Bowden (surname)

Bowden ( pronounced or ) is an English surname of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origins. In Old English it translates roughly into "dweller by the top of a hill", and is also the name of the towns of Bowden, Ashprington, and Bowden, Yealmpton, in Devon, as well as Bowden, Derbyshire. There is also a town of Bowden in rural Leicestershire which was recorded as "Bugedone" in the Domesday Book.

People with the surname Bowden

 * Adam Bowden (born 1982), British international track athlete
 * Andrew Bowden (born 1930), British Conservative politician
 * B. V. Bowden, Baron Bowden (1910–1989), English scientist and educationist
 * Ben Bowden (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Benjamin Bowden (1906–1998), English automobile and bicycle designer
 * Billy Bowden (born 1963), international cricket umpire from New Zealand
 * Breck Bowden, American environmental scientist
 * A notable American football coaching family:
 * Bobby Bowden (1929–2021), American football 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
 * Brent Bowden (born 1987), American football player
 * Charles Bowden (1886–1972), New Zealand politician
 * Charles Bowden (1945–2014), American author, journalist, and essayist
 * Claude Bowden (1897–1984), British air force officer and aeromodeller
 * Daniel Bowden (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
 * David Bowden (1937–2004), Australian Anglican bishop
 * Dominic Bowden (born 1977), New Zealand television presenter
 * Doug Bowden (1927–2021), New Zealand cricketer
 * 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), British businessman, founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company
 * Gerald Bowden (1935–2020), British Conservative politician
 * Harold Bowden (1880–1960), son of Frank Bowden, American-born British businessman
 * Harry Bowden (1907–1965), American artist
 * Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone (1905–1994), British Labour politician
 * Herbert Bowden (footballer) (1888–1978), 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
 * Jamie Bowden (born 1960), British diplomat
 * Jim Bowden (baseball) (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
 * Lilan Bowden (born 1985), American actress and comedian
 * Lynn Bowden (born 1997), American football player
 * Mark Bowden (English author) (born 1970), British writer on body language
 * 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
 * Peter Bowden (born 2001), American football player
 * Ray Bowden (1909–1998), English footballer
 * Richard Bowden (born 1945), American country singer of the "Pinkard & Bowden" duo
 * Ron Bowden (born 1942), Australian politician
 * Sandra Bowden (born 1943), American artist and painter
 * Vivian Lee Bowden (1943–2017), American science journalist