Rowley may refer to:

Places

Canada

Rowley Island Rowley Island is one of the Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Foxe Basin and has an area of . Although the island is uninhabited there is both an unmanned Distant Early Warning Line base, called FOX ...

, Nunavut

United Kingdom

* Rowley, County Durham, a hamlet * Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England * Rowley, Shropshire, a location in Shropshire, England * Rowley Regis, a historic parish in the West Midlands, England

United States

* Rowley, Iowa * Rowley, Massachusetts **

Rowley (CDP), Massachusetts Rowley is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Rowley in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,416 at the 2010 census. Geography Rowley is located at (42.718692, -70.877164). According to the United States C ...

Rowley, Utah Rowley is an industrial area in Tooele County, Utah, United States. Rowley sits on the western shore of the Great Salt Lake, approximately 15 miles (by road) north of I-80, Exit 77, serving Timpie/ Rowley Junction. Rowley was created in 1970 ...

Rowley Creek Rowley Creek is a stream in Sauk County, Wisconsin, Sauk and Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia counties, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is a tributary to the Baraboo River. Rowley Creek was named for an early settler. See also *List of rive ...

, a stream in Wisconsin

People

Surname

* Alec Rowley (1892–1958), English composer *

Alex Rowley Alexander Andrew Penman Rowley (born 30 November 1963) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2015 to 2017 and acting leader of the party from August to November 2017. He has been a Member of the ...

(born 1963), Scottish politician *

Arthur Rowley (footballer born 1870) Arthur Rowley (born 1870; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke, and in the Southern League with Bristol Rovers. He was the first player to score a goal straight f ...

, English footballer with Stoke and Port Vale * Arthur Rowley (1926–2002), English footballer with Fulham, Leicester City and Shrewsbury *

Bartholomew Rowley Admiral Sir Bartholomew Samuel Rowley (10 June 1764 – 7 October 1811) was a British naval officer who served during the American, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Biography He was second son of Vice-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley, and ...

(1764–1811), British naval officer * Beth Rowley, English singer-songwriter *

Sir Charles Rowley, 1st Baronet Admiral Sir Charles Rowley (16 December 1770 – 10 October 1845) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Naval career Rowley joined the Royal Navy in 1785. He received his first command in late 1789 when Admir ...

(1770–1845), British naval officer *

Chris Rowley Christopher Ryan Rowley (born August 14, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is also a first lieutenant in the United States Army, assigned to the Indi ...

, American baseball pitcher * Christopher Rowley (born 1948), American writer * Coleen Rowley, FBI agent and whistleblower before WTC event * Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer * Dick Rowley (1904–1984), Irish international footballer * Elizabeth Rowley, Canadian politician and writer *

Francis H. Rowley Francis Harold Rowley (25 July 1854 – 14 February 1952) was an American Baptist minister, animal welfare campaigner and hymn writer. Biography Rowley was born in Hilton, New York on 25 July 1854.

(1852–1954), American Baptist minister, animal welfare campaigner and hymn writer * Geoff Rowley, Liverpool-born professional skateboarder * George Rowley (academic) (1782–1836), Dean and Master of University College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University * George Rowley (entrepreneur) (born 1964), British entrepreneur * George Rowley (cricketer) (1896–1953), English cricketer * George Dawson Rowley (1822–1878), English amateur ornithologist *

Gordon Rowley Gordon Douglas Rowley (1921–2019) was a British botanist and writer specialising in cacti and succulents. Personal life Rowley was born on 31 July 1921 in London, UK to Cecil and Florence Gladys (née Goldsworthy) Rowley. He went to The Low ...

(1921–2019), British botanist and writer specialising in cacti and succulents *

H. H. Rowley Harold Henry Rowley (24 March 1890 – 4 October 1969) was an English Old Testament scholar from the Baptist tradition. Biography H. H. Rowley was born in Leicester on 24 March 1890 to Richard Rowley and Emma (née Saunt) Rowley. The family Ba ...

