Rowe (surname)

Rowe is a common surname; it has also been used as the name for several places. It is of Norman origin, and has strong links to Cornwall, where it remains a common surname to this day.^[1]

Surname

A–K

• Albert Rowe (1872–1955), Australian politician
• Albert Percival Rowe (1898–1976), British physicist and radar pioneer
• Alex Rowe (soldier) (born 1966), British member of the French Foreign Legion
• Alfred Rowe (1837–1921), English clergyman, educationalist and cricketer
• Andrew Rowe (1935–2008), British politician
• Anthony Rowe (MP) (1640s–1704), English politician, MP for Penryn, Mitchell and Stockbridge
• Antony Rowe (1924–2003), or Tony Rowe, English rower
• Arthur Rowe (athlete) (1936–2003), English shot putter
• Bernard Rowe (1904–1986), English freestyle wrestler
• Brad Rowe (actor) (born 1970), American film and television actor
• Colin Davies Rowe (1911–1970) lawyer and politician in South Australia
• Danielle Rowe (born 1982), Australian ballet dancer
• Dave Rowe (1854–1930), American baseball player
• Deborah Jeanne Rowe (born 1958), ex-wife of pop singer Michael Jackson
• Dick Rowe (1921–1986), former A&R man at Decca Records
• Dorothy Rowe (born 1930), Australian psychologist and author
• Doug Rowe (1909–1978), English footballer with Luton Town, Lincoln City and Southampton
• F. J. Rowe (1844–1909), former Professor of English Literature at the Presidency College in Calcutta, India
• G. Steven Rowe, US politician
• George Rowe (1894 – 1975), American character actor
• Gordon Rowe (1915–1995), New Zealand cricketer
• Hahn Rowe, US musician
• Hansford Rowe (born 1924), American actor
• Hansford Rowe (musician), American bass guitarist
• Harris Rowe (1923-2013), American politician, lawyer, and businessman
• Ira DeCordova Rowe (1928–2004), Jamaican jurist
• Jack Rowe (1856–1911), American baseball player
• James N. Rowe (1938–1989), or "Nick" Rowe
• Jason Rowe (born 1969), British pop/soul singer
• Jessica Rowe (born 1970), Australian TV presenter
• John Rowe (merchant) (1715–1787), British American property developer and merchant
• John Howland Rowe (1918–2004), American archaeologist and anthropologist
• Keith Rowe (born 1940), British musician and artist
• Kurtis Rowe (born 1993), New Zealand Rugby League player

L–W

• Lawrence Rowe (born 1949), West Indian cricketer
• Len Rowe (1938–2009), English teacher and sportsman
• Luke Rowe (born 1990), racing cyclist
• Marisa Rowe (born 1963), Australian basketball player
• Matthew Rowe (born 1988), racing cyclist
• Michael Rowe, television writer for Futurama
• Michael Rowe (director), Australian Mexican film director
• Michael Rowe (journalist), author
• Mike Rowe (born 1962), host of the Discovery Channel show Dirty Jobs
• Mike Rowe (ice hockey) (born 1965), retired Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Mike Rowe, the defendant in the case of Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft
• Mike Rowe, keyboard player in Oasis, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, ...
• Misty Rowe (born 1950), actress on Hee Haw
• Nicholas Rowe (actor) (1966–), Scottish actor
• Nicholas Rowe (writer) (1674–1718), English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer
• Noel Rowe (1951–2007), Australian poet
• Normie Rowe (born 1947), Australian musician
• Patrick Rowe (born 1969), American football player
• Pat Rowe, Australian basketball player and captain
• R. Kerry Rowe (born 1951), Canadian civil engineer
• Richard Yates Rowe (1888-1973), American politician and businessman
• Robert Rowe (born 1938), former American attorney and former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
• Russell Rowe (1914–1994), Canadian politician
• Schoolboy Rowe (1910–1961), US baseball player
• Tom Rowe (musician) (1950–2004), singer and bass player
• Tom Rowe (ice hockey) (born 1956), retired hockey player and coach
• Tracy-Ann Rowe (born 1985), Jamaican sprinter
• William Earl Rowe (1894–1984), 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• William L. Rowe (1931–2015), philosopher of religion

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