Bowes (surname)

Bowes is a surname shared by several notable people. In Ireland, it is mostly an anglicised form of Ó Buadhaigh
 * Barnard Foord Bowes (1769–1812), British major general
 * Bill Bowes (1908–1987), English cricketer
 * Bob Bowes (1922–1979), English actor and teacher
 * Chad Bowes (born 1992), South African cricketer
 * Cliff Bowes (1894 – 1929), American silent film actor
 * Danny Bowes (born 1960), English musician
 * David Bowes (born 1957), American painter
 * Edward Bowes (1874–1946), known as Major Bowes, American radio personality
 * Elizabeth Bowes (1505–1572), English Protestant exile
 * George Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
 * George Bowes (MP for County Durham) (1701–1760), English Member of Parliament and businessman
 * George Bowes (soldier) (1527–1580), English military commander, MP for Morpeth and Knaresborough
 * George Bowes (rebel) (1517–1556), English commander in border warfare
 * G.K. Bowes, American voice actress
 * Hollie-Jay Bowes (born 1989), English actress
 * Jerome Bowes (died 1616), English ambassador to Russia and Member of Parliament in England
 * John Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Lisa Bowes, Canadian sports anchor
 * Margie Bowes (1941–2020), American country music singer
 * Mark Bowes (born 1973), Scottish footballer
 * Martin Bowes (c. 1500–1566), English politician
 * Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1749–1800), English playwright, among the wealthiest heiresses in Britain of the late 18th century
 * Philip Bowes (born 1984), British boxer
 * Richard Bowes (born 1944), American author of science fiction and fantasy
 * Robert Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
 * Robert Bowes (lawyer) (1495–1554), English Master of the Rolls and warden on the Scottish border
 * Robert Bowes (diplomat) (1535–1597), English diplomat, MP for Knaresborough, Carlisle, Appleby and Cumberland
 * Robert Bowes (died 1600), MP for Thirsk and Richmond
 * Shane Bowes (born 1969), Australian motorcycle speedway rider
 * Thomas Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
 * Thomas Bowes (translator), English translator
 * Thomas Bowes (violinist) (born 1960), English violinist and orchestra leader
 * Walter Bowes (1882–1957), English-born industrialist and sportsman
 * William Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people