# Rowley (surname)

Rowley is the surname of:
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* P
* R
* S
* T
* W
* Barons and baronets
* See also

## 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 (fl. 1999–present), 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), former 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 (police officer) (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
* 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 (fl. late 1590s–1617), 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)