–1906), U.S. Senator *

Thomas Bowen (engraver) Thomas Bowen (died 1790) was a Welsh engraver of charts. He was the son of Emanuel Bowen (1693/4–1767), map engraver to George II and Louis XV. He died in Clerkenwell workhouse early in 1790. Works He engraved: *the maps and charts of the W ...

(died 1790), map engraver *

Thomas Bowen (Wisconsin politician) Thomas Smith Bowen (May 1, 1808October 20, 1883) was an American farmer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Green County during the 1852 and 1853 sessions. Biography Thomas Smi ...

(1808–1883),

Wisconsin state senator The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after t ...

Thomas Bowen (Independent minister) Thomas Bowen (1756–1827) was a Welsh Independent minister. He began work as a farm worker at an early age, but also attended lessons given by John Griffiths (1731–1811) of Glandŵr, which enabled him in 1777 to join Abergavenny Academy. His ca ...

(1756–1827), Welsh Independent minister *

Thomas Jefferson Bowen Thomas Jefferson Bowen (1814–1875) was an American expatriate Baptist missionary who spent considerable time of his missionary activities in Ijaye, Ogbomosho and a few other towns within the present Oyo State. His work established the foundation ...

(1814–1875), American expatriate Baptist missionary * Tom Bowen (athletic director) (born 1961), American sports executive * Tommy Bowen, member of the English band

White Lies White Lies may refer to: * White lie, a minor or benign falsehood Literature * '' White Lies (for My Mother)'', a 1992 non-fiction book by Liza Potvin Music * White Lies (band), an English post-punk band * ''White Lies'' (Deine Lakaien al ...

* Tommy Bowen (footballer) (1900–1954), English footballer *

Trevor Bowen Trevor Bowen (sometimes T. R. Bowen, born 1941 in Rangoon, Burma) is an English actor and screenwriter who has appeared frequently in British television dramas since the mid-1960s. Early life He is the son of Major General W. O. Bowen and w ...

(born 1941), English actor and screenwriter *

Trevor Bowen (rugby) Trevor Bowen was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union for Penygraig RFC, and club level rugby league for Salford Red Devils, Salford, Dewsbury Rams, Dewsbury ...

, British rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Tristan Bowen Tristan Bowen (born January 30, 1991) is an American professional soccer player. Bowen was the first ever homegrown player in MLS history. Career Youth Bowen, who was homeschooled, forwent college although he was offered a scholarship to UCLA, ...

(born 1991), African-American soccer player *

Vanessa Bowen Vanessa Bowen (born 26 September 1974) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman. She appeared in one Test match and 13 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, ...

(born 1974), Sri Lankan cricketer *

William Bowen (actor) William Bowen (1666–1718) was a British stage actor. He was part of the United Company from 1689. For a time, he became known for his comic roles. He was fatally wounded in a duel with fellow actor James Quin in 1718.''The Routledge Anthology ...

(1666–1718), British stage actor *

William Bowen (rugby player) William Bowen (1862 – 26 September 1925) was a Wales, Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Swansea RFC, Swansea and was capped 13 times for Wales national rugby union team, Wales. Bowen captained Wales on one occa ...

(1862–1925), Welsh rugby union footballer *

William Bowen (author) William Alvin Bowen (May 15, 1877–September 18, 1937) was an American attorney who wrote several children's books in the 1920s. His most notable work was ''The Old Tobacco Shop'', a fantasy novel that was one runner-up for the inaugural Newbery ...

(1877–1937), children's author and Newbery Honor recipient *

William Bowen (British Army officer) Major-general (United Kingdom), Major-General William Oswald Bowen (10 November 1898 – 14 January 1961) was a British Army officer who served in both world wars. Military career Bowen was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and educated at the ...

(1898–1961),

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gur ...

general *

William G. Bowen William Gordon Bowen (; October 6, 1933October 20, 2016) was an American academic who served as the president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, serving as its president from 1988 to 2006. From 1972 until 1988, he was the president o ...

(1933–2016), 17th president of

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the n ...

William Miller Bowen William Miller Bowen (January 16, 1862 – December 22, 1937)''California, History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909'', p. 134 was an American lawyer and civic leader in Los Angeles. He was a member of the Los Angeles City Council ...

(1862–1937), civic leader in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...

, California *

York Bowen Edwin York Bowen (22 February 1884 – 23 November 1961) was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a ...

(1884–1961), English composer

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