Bowyer (surname)

Bowyer (/ˈboʊjər/ BOH-yər) is an English surname, taken from the traditional craftsman name bowyer, a maker of bows, unlike "Bowman", 'archer'. Notable people with the surname include:

A–J

• Adrian Bowyer (born 1952), English engineer and mathematician
• Ashley Bowyer (born 1988), American soccer player
• Bernadette Bowyer (born 1966), Canadian field hockey player
• Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham (1927–2021), British peer and politician
• Brendan Bowyer (1938–2020), Irish singer
• Charles Stuart Bowyer (1934–2020), American astronomer and academic
• Chaz Bowyer (1926–2008), British Royal Air Force armaments and explosives instructor
• Clint Bowyer (born 1979), American racing driver
• Dean Bowyer, American baseball coach
• Edmund Bowyer (died 1627), English lawyer, landowner and politician
• Edmund Bowyer (died 1681), English politician
• Eric Bowyer, Northern Irish footballer
• Frank Bowyer (1922–1999), English footballer
• Frank C. Bowyer, Businessman and mayor of Tampa, Florida
• Gary Bowyer (born 1971), English football player and coach
• George Bowyer (pilot) (1859–1945), British harbour pilot
• George Bowyer (singer), British musician
• Glen Bowyer (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
• Goof Bowyer (1903–1988), American football player and coach
• Gordon Arthur Bowyer (1923–2019), British Architect
• Henry Bowyer (1786–1853), British politician
• Ian Bowyer (born 1951), English footballer
• Jerry Bowyer (born 1962), American political writer
• John Bowyer (MP for Derby) (fl. 1383), English politician,
• John Bowyer (MP for Wells) (fl. 1404), English politician
• John Bowyer (MP for Steyning) (bef. 1504 – bef. 1555), English politician
• John Bowyer (cricketer) (1790–1880), English cricketer
• John M. Bowyer (1853–1912), United States admiral

K–W

• Kevin Bowyer (born 1961), English organist
• Lee Bowyer (born 1977), English footballer and manager
• Matthew Bowyer (born 1973), English cricketer
• Michael Bowyer (1599–1645), actor in English Renaissance theatre
• Michelle Bowyer (born 1976), Canadian field hockey player
• Percy Bowyer (1909–1998), Australian rules footballer
• Philip Henry Bowyer (1860–1933), Canadian politician
• Richard Bowyer (MP) (died 1550s), English politician
• Richard Bowyer (priest) (died 1471), Canon of Windsor
• Robert Bowyer (1758–1834), British miniature painter and publisher
• Robert Bowyer (diarist) (1560s–1621), English politician and diarist
• Robert Bowyer (died 1551 or 1552), English politician
• Robert Bowyer II (died c. 1568), English politician
• Ruth Bowyer (c. 1761 – 1788), English convict
• Sam Bowyer (1887–1961), English footballer
• Simon Bowyer (c. 1550 – 1606), English politician
• Theresa Bowyer, Former Women's Editor of Daily Times of Nigeria
• Tommy Bowyer (footballer) (1895–1940), English footballer
• Travis Bowyer (born 1981), American baseball player
• Ursula Bowyer (1925–2025), German-born British architect
• Walt Bowyer (born 1960), American football player
• William Bowyer (Keeper of the Records) (died 1596/70), English MP
• William Bowyer (died 1628), English soldier and administrator
• William Bowyer (MP) (1588–1641), English politician
• William Bowyer (1663–1737), English printer
• William Bowyer (printer) (1699–1777), English printer
• William Bowyer (artist) (1926–2015), British painter

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Bowyer
• All pages with titles containing Bowyer
• Bowyer (disambiguation)