# Bowman (surname)

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

## Arts and entertainment

* Abie Philbin Bowman, Irish columnist and comedian
* Brian Bowman (born 1946), American musician
* 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
* Brian Bowman (politician) (born 1971), Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge
* 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

* Alice Bowman, American space probe manager
* 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
* Billy Bowman Jr. (born 2003), American football player
* 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

* Aundria Bowman (1974–1989), American murder victim
* Barbara T. Bowman (1928–2024), 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
* Dennis Bowman, adoptive father and murderer of Aundria Bowman
* 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
* Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813–1866), Irish-American innkeeper, restaurateur and madam
* Thea Bowman (1937–1990), Roman Catholic religious sister and educator
* William N. Bowman (1868–1944), American architect

## Multiple

* 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)