Cowles may refer to:

Surname

Alfred Cowles Sr. Alfred Cowles Sr. (1832–1889) was an American businessperson and newspaper publisher. During the 1860s to 1880s he was a bookkeeper, treasurer, and business manager of the ''Chicago Tribune'' of which he was part owner. Biography Alfred Cowle ...

(1832–1889), publisher Chicago, spouse Sarah Hutchinson *

Alfred Cowles Jr. Alfred Cowles Jr. (January 5, 1865, Chicago – January 15, 1939, Chicago) was an American lawyer. He was the son of Alfred Cowles Sr. Alfred Cowles Sr. (1832–1889) was an American businessperson and newspaper publisher. During the 1860s t ...

(1865–1929) publisher, businessman and lawyer *

Alfred Cowles Alfred Cowles III (September 15, 1891 – December 28, 1984) was an American economist, businessman and founder of the Cowles Commission. He graduated from Yale in 1913, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was the grandson of Alfred Co ...

(III) (1891–1984) businessman and economist * Anna Roosevelt Cowles (Bamie) (1855–1931), sister of Theodore Roosevelt, aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt *

Betsy Mix Cowles Betsy Mix Cowles (February 9, 1810 – July 25, 1876) was an early leader in the United States abolitionist movement. She was an active and influential Ohio-based reformer, and was a noted feminist and an educator. She counted among her friends ...

(1810–1876), feminist and educator, Ohio *

Edwin Cowles Edwin Cowles (1825–1890), born in Austinburg, Ohio, was notable as the publisher of '' The Cleveland Leader.'' During the President Abraham Lincoln administration and Civil War, he was appointed as US postmaster of Cleveland, serving April 4, ...

(1825–1890), publisher Cleveland, spouse Elizabeth Hutchinson *

Eunice Caldwell Cowles Eunice Caldwell Cowles (February 4, 1811 – September 10, 1903) was an American educator who influenced hundreds of women in the U.S. and abroad. She was the first associate of Mary Lyon in the opening of Mount Holyoke Seminary (now Mount Holyoke ...

(1811-1903), American educator *

Fleur Cowles Fleur Fenton Cowles (January 20, 1908 – June 5, 2009
by Gardner Cowles Sr. Gardner Cowles Sr. (1861–1946) was an American banker, publisher, and politician. He was the owner of ''The Des Moines Register'' and the ''Des Moines Tribune''. Biography Cowles father was a descendant of Hannah Bushoup (c. 1613–1683) of Ha ...

(1861–1946), banker, publisher and politician *

Gardner Cowles Jr. Gardner "Mike" Cowles Jr. (1903–1985) was an American newspaper and magazine publisher. He was co-owner of the Cowles Media Company, whose assets included the ''Minneapolis Star'', the ''Minneapolis Tribune'', the ''Des Moines Register'', ''L ...

(Mike) (1903–1985), publisher *

George A. Cowles George A. Cowles (April 5, 1836 – November 26, 1887) was a 19th-century American businessperson, founder of banks, companies, and a railway, and Southern California landowner. He was one of the early business leaders in San Diego and a promine ...

, an American ranching pioneer *

Henry Chandler Cowles Henry Chandler Cowles (February 27, 1869 – September 12, 1939) was an American botanist and ecological pioneer (see History of ecology). A professor at the University of Chicago, he studied ecological succession in the Indiana Dunes of No ...

(1869–1939), botanist and ecological pioneer *

Ione Virginia Hill Cowles Ione Virginia Hill Cowles (, Hill; after marriage, Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles; March 13, 1858 - July 4, 1940) was an American clubwoman and social leader. Cowles served as eighth international president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (G ...

(1858-1940), American clubwoman, social leader *

John Cowles Sr. John Cowles Sr. (December 14, 1898 – February 25, 1983) was an American newspaper and magazine publisher. He was co-owner of the Cowles Media Company, whose assets included the ''Minneapolis Star'', the ''Minneapolis Tribune'', the ''Des Moine ...

(1898–1983), publisher *

John Cowles Jr. John Cowles Jr. (May 27, 1929 – March 17, 2012) was an American Editing, editor and publisher, son of John Cowles Sr. (1898–1983). Cowles sat on the boards of directors of the Associated Press and Columbia University's Pulitzer Prizes and ...

(1929–2012), publisher and philanthropist *

Louisa F. Cowles Louise F. Cowles (1842–1924) was an American educator who was the 8th president (Acting) of Mount Holyoke College from 1889–1890. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1866 and received a master's degree from Smith College in 189 ...

