Bowman (surname)

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

17th century

• Nathaniel Bowman (1608–1682), first Bowman family immigrant to settle in the Massachusetts Bay colony

18th century

• Abraham Bowman (1749–1837), Kentucky pioneer
• Isaac Bowman (1757–1826), 18th-century American soldier and Kentucky pioneer
• Joseph Bowman (c. 1752–1779), American Revolutionary War officer and Kentucky pioneer
• Thaddeus Bowman, (1743-1806) American Revolution patriot

19th century

• Alexander Bowman (Irish politician) (c. 1854–1924), Irish politician and trade unionist
• Alexander Bowman (Australian politician) (1838–1892), Australian politician
• Alexander Hamilton Bowman (1803–1865), U.S. Army engineer of Fort Sumter
• Alonzo Bowman (1848–1885), Medal of Honor holder
• Charles Calvin Bowman (1852–1941), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Edmund Bowman (1818–1866), one of the Bowman brothers of Tasmania and Australia
• Elmer Bowman (1897–1985), American baseball player
• Euday L. Bowman (1887–1949), American blues and ragtime musician
• Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879–1936), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia
• Harold Bowman, English rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s
• Herbert Bowman (1897–1980), American tennis player
• Isaiah Bowman (1878–1950), American geographer
• Karl Bowman (1888–1973), psychiatrist and president of the American Psychiatric Association
• R. T. V. Bowman (1875–1899), American college sports coach
• Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813 – 1866), heroine of Fort Brown (Mexican–American War) nicknamed the Great Western
• Selwyn Z. Bowman, (1840-1928) US Congressman from Massachusetts
• Walter Bowman, (1870-1948) early Canadian soccer player
• William Bowman (miller), (ca.1811-1894) a pioneer in South Australia
• Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet, (1816-1892) British surgeon and anatomist
• William Charles Bowman (ca. 1830–1879), one of the Bowman brothers of Tasmania and Australia
• William N. Bowman, (1868-1944) American architect

20th century

• Abie Philbin Bowman, contemporary Irish columnist and comedian
• Alex Bowman (born 1993), auto racing driver
• Barbara T. Bowman (born 1928), early childhood educator and co-founder of Chicago's Erikson Institute
• Bill Bowman (racing driver), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
• Brandon Bowman (born 1984), American basketball player
• Carol Bowman (born 1950), American writer and therapist
• Christopher Bowman (1967–2008), American figure skater
• Christopher N. Bowman, American engineer
• Drayson Bowman, (born 1989) American icehockey player
• Edith Bowman (born 1974), Scottish radio DJ
• Fallon Bowman (born 1983 ), Canadian guitarist
• Ira Bowman (born 1973), American basketball player
• Jan Bowman (born 1953), Australian retired basketball player
• Jessica Bowman (born 1980), American actress
• Jim Bowman (American football) (born 1963), American football player
• Joe Bowman (marksman) (1925–2009), American marksman and Wild West show entertainer
• Jonathan Philbin Bowman (1969–2000), Irish journalist and radio broadcaster
• Josh Bowman (born 1988), British actor
• Kenneth Bowman (1937–2013), English rugby league footballer of the 1960s
• Lee Bowman (1914–1979), American actor
• Mary Bowman (born 1908), American economist
• NaVorro Bowman, (born 1988) American football player
• Paul Bowman (rugby league), (born 1976) Australian rugby league footballer
• Raymond D. Bowman, (1917-2001) American music critic
• Rob Bowman (music writer), (born 1957) Canadian ethnomusicologist
• Rob Bowman (director), (born 1960) American film maker
• Robert M. Bowman, (1934-2013) American retired Air Force officer and anti-Strategic Defense Initiative activist
• Ryan Bowman (born 1991), English footballer
• Sally Anne Bowman (1987–2005), British murder victim
• Scotty Bowman, (born 1933) National Hockey League coach
• Steve Bowman (American football), (born 1944) American football player
• Steve Bowman, (born 1967) American musician
• Thea Bowman, (1937-1990) Roman Catholic religious sister and educator
• Woody Bowman, (1941-2015) American politician
• Zack Bowman, (born 1984) American football player

Disambiguation

• Bob Bowman (disambiguation), various people
• 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
• Thomas Bowman (disambiguation)

Bowman brothers

• The Bowman brothers, a pastoral family in Tasmania (then "Van Diemen's Land") and South Australia, including Edmund (1818–1866), John (1828–1900), William Charles (ca. 1830–1879) and Thomas Richard Bowman (1835–1911) and their father John Bowman (senior) (1785–1857)
• The Bowman brothers, sons of George Bowman (Australian politician) (1795–1878), including Alexander Bowman (Australian politician) (1838–1892) and his brothers George Pearce Bowman (1821–1870) and Robert Bowman (1830–1873)
• The Bowman brothers, a group of four Kentucky pioneers consisting of Abraham (1749–1837), Isaac (1757–1826), Joseph (c. 1752–1779), and John Bowman (1738–1784) who were sometimes called the "Four Centaurs of Cedar Creek", or their namesake whiskey brand produced by the A. Smith Bowman Distillery

Fictional

• Paul Bowman-MacDonald, a fictional character from Monarch of the Glen

See also

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