Bowie may refer to:
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Bowie (surname)
Bowie is a Scottish and Irish surname. The name can be derived from the Gaelic nickname ''buidhe'', meaning " yellow", "fair-haired". The surname can also be an Anglicised form of the Irish surname ''Ó Buadhaigh''; this surname means "descendan ...
, origin of the surname and a list of people with the surname, including particularly:
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James Bowie (c. 1796–1836), Texan revolutionary
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David Bowie (1947–2016), English singer, songwriter, and actor
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Bowie Kuhn (1926–2007), fifth Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Places
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Bowie, Arizona, an unincorporated community
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Bowie, Colorado Bowie is an unincorporated community in Delta County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
History
A post office called Bowie was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1967. The community was named after Alexander Bowie, the proprietor ...
, an unincorporated community
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Bowie, Maryland, a city
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Bowie County, Texas
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Bowie, Texas
Bowie ( ) is a town in Montague County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,218 at the 2010 census.
History
On July 22, 1881, Bowie was incorporated as a town in Montague County, Texas. (There is also a Bowie County, which includes ...
, a city in Montague County
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Fort Bowie, a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in Arizona
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Bowie Seamount
Bowie Seamount is a large submarine volcano in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, located west of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.
The seamount is also known as Bowie Bank. In the Russian language, Bowie is called Гора Бауи (Gora Ba ...
, a submarine volcano on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
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Bowie hotspot
The Bowie hotspot is a volcanic hotspot, located west of Haida Gwaii in the Pacific Ocean.
Almost all magma created by the hotspot has the composition of basalt, and so the volcanoes are constructed almost entirely of this igneous rock. The eru ...
, a volcanic hotspot in the Pacific Ocean
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Bowie Canyon The Bowie Canyon is a submarine canyon located in the Bering Sea. It is a submerged line of demarkation between the Bowers Ridge and the Aleutian Ridge. At its deepest point, it is 1.3 miles deep. It is named after American
American(s) ...
, a submarine canyon in the Bering Sea
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Bowie Crevasse Field, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica
Entertainment
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Bowie (Shining Force II)
is a tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning in 1993. Its storyline is not directly connected to the original ''Shining Force'', although a Game Gear title '' Shining Force Gaiden: Fin ...
, the default name of the protagonist in the ''Shining Force II'' video game
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"Bowie" (Flight of the Conchords), the sixth episode of the television series ''Flight of the Conchords''
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Bowie: A Biography'', a biography of David Bowie by Marc Spitz
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Bowie – The Video Collection
''Bowie – The Video Collection'' is a video album by David Bowie, released in 1993. It included most official music videos made by Bowie between 1972 and 1990.
Release and reception
This video collection was released as a tie-in to the audio ...
'', a video album by David Bowie
Ships
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USC&GS ''Bowie'' (CSS 27), a United States Coast and Geodetic Survey coastal survey ship in commission from 1946 to 1967
* , a United States Navy attack transport in commission from 1944 to 1946
Other uses
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Bowie knife, popularized by Jim Bowie
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Bowie State University, north of Bowie, Maryland
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Bowie Race Track
The Bowie Race Track was a horse racing track located just outside the city limits of Bowie, Maryland. The one mile oval racetrack, known as Prince George's Park, was opened October 1, 1914 under the auspices of the Southern Maryland Agricultural ...
, Bowie, Maryland
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Bowie High School (disambiguation) Bowie High School may refer to:
* Bowie High School (Arizona) in Bowie, Arizona
* Bowie High School (Maryland) in Bowie, Maryland
* Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas) in Arlington, Texas
*Bowie High School (Austin, Texas)
James Bowie High School ...
, a list of high schools named Bowie
See also
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Boøwy or Boowy, a Japanese rock band
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Bowi
''Bowi'' was the first EP released on Stiff Records. Recorded by Nick Lowe, who had also released the first Stiff single, the title and cover were intended as a humorous response to the David Bowie album ''Low'', which had been released earlie ...
'', an album by Nick Lowe, named after David Bowie
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Joseph Bouie, Jr.
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
, American politician
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Dowie Dowie is a surname, and may refer to:
* Andy Dowie, Scottish footballer
* Freda Dowie, British actress
* Iain Dowie, former professional football player
* John Dowie (disambiguation), various people with this name
* Ménie Muriel Dowie (1867—19 ...
, a surname
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Cowie (disambiguation) Cowie may refer to:
People
*Cowie (surname)
Places
*Cowie, Aberdeenshire, an historic fishing village located at the north side of Stonehaven, Scotland
**Cowie Castle, a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
**Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathal ...
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