Wilfred Owen, World War I poet

A Prayer for Owen Meany is a 1989 novel by American writer John Irving

Robert Owen (1771–1858), a Welsh social reformer, considered the "Father" of the cooperative movement

Owain Glyndŵr, Welsh patriot

Michael Owen, English footballer

Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler

Richard Owen (1804-1892), biologist

Owen Hargreaves, Canadian-born English footballer

USS Owen, a Fletcher-class destroyer that took part in World War II and Vietnam

Clive Owen, English actor

Priscilla Owen, American judge on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, who was filibustered in the Senate

Mark Owen, musician and member of Take That

Owen Alik Shahadah, A filmmaker and African Academic

Owen Tudor, ancestor of the Tudor dynasty

Owen Bradley, American country music producer

Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management Graduate Business School of Vanderbilt University

Owain mab Urien (Ywain)'s name is sometimes spelled Owen

Owen Schmitt, American football player

Owen (hippopotamus) a young hippopotamus orphaned by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Owen, South Australia, a small town in South Australia

Orville Ward Owen (1854-1924), American physician and Baconian

Nora Owen, Irish politician

Owen, Germany, a town in Baden-Württemberg

Greg Owen, English golfer

Owen (band), an indie rock band from Chicago

Owen Paris, character in the fictional Star Trek universe

Owen is an anglicized Welsh personal name, cognate with Eugene, as well as with Irish Eoin ("John") and Eoghan and Owain in the Welsh language. Well-known Owens (people and places etc., personal names and surnames) include the following:

Owen Wilson, American actor

Evelyn Owen, designer of the Owen Sub Machine Gun.

Scott Owen, double bass player for Australian rock band The Living End