Bower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrian Bower, English actor
Archibald Bower (1686 – 1766), Scottish historian
B. M. Bower (1871 – 1940), American novelist
Billy Bower, English footballer who played for Clapton Orient
David Bower, Welsh deaf actor
David Bower, Detective Sergeant West Yorkshire Police 1989 ~
E. Nott-Bower, British archer
Edward Bower, early 17th-century English portrait painter
Frederick Orpen Bower, British botanist
Graham John Bower, Irish diplomat
Gordon H. Bower, American cognitive psychologist
Hetty Bower (1905–2013), English activist
Jeff Bower (American football), American football coach
Jeff Bower (basketball), American basketball executive
Jimmy Bower, American heavy metal guitarist
Johnny Bower, Canadian hockey goaltender
John Nott-Bower, British policeman
Mark Bower (born 1980), English footballer
Marvin Bower, American lawyer
Matthew Bower, British musician
Michael Bower, American actor
Norman Adolph Henry Bower, British Conservative politician
Paul Bower (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
Robert Bower (disambiguation), various persons
Scott Bower, American soccer player
Shane Bower (wrestler), Canadian professional Wrestler
Steve Bower, British radio presenter
Thomas Bower, English architect
Tom Bower, British writer
Tom Bower (actor), American actor
Walter Bower (1385–1449), Scottish chronicler