Bow is an English surname. It is also a given name. People with the name include:

Surname

Robert Henry Bow Robert Henry Bow FRSE (1827–1909) was a Scottish civil engineer and photographer. Life He was born in Alnwick on 27 January 1827. Bow worked with Edward Sang and Thomas Bouch, and his textbooks ''Economics of Construction in Relation to Fram ...

(1827–1909), Scottish civil engineer and photographer *

Richard Bow Richard Rowland Bow (3 August 1868 – 11 June 1941) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Bow was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of David Bow and his wife Margaret Theresa (née Berry). By 1894 he was a butcher ...

(1868–1941), Australian politician from Queensland *Lily Lawrence Bow (1870–1943), American librarian, namesake of the Lily Lawrence Bow Library * Malcolm Ross Bow (1887–1982), Canadian public health officer * Warren E. Bow (1891–1945), American educator *

Frank T. Bow Frank Townsend Bow (February 20, 1901 – November 13, 1972) was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951, until his death from heart fail ...

(1901–1972), American politician and jurist from Ohio *

Clara Bow Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the ...

(1905–1965), American actress * Malcolm Norman Bow (1918–2005), Canadian diplomat *

Glen Bow Glen Bow (12 August 1935 – 26 December 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving ...

(1935–2006), Australian rules footballer *

Buddy Red Bow Warfield Richards Red Bow (June 26, 1948 – March 28, 1993) was a South Dakota Lakotan known for his music. Life and career Richards was adopted into the Red Bow family at a young age. He grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near Red ...

(1948–1993), American Lakota musician * Erin Bow (born 1971), Canadian writer *

Sharyn Bow Sharyn Bow (born 16 October 1971) is an Australian former cricket player. Bow played eleven One Day Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team. Bow was a member of the Australian cricket team at the 1993 Women's Cricket World ...

(born 1971), Australian cricket player *

Ryan Bow Ryan Bow (February 3, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bow is a coach, author, and entrepreneur. He fought in both the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions and is a black belt in Kodokan Judo an ...

(born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter *

Landon Bow Landon Bow (born August 24, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He has previously played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing c ...

(born 1995), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender *

William Bow William Bow (1878–1929) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the ...

(1878–1929), Scottish footballer

Given name

Bow Kum Bow Kum (1888 – August 15, 1909) known as Sweet Flower was a Chinese-born slave girl who belonged to the Hip Sing Tong and later to the On Leong Tong around the turn of the 20th century. Her murder was one of the most well-publicized and notori ...

(1888–1909), Chinese girl murdered in New York City *

Bow Ditama is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known for the creation of the '' Kissxsis'' series. His first major commercial work was in collaboration with writer Bunjūrō Nakayama as the illustrator of '' Mahoromatic''. He has been active si ...

(), Japanese manga artist *

Bow Thayer Bow Thayer is an American songwriter, guitarist, and banjoist and the founder of the Tweed River Music Festival. His career spans over two decades with bands including the 7 League Boots, Elbow, Jethro and The Benders as well as solo work. C ...

(), American singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

Bow (Masters of the Universe) This is a list of characters that appear in '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' and ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power''. Overview The Rebellion The Great Rebellion is a faction on Etheria that fights the occupation of Etheria by the Horde. While ...

, a character from the cartoon ''She-Ra: Princess of Power'' * Rainbow "Bow" Johnson, a character from the sitcoms ''

Black-ish ''Black-ish'' (stylized as black·''ish'', `black·''ish'', and black''ish'') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons. ''Black-ish'' ...

'' and ''

Mixed-ish ''Mixed-ish'' (stylized as ''ish'') was an American single-camera sitcom created by Kenya Barris, Peter Saji and Tracee Ellis Ross that premiered on ABC on September 24, 2019. The series is a prequel to ''Black-ish'', and the second series to b ...

'' *Laura Bow, a lady in

Laura Bow ''The Colonel's Bequest'' is a character-driven graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line featuring the character of Laura Bow. It was developed for MS-DOS in 1989. Ports for Amiga and Atari ST were released in 1990. It was the first of the short ...

and

Laura Bow 2 ''Roberta Williams' Laura Bow in The Dagger of Amon Ra'' (also known as ''Laura Bow II'') is a computer game published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is the second and final installment in ''The Laura Bow Mysteries'' line of adventure games, t ...

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