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Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

surname Mac Eoghain. This is a list of notable people born with the last name Owens and people who married into the Owens family. * Bill Owens (baseball) (1901–1999), African-American negro league baseball player *

Bill Owens (Colorado politician) William Forrester Owens (born October 22, 1950) is an American former politician who served as the 40th Governor of Colorado from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he was re-elected in 2002 by the largest majority in state histo ...

(born 1950), 40th Governor of Colorado * Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician) (born 1937), African-American Massachusetts businessman and politician *

Bill Owens (New York politician) William Lewis Owens (born January 20, 1949) is an American attorney and former U.S. Representative from New York, a post he held from 2009 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves on the advisory board of the Canad ...

(born 1949), Representative for New York *

Bill Owens (photographer) Bill Owens (born September 25, 1938) is an American photographer, photojournalist, brewer and editor living in Hayward, California. He is best known for his photographs of suburban domestic scenes taken in the East Bay and published in the book ' ...

, American author of ''Suburbia'' *

Billy Owens Billy Eugene Owens (born May 1, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Syracuse, where he was an All-American and th ...

(born 1969), American basketball player * Billy Owens (American football) (born 1965), American football player *

Bob Owens (businessman) Sir Robert Arthur Owens (26 August 1921 – 5 September 1999) was a New Zealand businessman and local politician. He served as mayor of both Tauranga and the nearby Mount Maunganui in the Bay of Plenty. He later moved from Mount Maunganui (whic ...

(1921–1999), New Zealand businessman and mayor * Bob Owens (born c. 1935), American football coach *

Bob Owens (American football, born 1946) Bob Owens (born c. 1946) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Chapman University in Orange, California, a position he has held since 2006. Owens served as head football coach at Whittier College in Whittier, California ...

, American football coach *

Brick Owens Clarence Bernard "Brick" Owens (March 31, 1885 – November 11, 1949) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League in 1908 and 1912–1913, and in the American League from 1916 through 1937. He officiated in th ...

(1885–1949), American baseball umpire *

Brig Owens Brigman Owens (February 16, 1943 – June 21, 2022) was an American professional American football, football player who was a Safety (gridiron football position), safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington ...

(born 1943), American football player *

Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for the Buckaroos, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 ...

(1929–2006), American country music singer *

Candace Owens Candace Amber Owens Farmer ( Owens; born April 29, 1989) is an American conservative author, talk show host, political commentator, and activist. Initially critical of United States President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, Owens has be ...

(born 1990), African-American political commentator *

Craig Owens Craigery "Craig" Owens (born August 26, 1984) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of Chiodos. He has also had an involvement in various projects such as Cinematic Sunrise, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Isles & Glaciers, and ...

, American musician *

Craig Owens (critic) Craig Owens (1950–1990) was an American post-modernist art critic, gay activist and feminist. Biography Craig Owens was a senior editor of ''Art in America'', a contributor to such scholarly journals as ''Skyline'' and ''October'', a graduate ...

(1950–1990), American post-modernist art critic, gay activist and feminist *

Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album ''All Hail the Que ...

(born Dana Elaine Owens in 1970), African-American rapper/singer and actress * Darryl Owens (1937–2022), American politician *

Delia Owens Delia Owens (born c. 1949) is an American author, zoologist, and conservationist. She is best known for her 2018 novel ''Where the Crawdads Sing''. Owens was born and raised in Southern Georgia, where she spent most of her life in or near true ...

(born 1949), American author and zoologist *

Gary Owens Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015) was an American radio announcer, personality, disc jockey and voice actor. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, wh ...

(1936–2015), American radio and TV announcer *

Ginny Owens Virginia Leigh Owens (born April 22, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and blogger. She is known for performing Contemporary Christian music, but has more recently had her songs featured on ''WB'', ''ABC'' TV shows, and independent ...

(born 1975), American contemporary Christian music and pop singer/songwriter, author and blogger * Graeme Owens (born 1988), English footballer * Greg Owens (born 1981), Australian football player * Hailey Owens (2003–2014), American murder victim * Isaac Owens, English footballer *

Isaiah "Ikey" Owens Randolph Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (December 1, 1974 – October 14, 2014) was an American keyboardist known for his work with The Mars Volta, Jack White and an array of bands from the Long Beach music scene. Biography He notably performed as a m ...

(1974–2014), African-American keyboardist formerly of The Mars Volta *

Jack Owens (singer-songwriter) John Milton Owens (October 17, 1912, Tulsa, Oklahoma – January 26, 1982, Phoenix, Arizona), singer-songwriter, gifted pianist, and a star of the longest running network radio show, Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, was known as "The Cruising Croo ...

, American singer/songwriter * Jacob Owens (born 1984), American af2 defensive lineman * Jay Owens (musician) (1947–2005), African-American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Jerry Owens Jerry Lee Owens (born February 16, 1981) is an American former professional baseball player. He played parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Chicago White Sox from 2006 to 2009. Owens announced his retirement from professi ...

(born 1981), American baseball player *

Jesse Owens James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifet ...

(1913–1980), American Olympic athlete * Joseph Owens (Jesuit), priest, Caribbean social worker, and author *

Joseph Owens (Redemptorist) Joseph Owens (April 17, 1908 – October 30, 2005) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and a philosopher specializing in the thought of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and medieval philosophy. Life and career Owens received his PhD in 1951 from th ...

(1908–2005), Canadian priest and scholar in medieval philosophy *

Josh Owens Joshua Colton Owens (born December 7, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Stanford University before playing professionally in the NBA G League, Israel, Italy, Greece and Turkey. High sch ...

