Rowse is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, derived from the name of an ancestor, 'the son of Rose' and may refer to *

A. L. Rowse Alfred Leslie Rowse (4 December 1903 – 3 October 1997) was a British historian and writer, best known for his work on Elizabethan England and books relating to Cornwall. Born in Cornwall and raised in modest circumstances, he was encourag ...

, British historian *

Anne Rowse Anne Elizabeth Rowse (born 15 August 1931) is a retired New Zealand dancer and was director of the New Zealand School of Dance for 25 years. Biography Rowse was born on 15 August 1931, the daughter of Garnet William Rowse and Nancy May James ...

, retired New Zealand dancer *

Herbert James Rowse Herbert James Rowse (10 May 1887 – 22 March 1963) was an English architect. Born in Liverpool and a student of Charles Reilly at the Liverpool University School of Architecture, Rowse opened an architectural practice in the city. Although h ...

, British architect *

Michael Rowse Michael "Mike" John Treloar Rowse (, born ) is a Hong Kong public figure. A naturalised citizen of the People's Republic of China, Rowse was the Director-General of InvestHK, a government departments and agencies in Hong Kong, department of the ...

, naturalised Chinese civil servant in Hong Kong *

Samuel W. Rowse Samuel Worcester Rowse (January 29, 1822 – May 24, 1901) was an American illustrator, lithographer, and painter. He was most famous for his drawings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Rowse is also well known for his lithograph, '' T ...

, American artist

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