Bowker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Bowker, Canadian diplomat and educator
Albert H. Bowker (1919–2008), American educator
Art Bowker (born 1961), American writer
David Bowker (sailor) (born 1922), British Olympic sailor
David Bowker (writer), British author and screenwriter
Emily Bowker, British actress
Geoffrey C. Bowker, American professor of informatics
Gordon Bowker, American entrepreneur
Horace Bowker (1877–1954), American businessman
James Henry Bowker (1822–1900), South African naturalist and soldier
Sir James Bowker (1901–1983), British ambassador
Joe Bowker (1881–1955), English boxer
John Bowker (theologian) (born 1935), English Anglican priest and pioneering scholar of religious studies
John Bowker (baseball) (born 1983), American professional baseball outfielder
Joseph Bowker (1725–1784), American political and governmental leader
Judi Bowker (born 1954), English film and television actress
Neville Bowker, Rhodesian fighter ace
Peter Bowker (born 1958), British playwright and screenwriter
Radney Bowker (born 1979), British rugby league footballer
Richard Bowker (Australian businessman) (1815–1903), Australian physician, surgeon and politician
Richard Rogers Bowker (1848–1933), American journalist and businessman
Richard Bowker (British businessman) (born 1966), former chief executive of National Express Group and former chairman and chief executive of the Strategic Rail Authority
Richard Bowker (writer) (born 1950), American writer of crime and science fiction
Silas Bowker (1769–1834), New York politician