(born 1988), American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

Julie Owens Julie Ann Owens (born 17 October 1958) is an Australian former politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives for Parramatta from 2004 to 2022 , when she retired from politics. Early life Owens was born on 17 Octob ...

(born 1958), Australian politician * Keith Owens (born 1969), American basketball player *

Ken Owens Kenneth James Owens (born 3 January 1987) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a hooker for the Scarlets and Wales. He made his debut for the Scarlets in 2006, taking over from Matthew Rees as their first-choice hooker upon Rees' departu ...

(born 1987), Welsh rugby union player *

Ken Owens (basketball) Ken Owens (born May 3, 1959) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is known for his college basketball career at the University of Idaho, and was the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 1982. Owens is currently an assistant ...

(born 1959), American basketball player and coach * Lamar S. Owens Jr., American coach and United States Naval Academy quarterback *

Lilliana Owens Lilliana M. Owens, S.L. (May 13, 1898 - September 27, 1992) was an American historian, writer, educator and Catholic nun. She was known for her historical writing and her Catholic comic books. Biography Owens was born in St. Paul, Minnesota o ...

(1898-1992), American nun, historian and writer *

Lynne Owens Dame Lynne Gillian Owens, (born 29 January 1969) is a senior law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom. She served as Director-General of the National Crime Agency from 2016 to 2021, making her one of the most senior law enforcement chiefs ...

(born 1969), British law enforcement officer * Mary Ann Aspinwall Owens (1928–2005), philatelist of New York * Mathew Owens (born 1977), Welsh space physicist * Nancy Fulda (née Owens), American science fiction writer, editor, and computer scientist * Natasha Owens (born 1976), American Christian musician *

Nigel Owens Nigel Owens, (born 18 June 1971) is a Welsh former international rugby union referee, who retired in December 2020 after a 17-year career. He currently holds the world record for the most test matches refereed and is one of five international re ...

(born 1971), Welsh international rugby referee * O'dell Owens (1947-2022), American physician *

Pat Owens Patrica A. Owens (born 1941) was the mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota during the flood that devastated the city in April 1997. She actively lobbied then-president Bill Clinton for funds to rebuild the city and construct a permanent flood prot ...

, former mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota *

Patricia Owens Patricia Molly Owens (January 17, 1925 – August 31, 2000) was a Canadian-born American actress, working in Hollywood. She appeared in about 40 films and 10 television episodes in a career lasting from 1943 to 1968. Early work Owens moved ...

(1925–2000), Canadian-born actress in Hollywood films * Randy Owens (1959–2015), American basketball player * Richard M. Owens (1876–1932), birth name of

Dicky Owen Dicky Owen (17 November 1876 - 27 February 1932) was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Swansea RFCSmith (1979), pg 132. Owen is seen as one of the greatest Welsh scrum-halves and won 35 caps for Wales between 1901 and 1 ...

, Welsh international rugby player *

Rick Owens Richard Saturnino Owens (born November 18, 1962) is an American fashion designer from Porterville, California. In addition to his main line, Owens has a furniture line and a number of diffusion lines. Early life and education Richard Saturnino ...

(born 1962), American fashion designer * Robert Owens (composer) (1925–2017), African-American composer, pianist, and actor *

Robert Owens (musician) Robert Owens (born August 17, 1961) is an American songwriter, record producer, DJ and singer, best known for his work with the Chicago house group Fingers Inc. in the mid-1980s. As a solo artist, he has placed several songs on the Hot Dance Musi ...

(born 1961), vocalist on Chicago house records in the 1980s * Robert A. Owens (1920–1942), United States marine hero of the World War II landing at Bougainville; posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor *

Robert Bowie Owens Robert "Bobby" Bowie Owens (October 29, 1870 – November 3, 1940) was a U.S. electrical engineer. He was the director of the Maryland Academy of Science. He was secretary of Franklin Institute from 1910 to 1924. He is credited as a discoverer ...

(1870–1940), American electric engineer who discovered alpha rays * Robert G. Owens Jr. (1917–2007), United States marine general * Robyn Owens, Australian applied mathematician and computer scientist * Sam Owens, American musician and artist * Samuel Owens (1856–1921), American politician * Sandra Tayler (née Owens) (born 1973), American short story and children's book writer and blogger *

Steve Owens (American football) Loren Everett "Steve" Owens (born December 9, 1947) is a former American football player who played professionally as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons in the early 1970s. Owens played college football for the ...

(born 1947), American football player and winner of the Heisman Trophy * Steve Owens (baseball) (born 1965), American college baseball coach *

Terrell Owens Terrell Eldorado Owens (; born December 7, 1973), nicknamed T.O., is an American football wide receiver for the Knights of Degen of Fan Controlled Football (FCF). He previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. Regar ...

(born 1973), American football player *

Tim "Ripper" Owens Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens (born September 13, 1967) is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with KK's Priest, Spirits of Fire, the Three Tremors and A New Revenge. He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest ...

(born 1967), American heavy metal singer *

Tinker Owens Charles Wayne "Tinker" Owens is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints (1976, 1978–1980) in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) ...

(born 1954), American football player * William Owens (admiral) (born 1940), former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, also former CEO of Nortel * William Owens (Canadian politician) (1840–1917), Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Argenteuil and Senator for Inkerman, Quebec *

William Owens (Navy SEAL) William Ryan Owens (March 5, 1980 – January 29, 2017) was a decorated United States Navy SEAL senior chief petty officer. He died in the Yakla raid in Yemen, making him the first American to die in combat under the Trump administration. Early ...

(1980-2017) United States Navy SEALs senior chief petty officer * William A. Owens (1905–1990), American author * William C. Owens Jr. (born 1947), Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly * William Claiborne Owens (1849–1925), United States House of Representatives for Kentucky

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