Bowen 396323 223034984 2008-07-02T07:59:47Z 121.98.140.133 '''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]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Welsh surnames|Bowen]] [[de:Bowen]] [[fr:Bowen]] [[nl:Bowen]] [[sv:Bowen]]