Bowyer is an English surname, taken from the traditional craftsman name bowyer, a maker of bows. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrian Bowyer, British engineer and mathematician
Bernadette Bowyer, Canadian field hockey player
Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, British politician
Clint Bowyer, American racing driver
Charles Stuart Bowyer, astronomer
Frank Bowyer, English footballer
George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham, British politician
Ian Bowyer, English footballer
Kevin Bowyer, English organist
Lee Bowyer, English footballer
Robert Bowyer (diarist) (ca. 1560–1621), English politician
Ruth Bowyer, a convict set to Australia on the First Fleet
Walt Bowyer, American football player
William Bowyer (Keeper of the Records) (d. 1569/1570), English politician and antiquary
William Bowyer (printer), British printer
William Bowyer (1663-1737), British printer, father of the above William Bowyer
William Bowyer (artist), English artist and RA
