Bowman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
- Abie Philbin Bowman, Irish columnist and comedian
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Victoria Jane Bowman (born 12 June 1966), short Vicky Bowman, a former British diplomat
- William Bowman (Australian politician) (1799–1874), Australian politician, brother of George
- Woody Bowman (1941–2015), American politician
Science
- 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), auto racing driver
- Bill Bowman (racing driver), NASCAR driver
- 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
- Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813–1866), Irish-American innkeeper, restaurateur and madam
- William N. Bowman (1868–1944), American architect
- Barbara T. Bowman (born 1928), American educator and co-founder of Chicago's Erikson Institute
- Carol Bowman (born 1950), American writer and therapist
- Christopher N. Bowman, American engineer
- 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
- Thea Bowman (1937–1990), Roman Catholic religious sister and educator
Multiple
- 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
- Robert Bowman (disambiguation), various people
- Thomas Bowman (disambiguation)
See also
- Bowman (disambiguation), including various places and organizations named after people with the surname
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