Bowne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alan Bowne Alan Bowne (1945–1989) was an American playwright and author. He was a member of the New Dramatists. He wrote a number of plays including ''Beirut'', ''Forty-Deuce'', ''Sharon and Billy'', and ''The Beany and Cecil Show'', many of which are av ...

(1945–1989), American playwright and author *

Andrew Bowne Captain Andrew Bowne (c. 1638 - c. 1708) was an American colonial politician and jurist, who served in various capacities in both New York and New Jersey. Biography A son of William and Ann Bowne, Andrew Bowne was born circa 1638 in Salem, Massac ...

(c. 1638–c. 1708), American colonial politician *

Borden Parker Bowne Borden Parker Bowne (January 14, 1847 – April 1, 1910) was an American Christian philosopher, Methodist minister and theologian. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times. Life Bowne was born on January 14, 1847, near Leona ...

(1847–1910), theologian associated with American Methodism *

John Bowne John Bowne (1627–1695), the progenitor of the Bowne family in America, was a Quaker and an English immigrant residing in the Dutch colony of New Netherland. He is historically significant for his struggle for religious liberty. Background Born i ...

(1627–1695), English colonist in North America *

Norwood Bowne Norwood Bowne (May 2, 1813 in New York City – January 7, 1890 in Delhi, Delaware County, New York) was an American newspaper editor and politician from New York. Life In early youth he learned the printer's trade. In 1830, he removed to Delhi, N ...

(1813–1890), New York newspaper editor and politician *

Obadiah Bowne Obadiah Bowne (May 19, 1822 – April 27, 1874) was an American politician and a United States representative from New York. Biography Born in Staten Island, New York, Bowne attended private schools, and was a student at Princeton College fro ...

(1822–1874), American politician from New York *

Peter Bowne Peter Bowne (1575–1624?) was an English physician. Bone was a native of Bedfordshire and became at the age of fifteen a scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, zhxjckcin April 1590. He was afterwards elected a fellow of that society. After ...

(1575–c. 1624), English physician * Samuel S. Bowne (1800–1865), American politician from New York *

Walter Bowne Walter Bowne (26 September 1770 – 31 August 1846) was the 59th Mayor of New York City from 1829 to 1833. Walter Bowne was born in Flushing, Long Island, New York, the son of James Bowne and his wife Caroline Rodman. He was a descendant of Joh ...

(1770–1846), 59th Mayor of New York City

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