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'''Bowen''' may refer to:
The Bowen Therapy
==People==
As a surname, originating from the [[Welsh language|Welsh]], "ab Owen" ("son of Owen"), Bowen may refer to:
*[[Adam R. Bowen]] (born 1984), young American actor, appeared in the motion picture ''[[Igby Goes Down]]'' in 2002, played intercollegiate basketball at Cabrini College in 2006
*[[Albert E. Bowen]] (1875–1953), of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*[[Andrea Bowen]] (born 1990), actress
*[[Ashley Bowen]] (born 1728), sailor and writer
*[[Bruce Bowen]] (born 1971), professional basketball player
*[[Catherine Drinker Bowen]], American author and historian
*[[Charles Bowen, 1st Baron Bowen]] (1835–1894), English judge
*[[Charles Bowen-Cooke]] (1859–1920), British railway engineer
*[[Chris Bowen]], Australian politician
*[[David R. Bowen]] (born 1932), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
*[[Edmund Bowen]] (1898–1981), British chemist
*[[Edward Bowen]] (1836–1901), Harrow schoolmaster
*[[Edward George Bowen]] (Edward 'Taffy' Bowen, 1911–1991), a British radar pioneer
*[[Elizabeth Bowen]] (1899–1973), Irish novelist
*[[Francis Bowen]] (1811–1890), American philosophical writer and educationalist
*Sir [[George Ferguson Bowen]] (1821–1899), British colonial administrator
*[[Humphry Bowen]] (1929–2001), British botanist and chemist
*[[Howard Bowen]] (1908–1989), American economist and college president
*[[Ira Sprague Bowen]] (1898–1973), American astronomer
*[[James Bowen]] (1751–1835), British Admiral
*[[Jeremy Bowen]] (born 1960), British journalist and television presenter
*[[Jim Bowen]] (born 1937), British stand-up comedian
*[[Joe Bowen]] (born 1951), the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs
*[[John C. Bowen]] (1872–1957), Canadian clergyman
*[[John T. Bowen]], doctor who first described [[Bowen's Disease]]
*[[Jonathan Bowen]] (born 1956), British computer scientist
*[[Julie Bowen]] (born 1970), American actress
*[[Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen]] (born 1965), British interior designer and television personality
*[[Lionel Bowen]] (born 1922), Australian politician
*Marjorie Bowen, pseudonym of [[Margaret Gabrielle Long]], English writer
*[[Matt Bowen]], Australian rugby league player
*[[Matthew Bowen]], American football player
*[[Murray Bowen]], M.D. (1913–1990), American psychiatrist and originator of Family Systems Theory
*[[Norman L. Bowen]] (1887–1956), Canadian geochemist and petrologist
*[[Otis R. Bowen]] (born 1918), physician and former Governor of Indiana
*[[Rhys Bowen]], a mystery writer
*[[Richard Bowen]] (1761–1797), British naval commander
*[[Roger Bowen]] (1932–1996), American actor
*[[Ryan Bowen]], NBA forward
*[[Ryan Bowen (baseball)]], 1990s Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Shawn M Bowen]] (born 1979), Captain of Los Angeles Chaos, National Dodgeball League (Professional Dodgeball) & Shipwrecked International star (Reality Television Show)
*[[Stephen Bowen]], dean and CEO of Oxford College of Emory University
*[[William Bowen]], American academic
*[[York Bowen]] (1884–1961), English composer
===Fictional characters===
In [[fiction]], Bowen is also an uncommon [[given name]], often given to young males and associated with [[medieval]] societies. Such Bowens include:
* The main character in the movie ''[[Dragonheart]]''
* [[Nick Russell]], a character in the TV series ''Power Rangers: Mystic Force'', whose birth name was "Bowen"
==Places==
;Australia
* [[Bowen, Queensland]], a town
* [[Bowen Hills, Queensland]], a suburb
** [[Bowen Park, Brisbane]], a park in Bowen Hills
* [[Bowen Bridge]], crossing the Derwent River in Tasmania
;Canada
* [[Bowen Island]], British Columbia
;China
* [[Bowen Road]], in Hong Kong
;Nigeria
* [[Bowen University]], Iwo
;United States
* [[Bowen, Illinois]]
==Other==
*[[Bowen (crater)]], a lunar crater
*[[HMAS Bowen]], an Australian warship named after [[Bowen, Queensland]]
*[[Bowen's Disease]], a sunlight-induced skin disease
*[[Bowen Theory]], developed by [[Murray Bowen]], M.D.
*[[Bowen's Kale]], a calibration substance
*The [[Bowen knot]], an emblem
*The [[Bowen ratio]] of energy flux
*The [[Bowen's reaction series]]
*[[Bowens International]], a manufacturer of professional photographic lighting equipment
*The [[Bowen Technique]], an alternative therapy
*[[Bowenite]], a mineral
*[[Bowenia]], a [[genus]]
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