The Rowan, a novel by Anne McCaffrey

Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Mathematician

Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

Carl Rowan (born 1925), Journalist

Rowan University in New Jersey

Rowan Atkinson, Comedian

Rowan County, North Carolina

The rowans, a genus of deciduous trees notable for their red berries

Sir Charles Rowan, Commissioner of Police of the (London) Metropolis

Rowan County, Kentucky

Kelly Rowan (born 1965), Actress and model

Rowan, Iowa

Dan Rowan (died 1987), Actor and comedian

Rowan, Maggie Reilly's album (September 15th 2006)

Rowan Pelling, British editrice and columnist

Dave Rowan (1882-1955), Canadian baseball player

Rowan Software, a British computer game development company

Rowan Cos., an S&P 500 contract drilling and aircraft service company

Professor Rowan, the Pokémon Professor of the Sinnoh Region (Pokémon Diamond and Pearl)