(1842–1924), educator *

Osborne Cowles Osborne Bryan "Ozzie" Cowles (August 25, 1899 – August 29, 1997) was an American basketball player and coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at Carleton College (1924–1930), River Falls State Teachers College (now University of Wisco ...

, college basketball coach at the University of Minnesota and University of Michigan *Paul Cowles, a member of the

Committee of Fifty (1906) This Committee of Fifty, sometimes referred to as Committee of Safety, Citizens' Committee of Fifty or Relief and Restoration Committee of Law and Order, was called into existence by Mayor Eugene Schmitz during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. T ...

Raymond B. Cowles Raymond Bridgman Cowles (pronounced "coals"; 1896–1975) was a herpetologist and professor at University of California, Los Angeles. Born in the British Colony of Natal (in what is now KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN ...

(1896-1975), American herpetologist *

Robert Cowles Robert L. Cowles III (born July 31, 1950) is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 2nd District since 1987. In August 2011, Cowles faced a recall election, but defeated the Democratic challenger, Nancy Nusbaum, 60 perce ...

, politician and member of the Wisconsin State Senate *

Shirley Cowles Shirley Dawn Cowles (; 26 April 1939 – 5 March 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She appeared in 7 Test matches and 5 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1969 and 197 ...

(1940-), New Zealand cricketer *

Virginia Cowles (Harriet) Virginia Spencer Cowles OBE (August 24, 1910 – September 17, 1983) was an American journalist, biographer, and travel writer. During her long career, Cowles went from covering fashion, to covering the Spanish Civil War, the turbulen ...

(1910-1983), American journalist *

William H. H. Cowles William Henry Harrison Cowles (April 22, 1840 – December 30, 1901) was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives. Biography A native of Yadkin County, North Carolina, Cowles ser ...

(1840–1901), U.S. politician *

William S. Cowles William Sheffield Cowles (August 1, 1846 – May 1, 1923) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Naval career In July 1863 he was appointed an acting midshipman at the United States Naval Academy and graduated in June 1867. He was com ...

(1846–1923), admiral

Place names

Cowles, Nebraska Cowles is a village in Webster County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30 at the 2010 census. History Cowles was platted in 1878 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for railroad official W. D. Cowles. A post of ...

, a village located in Webster County, Nebraska *

Cowles Mountain Cowles Mountain (/koʊlz/, aʊlz properly ''KOHLZ'', commonly ''KOWLZ'') is a prominent mountain located in the San Carlos neighborhood, within the city limits of San Diego. The summit is the highest point of the city of San Diego. It is prote ...

, a hill within the city limits of San Diego, California

Other

Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts (formerly the Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center) is a performing arts center and flagship for dance in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Cowles Center was de ...

*''Cowles Conservatory'' in the

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is an park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States. It is located near the Walker Art Center, which operates it in coordination with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. It reopened June 10, 2017 af ...

Cowles Foundation The Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics is an economic research institute at Yale University. It was created as the Cowles Commission for Research in Economics at Colorado Springs in 1932 by businessman and economist Alfred Cowles. In 19 ...

(Cowles Commission for Research in Economics) *

Cowles House (disambiguation) Cowles House may refer to: ;in the United States (by state) * Gen. George Cowles House, Farmington, CT, listed on the NRHP in Connecticut * Capt. Josiah Cowles House, Southington, CT, listed on the NRHP in Connecticut * Cowles House (Macon, Geo ...

, various places *Cowles

Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company The Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company, founded as Cowles Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company, and Cowles Syndicate Company, Limited, formed in the United States and England during the mid-1880s to extract and supply valuable metals. Founded ...

, Lockport, New York USA and Cowles Syndicate Company, Staffordshire, England *Cowles Syndicate, see

King Features Syndicate King Features Syndicate, Inc. is a American content distribution and animation studio, consumer product licensing and print syndication company owned by Hearst Communications that distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editoria ...

Cowles Media Company Cowles Media Company ( ) (1935–1998) was a newspaper, magazine and information publishing company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. The company operated Cowles Business Media, Cowles Creative Publishing, and Cowles Ent ...

, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Des Moines, Iowa, USA *

Cowles Company The Cowles Company is a diversified media company in Spokane, Washington, in the US. The company owns and operates ''The Spokesman-Review'' in Spokane, founded in 1894, and owned the ''Spokane Daily Chronicle'' until it was shut down in 1992. B ...

, Spokane, Washington, USA {{disambiguation, surname