(1890–1969), English theologian and scholar *

Hazel Rowley Hazel Joan Rowley (16 November 1951 – 1 March 2011) was a British-born Australian author and biographer. Born in London, Rowley emigrated with her parents to Adelaide at the age of eight. She studied at the University of Adelaide, gradua ...

, British-born Australian writer *

Ian Rowley Ian Cecil Robert Rowley (1926 – 29 May 2009) was an Australian ornithologist of Scottish origin. He was born in Edinburgh and educated at Wellington College and Cambridge University. Following service in the Royal Navy during the second world ...

, Australian ornithologist * Jack Rowley, football player *

James Joseph Rowley James Joseph Rowley (October 14, 1908 – November 1, 1992) was the head of the United States Secret Service between 1961 and 1973, under Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Rowley was born in Bronx County, New York to James J. Rowley and Br ...

, director of the United States Secret Service * Janet Rowley, American human geneticist *

Joshua Rowley Vice-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet (1734 – 1790) was a Royal Navy officer who was the fourth son of Admiral Sir William Rowley. Sir Joshua was from an ancient English family, originating in Staffordshire (England) and was born on ...

(1734–1790), Royal Navy officer * Josias Rowley (1765–1842), Royal Navy officer * Katie Rowley Jones, English musical theatre actress * Keith Rowley (born 1949), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago * Mark Rowley (born 1964), Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London * Mark Rowley (born 1990), Scottish actor * Richard Rowley (disambiguation) * Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter *

Thomas Rowley (disambiguation) Thomas Rowley may refer to: *Thomas Rowley (headmaster) (1797–1877), headmaster of Bridgnorth Grammar School *Thomas Rowley (poet) (1721–1796), Vermont poet *Thomas Rowley (runholder) (died 1903), New Zealand member of Parliament for Ellesmere * ...

, several men with this name *

Trevor Rowley Richard Trevor Rowley FSA (born 25 May 1942) is an English landscape historian and archaeologist known for his work on the Welsh Marches, Oxfordshire and the medieval landscape. He was a founder fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford (1990) and is now ...

, British landscape historian and archaeologist *

William Rowley (disambiguation) William Rowley (1585?–1626) was an English Jacobean dramatist. William Rowley may also refer to: *William Rowley (Royal Navy officer) (1690–1768), Admiral of the Fleet in the British Royal Navy; Member of Parliament for Portsmouth * Sir Willia ...

, several men with this name * Holders of the title Baron Langford ** Clotworthy Rowley, 1st Baron Langford ** Geoffrey Alexander Rowley-Conwy, 9th Baron Langford

Given name

Rowley Birkin ''The Fast Show'', known as ''Brilliant'' in the US, is a BBC comedy sketch show that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Th ...

QC, fictional character in ''The Fast Show'' UK television comedy *

Rowley Jefferson The Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise contains a large cast of characters. It centers on protagonist Greg Heffley, his best friend Rowley Jefferson, and Greg's family: his mother Susan, father Frank, and brothers Rodrick and Manny. Main char ...

, a fictional character in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series

Transportation

Rowley station (MBTA) Rowley station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Rowley, Massachusetts. It is the penultimate station on the Newburyport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line. History The small Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) station building in Rowley was ...

, a commuter rail station in Rowley, Massachusetts, United States *

Rowley railway station (England) Rowley railway station served the hamlet of Rowley and the village of Castleside Castleside is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the south-west of Consett. The village centre is located on the main A6 ...

, a former railway station in Rowley, Durham, England * , a British frigate in commission in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945

Other

Old Rowley Old Rowley was the name of a stallion racehorse belonging to King Charles II of England, Charles II (1660-1685) of England. The Newmarket Racecourse, Rowley Mile Racecourse at Newmarket, Suffolk, developed by the king as a national centre for hor ...

, a racehorse of King Charles II