Bowne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Samuel S. Bowne
Samuel Smith Bowne (April 11, 1800 – July 9, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1841 to 1843.
Biography
Born in New Rochelle, New York; Bowne moved to Otsego County with ...
(1800–1865), American politician from New York
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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, Province of New York, New York, the son of James Bowne and his wife Caroline Rodman. He wa ...
(1770–1846), 59th Mayor of New York City
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Bown (surname) Bown is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andy Bown (born 1946), English musician
* Archie Bown (1882–1958), English football (soccer) striker
* Arthur Bown (1851–1916), English architect
* Chuck Bown (born 1954), NASCAR c ...
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Bownes Bownes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Fabien Bownes (born 1972), American football player
* Hugh H. Bownes (1920–2003), American federal judge
* Mary Bownes (born 1948), British molecular and developmental biologist
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Bowen (surname)
Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate Celtic ethnicities, the Welsh ''ab Owain'' meaning "son of Owen" (Owen meaning 'noble') and the Irish ''Ó Buadhacháin'' meaning "descendant of Bohan" (Bohan meaning 'victorious'). The Bowen line ...
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Bowens (surname) Bowens is a surname of Welsh origin, it is a alteration of Bowen with English patronymic-s. Modified spelling of Dutch Bouwens, an alteration of Bauwens.
* David Bowens (born 1977), American football player
* Tom Bowens (born 1940), American bas ...
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