Andrew Summers Rowan (1857–1943), American army officer Archibald Hamilton Rowan (1751–1834), Irish celebrity and founding member of The Dublin Society of United Irishmen Athol Rowan (1921–1998), South African cricketer Carl Rowan (born 1925–2000), American journalist and author Sir Charles Rowan (c. 1782 – 1852), officer in the British Army and Commissioner of Police of the (London) Metropolis Dan Rowan (died 1987), actor and comedian, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Dave Rowan (1882–1955), Canadian baseball player Dawn Rowan (born 1946), Australian therapist Dominic Rowan (born 1970), English actor Ellis Rowan (1847–1922), Australia naturalist and illustrator Eric Rowan (1909–1993), South African cricketer Erick Rowan (born 1981), ring name of American wrestler Joseph Rudd Ev Rowan (1902–1956), American football player Ford Rowan, American television reporter, and panelist on Meet the Press George Rowan, Scottish footballer Gordon Lee Rowan, American killed in Algeria in the In Aménas hostage crisis[4][5] Henry Rowan (1923–2015), American philanthropist and engineer, namesake of Rowan University John Rowan (disambiguation) Jonathan Rowan (born 1981), English footballer Joseph Rowan (1870–1930), US Representative from New York Kelly Rowan (born 1965), Canadian actress and model Lou Rowan (born 1925), Australian cricket umpire Louis R. Rowan (1911–1988), American businessman and racehorse owner and breeder Matthew Rowan (died 1769) acting governor of North Carolina, 1753–54 Peter Rowan (born 1942), American bluegrass musician and composer Ron Rowan (born 1962), American basketball player Sheila Rowan (physicist), British physicist Stephen Clegg Rowan (1808–1890), American vice admiral William Rowan (1789–1879), British military commander