Bowden (surname)

People with the surname Bowden

• Adam Bowden (born 1982), British international track athlete.
• Andrew Bowden (born 1930), British Conservative politician.
• B. V. Bowden (1910 - 1989), English scientist and educationist.
• Barry Bowden (born 1984), Minor League Baseball pitcher
• Benjamin Bowden (born 1906), English automobile and bicycle designer.
• Billy Bowden (born 1963), international cricket umpire from New Zealand.
• A notable American football coaching family:
  • Bobby Bowden (born 1929), retired coach of several college programs, most notably Florida State University
  • Tommy Bowden (born 1954), son of Bobby; former coach at several programs, most recently Clemson University
  • Terry Bowden (born 1956), son of Bobby; motivational speaker, college football analyst and current University of Akron coach
  • Jeff Bowden (born c. 1961), son of Bobby; assistant at several programs, currently at Akron under Terry
• Charles Bowden (born 1945-2014), American author, journalist, and essayist
• Dan Bowden, American musician (Stingy Brimm)
• Daniel Bowden (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
• David Bowden (1937 - 2004), Australian Anglican bishop
• Dominic Bowden (born 1977), New Zealand television presenter
• Eric Bowden (1871 – 1931), Australian solicitor and politician
• Francis C. Bowden (1903-1972), American pharmacist, mayor of Anchorage, Alaska 1946-1948
• Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet (1848 – 1921), founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company and the inventor of the Bowden cable
• Sir Harold Bowden, Bart, C.B.E., 2nd Baronet, President of the British Cycle and Motor-Cycle Manufacturers and Trader Union and cited in the Golden Book of Cycling
• Gerald Bowden (born 1935), British Conservative politician
• Herbert Bowden (1905 – 1994), British Labour politician
• Herbert Bowden (VFL/AFL) (born 1888), Australian rules footballer.
• Jack Bowden (1916 – 1988), Irish cricketer and field hockey player
• James Bowden (American football) (born 1973), American football player
• James Bowden (footballer) (1880 – 1951), English footballer
• Jim Bowden (born 1961), general manager of the Washington Nationals (baseball team)
• Joel Bowden (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
• Jonathan Bowden (1962 – 2012) right wing British political figure
• Katrina Bowden (born 1988), American actress
• Lemuel J. Bowden (1815 – 1864), American lawyer and politician
• Mark Bowden (born 1951), American writer
• Michael Bowden (Australian rules footballer)
• Michael Bowden (baseball) (born 1986), American baseball pitcher
• Monty Bowden (1865 - 1892), English cricketer and wicket-keeper
• Mwata Bowden (born 1947), American jazz reeds player
• Norris Bowden (1926 – 1991), Canadian figure skater
• Oswald Bowden (1912 – 1977), English footballer
• Patrick Bowden (born 1981), Australian rules footballer
• Ray Bowden (1909 – 1998), English footballer
• Reg Bowden, British rugby league footballer with Fulham and Widnes, coach with London Broncos and Warrington
• Ron Bowden (born 1942), Australian politician
• Sandra Bowden (born 1943), American artist and painter
• Wray Merrill Bowden (born 1914), Canadian botanist, author of many plant names in the Poaceae family, see Aegilops crassa