Bowden (surname)
Bowden is a surname of English origins which is of Old English/Anglo-Saxon origins. In Old English it translates roughly into "dweller by the top of a hill", and is also the name of the towns of Bowden, Ashprington and Bowden, Yealmpton in Devon, and Bowden, Derbyshire. There is also a town of Bowden in rural Leicestershire which was recorded as "Bugedone" in the Domesday Book.People with the surname Bowden
- Adam Bowden, British international track athlete
- Andrew Bowden, British Conservative politician
- B. V. Bowden, Baron Bowden, English scientist and educationist
- Ben Bowden, American baseball player
- Benjamin Bowden, English automobile and bicycle designer
- Billy Bowden, international cricket umpire from New Zealand
- Breck Bowden, American environmental scientist
- A notable American football coaching family:
- * Bobby Bowden, retired coach of several college programs, most notably Florida State University
- * Tommy Bowden, son of Bobby; former coach at several programs, most recently Clemson University
- * Terry Bowden, son of Bobby; motivational speaker, college football analyst and current University of Akron coach
- * Jeff Bowden, son of Bobby; assistant at several programs, currently at Akron under Terry
- Charles Bowden, American author, journalist, and essayist
- Claude Bowden, British air force officer and aeromodeller
- Dan Bowden, American musician
- Daniel Bowden, New Zealand rugby union player
- David Bowden, Australian Anglican bishop
- Dominic Bowden, New Zealand television presenter
- Doug Bowden, New Zealand cricketer
- Eric Bowden, Australian solicitor and politician
- Francis C. Bowden, American pharmacist, mayor of Anchorage, Alaska 1946-1948
- Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet, British businessman, founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company
- Harold Bowden, son of Frank Bowden, American-born British businessman
- Harry Bowden, American artist
- Gerald Bowden, British Conservative politician
- Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone, British Labour politician
- Herbert Bowden , Australian rules footballer
- Jack Bowden , Irish cricketer and field hockey player
- James Bowden , American football player
- James Bowden , English footballer
- Jamie Bowden, British diplomat
- Jim Bowden, general manager of the Washington Nationals baseball team
- Joel Bowden, Australian rules footballer
- Jonathan Bowden, right-wing British political figure
- Katrina Bowden, American actress
- Lemuel J. Bowden, American lawyer and politician
- Lilan Bowden, American actress and comedian
- Lynn Bowden, American football player
- Mark Bowden , British writer on body language
- Mark Bowden, American writer
- Michael Bowden
- Michael Bowden , American baseball pitcher
- Monty Bowden, English cricketer and wicket-keeper
- Mwata Bowden , American jazz reeds player
- Norris Bowden, Canadian figure skater
- Oswald Bowden, English footballer
- Patrick Bowden, Australian rules footballer
- Ray Bowden, English footballer
- Richard Bowden, American country singer of the "Pinkard & Bowden" duo
- Ron Bowden, Australian politician
- Sandra Bowden, American artist and painter
