Bowman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abie Philbin Bowman, contemporary Irish columnist and comedian
Abraham Bowman (1749–1837), Kentucky pioneer
Alex Bowman (born 1993), auto racing driver
Alexander Bowman (Irish politician) (c. 1854–1924), Irish politician and trade unionist
Alexander Bowman (Australian politician) (1838–1892), Australian politician
Alexander Hamilton Bowman (1803–1865), U.S. Army engineer of Fort Sumter
Alonzo Bowman (1848–1885), Medal of Honor holder
Barbara T. Bowman (born 1928), early childhood educator and co-founder of Chicago's Erikson Institute
Bob Bowman (disambiguation), various people
Brandon Bowman (born 1984), American basketball player
Brian Bowman (disambiguation), various people
Carol Bowman (born 1950), American writer and therapist
Charles Calvin Bowman (1852–1941), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Christopher Bowman (1967–2008), American figure skater
David Bowman (disambiguation), various people
Don Bowman (disambiguation), various people
Drayson Bowman, American icehockey player
Edith Bowman (born 1974), Scottish radio DJ
Edmund Bowman (1818–1866), one of the Bowman brothers of Tasmania and Australia
Elmer Bowman (1897–1985), American baseball player
Euday L. Bowman (1887–1949), American blues and ragtime musician
Fallon Bowman (born 1983 ), Canadian guitarist
Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879–1936), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia
George Bowman (disambiguation)
Harold Bowman, English rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s
Herbert Bowman (1897–1980), American tennis player
Ira Bowman (born 1973), American basketball player
Isaac Bowman (1757–1826), 18th-century American soldier and Kentucky pioneer
Isaiah Bowman (1878–1950), American geographer
James Bowman (disambiguation)
Jan Bowman (born 1953), Australian retired basketball player
Jessica Bowman (born 1980), American actress
Jim Bowman (American football) (born 1963), American football player
Joe Bowman (disambiguation)
Joe Bowman (marksman) (1925–2009), American marksman and Wild West show entertainer
John Bowman (disambiguation), various people
Jonathan Philbin Bowman (1969–2000), Irish journalist and radio broadcaster
Joseph Bowman (c. 1752–1779), American Revolutionary War officer and Kentucky pioneer
Josh Bowman (born 1988), British actor
Karl Bowman (1888–1973), psychiatrist and president of the American Psychiatric Association
Kenneth Bowman (1937–2013), English rugby league footballer of the 1960s
Lee Bowman (1914–1979), American actor
Nathaniel Bowman (1608–1682), first Bowman family immigrant to settle in the Massachusetts Bay colony
NaVorro Bowman, American football player
Paul Bowman (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
Paul Bowman-MacDonald, a fictional character from Monarch of the Glen
Raymond D. Bowman, American music critic
Rob Bowman (music writer), Canadian ethnomusicologist
Rob Bowman (director), American film maker
Robert M. Bowman, American retired Air Force officer and anti-Strategic Defense Initiative activist
R. T. V. Bowman (1875–1899), American college sports coach
Ryan Bowman (born 1991), English footballer
Sally Anne Bowman (1987–2005), British murder victim
Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813 – 1866), heroine of Fort Brown (Mexican–American War) nicknamed the Great Western
Scotty Bowman, National Hockey League coach
Selwyn Z. Bowman, US Congressman from Massachusetts
Steve Bowman, American musician
Steve Bowman (American football), American football player
Thaddeus Bowman, American Revolution patriot
Thea Bowman, Roman Catholic religious sister and educator
Thomas Bowman (disambiguation)
Walter Bowman, early Canadian soccer player
William Bowman (miller), a pioneer in South Australia
William Charles Bowman (ca. 1830–1879), one of the Bowman brothers of Tasmania and Australia
William N. Bowman, American architect
Woody Bowman, American politician
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet, British surgeon and anatomist
Zack Bowman, American football player
Bowman brothers
The Bowman brothers, a pastoral family in Tasmania (then "Van Diemen's Land") and South Australia, including Edmund (1818–1866), John (1828–1900), William Charles (ca. 1830–1879) and Thomas Richard Bowman (1835–1911) and their father John Bowman (senior) (1785–1857)
The Bowman brothers, sons of George Bowman (Australian politician) (1795–1878), including Alexander Bowman (Australian politician) (1838–1892) and his brothers George Pearce Bowman (1821–1870) and Robert Bowman (1830–1873)
The Bowman brothers, a group of four Kentucky pioneers consisting of Abraham (1749–1837), Isaac (1757–1826), Joseph (c. 1752–1779), and John Bowman (1738–1784) who were sometimes called the "Four Centaurs of Cedar Creek", or their namesake whiskey brand produced by the A. Smith Bowman Distillery
