Bower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrian Bower, English actorArchibald Bower (1686 – 1766), Scottish historianB. M. Bower (1871 – 1940), American novelistBilly Bower, English footballer who played for Clapton OrientDavid Bower, Welsh deaf actorDavid Bower, Detective Sergeant West Yorkshire Police 1989 ~E. Nott-Bower, British archerEdward Bower, early 17th-century English portrait painterFrederick Orpen Bower, British botanistGraham John Bower, Irish diplomatGordon H. Bower, American cognitive psychologistHetty Bower (1905–2013), English activistJeff Bower (American football), American football coachJeff Bower (basketball), American basketball executiveJimmy Bower, American heavy metal guitaristJohnny Bower, Canadian hockey goaltenderJohn Nott-Bower, British policemanMark Bower (born 1980), English footballerMarvin Bower, American lawyerMatthew Bower, British musicianMichael Bower, American actorNorman Adolph Henry Bower, British Conservative politicianPaul Bower (born 1988), Australian rules footballerRobert Bower (disambiguation), various personsScott Bower, American soccer playerShane Bower (wrestler), Canadian professional WrestlerSteve Bower, British radio presenterThomas Bower, English architectTom Bower, British writerTom Bower (actor), American actorWalter Bower (1385–1449), Scottish chronicler