Bowes is a surname shared by several notable people. In Ireland, it is an anglicised form of Ó Buadhaigh.
Bill Bowes (1908–1987), English cricketerBob Bowes (1922–1979), English actor and teacherChad Bowes (born 1992), South African cricketerDanny Bowes (born 1960), English musicianDavid Bowes (born 1957), American painterEdward Bowes (1874–1946), American radio personalityElizabeth Bowes (1505–1572), English Protestant exileGeorge Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:George Bowes (1701–1760), English Member of Parliament and businessmanGeorge Bowes (soldier) (1527–1580), English military commander, MP for Morpeth and KnaresboroughGeorge Bowes (rebel) (1517–1556), English commander in border warfareG.K. Bowes, American voice actressHollie-Jay Bowes (born 1989), English actressJerome Bowes (died 1616), English ambassador to Russia and Member of Parliament in EnglandJohn Bowes (disambiguation), multiple peopleLisa Bowes, Canadian sports anchorMargie Bowes (born 1941), American country music singerMark Bowes (born 1973), Scottish footballerMartin Bowes (c. 1500–1566), English politicianMary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1749–1800), English playwright, among the wealthiest heiresses in Britain of the late 18th centuryRichard Bowes (born 1944), American author of science fiction and fantasyRobert Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:Robert Bowes (lawyer) (1495–1554), English Master of the Rolls and warden on the Scottish borderRobert Bowes (diplomat) (1535–1597), English diplomat, MP for Knaresborough, Carlisle, Appleby and CumberlandRobert Bowes (died 1600), MP for Thirsk and RichmondShane Bowes (born 1969), Australian motorcycle speedway riderThomas Bowes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:Thomas Bowes (translator), English translatorThomas Bowes (violinist) (born 1960), English violinist and orchestra leaderWalter Bowes (1882–1957), English-born industrialist and sportsmanWilliam Bowes, (1657–1707), British landowner and MP