Gow (surname)

Gow is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic gobha, meaning 'smith'. The name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Gobha.

People

 * A. S. F. Gow (1886–1978), classical scholar
 * Alan Gow (born 1982), Scottish footballer
 * Alan J. Gow (born 1955), Australian motorsport executive, Director of the British Touring Car Championship
 * Alexander J. Gow (fl. 2000s–2010s), Aria Award Winning Australian Songwriter (Oh Mercy)
 * Andrew Gow (fl. 2000s–2020s), historian
 * Andrew Carrick Gow (1848–1920), British painter
 * Elle Macpherson (born 1964), Australian model (born Eleanor Gow)
 * Freddy Gow (1882–1961), Australian cricketer
 * Gerry Gow (born 1952), Scottish footballer
 * Ian Gow (1937–1990), British politician assassinated by the IRA
 * James Gow (1862–1942), New Zealand politician
 * Jennie Gow (born 1977), British broadcaster
 * Joe Gow (born 1960), American academic, musician, and pornographic actor
 * John Gow (c.1698–1725), Scottish pirate
 * John Gow (footballer, born 1859), Scottish footballer
 * John Gow (footballer, born 1869), Scottish footballer
 * John Gow (fl. 1970s), Canadian para-alpine skier
 * John Graham Gow (1850–1917), New Zealand commercial traveller and trade representative
 * Leonard Gow (1859–1936), Scottish art collector and philanthropist
 * Michael Gow (fl. 1980s–2010s), Australian playwright
 * Michael Gow (British Army officer) (1924–2013), former Scottish soldier, commanding general and ADC to the Queen
 * Nathaniel Gow (1763–1831), composer and son of Niel Gow
 * Niel Gow (1727–1807), Scottish fiddler and composer
 * Peter Gow (politician) (1818–1886), Canadian businessman and politician
 * Peter Gow (anthropologist) (1958–2021), Scottish social anthropologist
 * Phamie Gow (fl. 1990s–2020s), Scottish composer and musician
 * Ronald Gow (1897–1993), English dramatist
 * Stevie Gow (born 1968), Scottish footballer
 * William Gow (1909–1996), Anglican priest