Bowman (surname) explained

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)

See also

• Bowman (disambiguation), including various places and organizations named after people with the surname