Rowntree

Rowntree is an English surname derived from "Rowan tree". It may refer to:

Rowntree's confectionery company and trusts

 * Rowntree's, a confectionery company in York, England previously owned by members of the Rowntree family
 * Rowntree trusts
 * Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
 * Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Rowntree's confectionery company family and close relatives

 * Arnold Stephenson Rowntree (1872–1951), Liberal MP for York
 * Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871–1954), sociologist and businessman, also known as Seebohm Rowntree
 * Henry Isaac Rowntree (1837–1883), founder of the business
 * John Stephenson Rowntree (1834–1907)
 * John Wilhelm Rowntree (1868–1905), chocolate manufacturer and religious activist
 * Joseph Rowntree (educationist) (1801–1859), education leader
 * Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) (1836–1925), cocoa and chocolate manufacturer and philanthropist
 * Joshua Rowntree (1844–1915), social reformer
 * Michael Rowntree (1919–2007), journalist and philanthropist

Unrelated persons

 * Catriona Rowntree (born 1971), Australian television personality
 * Dave Rowntree (born 1964), British musician
 * Fred Rowntree (1860–1927), Scottish architect
 * Gil Rowntree (born 1934), Canadian racehorse trainer and owner
 * Graham Rowntree (born 1971), English rugby union player and coach
 * Joseph Rowntree (Canadian) pioneer of Thistletown, miller on the banks of the Humber River in 1843
 * Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997), British artist
 * Leonard Rowntree (1883–1959), Canadian physician and medical researcher
 * Leslie Rowntree (1914–1975), Canadian political figure
 * Lester Gertrude Ellen Rowntree (1879–1979), American botanist and horticulturist
 * Mark Rowntree (born c. 1956), British spree killer
 * Norman Rowntree (1912–1991), British civil engineer
 * Richard Rowntree (1884–1968), English-born New Zealand cricketer

Other uses

 * Rowntree Park, a 20 acre, a park in York, England