Bowes (surname)

Bowes is a surname shared by several notable people. In Ireland, it is mostly an anglicised form of Ó Buadhaigh.

• Bill Bowes (1908–1987), English cricketer
• Bob Bowes (1922–1979), English actor and teacher
• Chad Bowes (born 1992), South African cricketer
• Cliff Bowes (1894 – 1929), American silent film actor
• Danny Bowes (born 1960), English musician
• David Bowes (born 1957), American painter
• Edward Bowes (1874–1946), American radio personality
• Elizabeth Bowes (1505–1572), English Protestant exile
• George Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • George Bowes (1701–1760), English Member of Parliament and businessman
  • George Bowes (soldier) (1527–1580), English military commander, MP for Morpeth and Knaresborough
  • George Bowes (rebel) (1517–1556), English commander in border warfare
• G.K. Bowes, American voice actress
• Hollie-Jay Bowes (born 1989), English actress
• Jerome Bowes (died 1616), English ambassador to Russia and Member of Parliament in England
• John Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lisa Bowes, Canadian sports anchor
• Margie Bowes (born 1941), American country music singer
• Mark Bowes (born 1973), Scottish footballer
• Martin Bowes (c. 1500–1566), English politician
• Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1749–1800), English playwright, among the wealthiest heiresses in Britain of the late 18th century
• Richard Bowes (born 1944), American author of science fiction and fantasy
• Robert Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Robert Bowes (lawyer) (1495–1554), English Master of the Rolls and warden on the Scottish border
  • Robert Bowes (diplomat) (1535–1597), English diplomat, MP for Knaresborough, Carlisle, Appleby and Cumberland
  • Robert Bowes (died 1600), MP for Thirsk and Richmond
• Shane Bowes (born 1969), Australian motorcycle speedway rider
• Thomas Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Thomas Bowes (translator), English translator
  • Thomas Bowes (violinist) (born 1960), English violinist and orchestra leader
• Walter Bowes (1882–1957), English-born industrialist and sportsman
• William Bowes, (1657–1707), British landowner and MP

See also

• Bowes-Lyon, a Scottish family