Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973), an Irish novelist

Rhys Bowen, a mystery writer

Marjorie Bowen, pseudonym of Margaret Gabrielle Long, English writer

As a surname, originating from the Welsh, "ab Owen" ("son of Owen"), Bowen may refer to:

Francis Bowen (1811–1890), an American philosophical writer and educationalist

The main character in the movie Dragonheart

Bruce Bowen (1971–), a professional basketball player

Bowen Theory, developed by Murray Bowen, M.D.

York Bowen (1884–1961), an English composer

Edward George Bowen (Edward 'Taffy' Bowen, 1911–1991), a British radar pioneer

Bowen Island, British Columbia

HMAS Bowen, an Australian warship named after Bowen, Queensland

Adam R. Bowen (1984-), a young American actor, appeared in the motion picture Igby Goes Down in 2002, played intercollegiate basketball at Cabrini College in 2006

Jim Bowen (1937–), a British stand-up comedian

The Bowen Technique, an alternative therapy

Bowen Road, in Hong Kong

Sir George Ferguson Bowen (1821–1899), a British colonial administrator

The Bowen's reaction series

Otis R. Bowen (1918–), a physician and former Governor of Indiana

Matt Bowen, Australian rugby league player

Matthew Bowen, American football player

Charles Bowen, 1st Baron Bowen (1835–1894), an English judge

Norman Ralph Bowen, an American journalist, educator, and author

Howard Bowen (1908–1989), an American economist and college president

Ryan Bowen, an NBA forward

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (1965–), a British interior designer and television personality

Jonathan Bowen (1956–), a British computer scientist

Bowen, Illinois

Albert E. Bowen (1875–1953), of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Julie Bowen (1970–), an American actress

Humphry Bowen (1929–2001), a British botanist and chemist

Bowen University, Iwo

Andrea Bowen (1990–), an actress

William Bowen, an American academic

Roger Bowen (1932–1996), an American actor

John C. Bowen (1872–1957), a Canadian clergyman

Lionel Bowen (1922–), an Australian politician

Catherine Drinker Bowen, an American author and historian

Bowen's Disease, a sunlight-induced skin disease

Chris Bowen, the Australian politician

Bowen Hills, Queensland, a suburb

Edmund Bowen (1898–1981), a British chemist

Bowens International, a manufacturer of professional photographic lighting equipment

Bowen Bridge, crossing the Derwent River in Tasmania

Bowen (crater), a lunar crater

Norman L. Bowen (1887–1956), the Canadian geochemist and petrologist

The Bowen ratio of energy flux

Jeremy Bowen (1960–), a British journalist and television presenter

Stephen Bowen, dean and CEO of Oxford College of Emory University

Bowen's Kale, a calibration substance

Bowenite, a mineral

Joe Bowen (1951–), the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs

David R. Bowen (b. 1932), a U.S. Representative from Mississippi

Richard Bowen (1761–1797), a British naval commander

James Bowen (1751–1835), a British Admiral

Ira Sprague Bowen (1898–1973), an American astronomer

The Bowen knot, an emblem

Bowen Park, Brisbane, a park in Bowen Hills

Edward Bowen (1836–1901), a Harrow schoolmaster

Charles Bowen-Cooke (1859–1920), a British railway engineer

In fiction, Bowen is also an uncommon given name, often given to young males and associated with medieval societies. Such Bowens include:

Bowenia, a genus