Bowman (surname)

Bowman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

 * Abie Philbin Bowman, Irish columnist and comedian
 * Charles Sumner Bowman (1873–?), African-American architect, educator, and director of a university department
 * Edith Bowman (born 1974), Scottish radio DJ
 * Euday L. Bowman (1887–1949), American musician
 * Fallon Bowman (born 1983), Canadian guitarist
 * Jan Bowman (born 1953), Australian basketball player
 * Jessica Bowman (born 1980), American actress
 * Joe Bowman (marksman) (1925–2009), American marksman and Wild West show entertainer
 * Josh Bowman (born 1988), British actor
 * Lee Bowman (1914–1979), American actor
 * Leslie Greene Bowman (born 1956), American art curator and museum administrator
 * Raymond D. Bowman (1917–2001), American music critic
 * Rob Bowman (director) (born 1960), American film maker
 * Steve Bowman (born 1967), American musician

Military

 * Alexander Hamilton Bowman (1803–1865), United States Army engineer of Fort Sumter
 * Alfred Connor Bowman (1904–1982) ,American lawyer and military leader
 * Alonzo Bowman (1848–1885), United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
 * Geoffrey Hilton Bowman (1891–1970), British fighter ace
 * Isaac Bowman (1757–1826), American soldier and Kentucky pioneer
 * Joseph Bowman (c. 1752–1779), American Revolutionary War officer and Kentucky pioneer
 * Robert M. Bowman (1934–2013), American Air Force officer and anti-Strategic Defense Initiative activist
 * Thaddeus Bowman (1743–1806), American militia scout in the American Revolutionary War

Pioneers

 * Abraham Bowman (1749–1837), Kentucky pioneer
 * Nathaniel Bowman (1608–1682), first Bowman family immigrant to settle in the Massachusetts Bay colony
 * William Bowman (miller) (c. 1811–1894), pioneer in South Australia
 * Bowman brothers, 19th century pioneer pastoralists of Tasmania and South Australia

Politics

 * Alexander Bowman (Irish politician) (c. 1854–1924), Irish politician and trade unionist
 * Alexander Bowman (Australian politician) (1838–1892), Australian politician, son of George
 * Bertie Bowman (1931–2023), American congressional staffer
 * Bill Bowman (American politician) (1946–2020), American politician
 * Charles Calvin Bowman (1852–1941), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879–1936), U.S. Representative from West Virginia
 * George Bowman (Australian politician) (1795–1878), Australian politician, brother of William
 * Jamaal Bowman (born 1976), American educator and politician from New York
 * Samuel C. Bowman (1822–1898), American politician from Ohio
 * Vicky Bowman (born 1966), British former diplomat
 * William Bowman (Australian politician) (1799–1874), Australian politician, brother of George
 * Woody Bowman (1941–2015), American politician

Science

 * Isaiah Bowman (1878–1950), American geographer
 * John Eddowes Bowman the Elder (1785–1841), British botanist and mycologist with the standard author abbreviation 'Bowman'
 * John Eddowes Bowman the Younger (1819–1854), English chemist, son of John the Elder
 * John Maxwell Bowman (1925–2005), Canadian physician and medical researcher
 * Karl Bowman (1888–1973), psychiatrist and president of the American Psychiatric Association
 * Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (1816–1892), British surgeon and anatomist

Sports

 * Alex Bowman (born 1993), American auto racing driver
 * Bill Bowman (racing driver), NASCAR driver
 * Braedon Bowman (born 1994), American football player
 * Brandon Bowman (born 1984), American basketball player
 * Christopher Bowman (1967–2008), American figure skater
 * Drayson Bowman, (born 1989) American ice hockey player
 * Elmer Bowman (1897–1985), American baseball player
 * Ernie Bowman (1935–2019), American baseball player
 * Harold Bowman (c. 1903–1957), English rugby player
 * Herbert Bowman (1897–1980), American tennis player
 * Ira Bowman (born 1973), American basketball player
 * Jim Bowman (American football) (born 1963), American football player
 * Ken Bowman (1942–2023), American football player
 * Kenneth Bowman (1937–2013), English rugby player
 * Ky Bowman (born 1998), American basketball player
 * Lisa Bowman (born 1988), Irish netball player
 * NaVorro Bowman, (born 1988), American football player
 * Paul Bowman (rugby league) (born 1976), Australian rugby player
 * R. T. V. Bowman (1875–1899), American college baseball and football coach
 * Ryan Bowman (born 1991), English footballer
 * Scotty Bowman (born 1933), American hockey coach
 * Stan Bowman (born 1973), American hockey manager
 * Steve Bowman (American football) (1944–2017), American football player
 * Walter Bowman (soccer) (1870–1948), Canadian soccer player
 * Zack Bowman (born 1984), American football player

Other

 * Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813–1866), Irish-American innkeeper, restaurateur and madam
 * William N. Bowman (1868–1944), American architect
 * Barbara T. Bowman (born 1928), American educator and co-founder of Chicago's Erikson Institute
 * Carol Bowman (born 1950), American writer and therapist
 * Christopher N. Bowman (born 1967), American engineer
 * Jonathan Philbin Bowman (1969–2000), Irish journalist and radio broadcaster
 * Mary Bowman (1908–2002), American economist
 * Rob Bowman (music writer) (born 1957), Canadian ethnomusicologist
 * Sally Anne Bowman (1987–2005), British murder victim
 * Thea Bowman (1937–1990), Roman Catholic religious sister and educator

Multiple

 * Brian Bowman (disambiguation), various people
 * David Bowman (disambiguation), various people
 * Don Bowman (disambiguation), various people
 * George Bowman (disambiguation)
 * James Bowman (disambiguation)
 * Joe Bowman (disambiguation)
 * John Bowman (disambiguation), various people
 * Robert Bowman (disambiguation), various people
 * Thomas Bowman (disambiguation)