Bowdler
Bowdler, a prominent Shropshire family descended from Baldwin de Boulers.People with the given name Bowdler
Writers
- Henrietta Maria Bowdler, writer and expurgator of Shakespeare, sister of Jane, John and Thomas Bowdler
- Jane Bowdler, poet and essayist and sister of John, Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler
- John Bowdler, moral reformer and brother of Henrietta and Thomas Bowdler
- John Bowdler the Younger, essayist, poet and lawyer, son of John Bowdler
- Thomas Bowdler, English physician, publisher and editor of the Family Shakespeare, inspiration of the term bowdlerisation
- Thomas Bowdler the Younger, Church of England priest and nephew and editor of Thomas Bowdler
Sportsmen
- Cal Bowdler, retired American basketball player
- Ernie Bowdler, Shrewsbury Town F.C. and Wales international footballer
- Jack Bowdler, Shrewsbury Town F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Wales international footballer
- Lonza Bowdler, Welsh international rugby player
