Rowley (surname) explained

Rowley is the surname of:

A

• Alec Rowley (1892–1958), English composer
• Alex Rowley (born 1963), Scottish politician
• Allan Rowley (1922–2014), British Army officer, Foreign Office diplomat and Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) controller
• Amy Rowley, a deaf student in the 1982 United States Supreme Court case Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley
• Arthur Rowley (1926–2002), English footballer
• Arthur Rowley (footballer, born 1870) (1870–?), English footballer

B

• Bartholomew Rowley (1764–1811), British naval officer
• Beth Rowley (born 1981), English singer-songwriter
• Bill Rowley (1865–1934), English footballer
• Bill Rowley (rugby league) (1889–?), Australian rugby league footballer

C

• Charles Rowley (disambiguation), several people
• Chris Rowley (born 1954), American baseball pitcher
• Christopher Rowley (born 1948), American science fiction and fantasy writer
• Clotworthy Rowley of Mount Campbell (c. 1731–1805), Anglo-Irish barrister and Member of Parliament in the Irish Parliament
• Clotworthy Rowley, 1st Baron Langford (1763–1825), Irish peer
• Coleen Rowley (born 1954), American former FBI agent and whistleblower
• Cynthia Rowley (born 1968), American fashion designer

D

• Danielle Rowley (born 1990), Scottish politician
• Dave Rowley, 21st century American politician
• David Rowley (footballer) (born 1990), Malaysian footballer
• Dick Rowley (1904–1984), Irish international footballer

E

• Elizabeth Rowley, Canadian politician and writer

F

• Francis Rowley (1835–1862), Australian cricketer
• Francis H. Rowley (1852–1954), American Baptist minister, animal welfare campaigner and hymn writer

G

• Geoff Rowley (born 1976), English professional skateboarder
• George Rowley (disambiguation), several people
• Gordon Rowley (1921–2019), British botanist and writer
• Graham Rowley (cyclist) (born 1940), Australian racing cyclist
• Graham Westbrook Rowley (1912–2003), British Arctic explorer and geographer

H

• H. H. Rowley (1890–1969), English theologian and scholar
• Harrison Rowley (1924–1956), New Zealand rugby union international
• Harry Rowley (1904–1982), English footballer
• Hazel Rowley (1951–2011), British-born Australian writer
• Herbert Rowley (1897–1966), British First World War flying ace and air commodore
• Hercules Rowley (1679–1742), Anglo-Irish politician, father of Hercules Langford Rowley
• Hercules Langford Rowley (c. 1714–1794), Irish politician

I

• Ian Rowley (1926–2009), Scottish-born Australian ornithologist

J

• Jack Rowley (1918–1998), English footballer
• James Joseph Rowley (1908–1992), director of the United States Secret Service under three presidents
• James Rowley (cricketer) (1830–1870), English cricketer
• Janet Rowley (1925–2013), American human geneticist
• Jeff Rowley (born 1979), Australian professional surfer
• Jeremy Rowley, American actor, comedian and writer
• Jodi Rowley, Australian herpetologist and conservationist
• Joe Rowley (born 1999), English footballer
• John Rowley (1907–1996), South African-born English cricketer and colonial governor of Darfur
• Joshua Rowley (1734–1790), Royal Navy vice-admiral, uncle of Josias Rowley
• Josias Rowley (1765–1842), Anglo-Irish Royal Navy admiral

K

• Katie Rowley Jones, English musical theatre actress
• Keith Rowley (born 1949), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
• Kent Rowley (1917–1978), Canadian labour organizer

L

• Laurie Rowley (tennis) (born 1955), American tennis player
• Laurie Rowley (writer) (1941–2009), English comedy writer
• Lee Rowley (born 1980), British politician, former Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety and former management consultant

M

• Mark Rowley (born 1964), Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London
• Mark Rowley (actor) (born 1990), Scottish actor
• Mark Rowley (rugby union) (born 1964), Welsh rugby union international

P

• Paul Rowley (born 1975), British rugby league coach and former player
• Paul Rowley (darts player) (born 1963), English professional darts player
• Peter Rowley (born 1952), New Zealand comic actor and writer

R

• Richard Rowley (disambiguation), several people
• Rosemarie Rowley (born 1942), Irish poet and ecofeminist

S

• Sally Rowley (1931–2020), American jewelry-maker and civil rights activist
• Samuel Rowley, English dramatist and actor
• Samuel Campbell Rowley (1774–1846), Irish-born Royal Navy rear-admiral
• Sean Rowley, British disc jockey and television and radio presenter
• Sean Rowley (singer), lead singer of the American electronic/synthpop band Cause and Effect
• Stan Rowley (1876–1924), Australian sprinter
• Steven Rowley, author of the 2016 novel Lily and the Octopus

T

• Thomas Rowley (disambiguation), several people
• Trevor Rowley (born 1942), British landscape historian and archaeologist

W

• William Rowley (disambiguation), several people

Barons and baronets

• Various holders of the title Baron Langford
• Various Rowley baronets of Tendring Hall (1786)
• Various Rowley baronets of Hill House (1836)

See also

• Admiral Rowley (disambiguation)