Gowan
Gowan may refer to:

People
Charles Gowan (1850–1938), American and Canadian pioneer and politician
David Gowan, American politician from Arizona
Franklin B. Gowen (1836–1889), American attorney and president of Reading Railroad
Geoffrey Gowan (1929–2013), Canadian sports broadcaster
Hunter Gowan, Irish Protestant politician and militiaman
James Robert Gowan (1815–1909), Canadian lawyer, judge, and senator
James Gowan (1923–2015), Scottish architect
John Curtis Gowan (1912–1986), American psychologist and academic
Lawrence Gowan (born 1956), Canadian solo musician and member of Styx
Lee Gowan (born 1961), Canadian novelist
Ogle Robert Gowan (1803–1876), Canadian-Irish politician
Peter Gowan (1946–2009), British academic
Tay Gowan (born 1998), American football player
William Henry Gowan (1884–1957), American sailor

Places
 Gowan Block, built as a commercial building and meeting hall located at 416 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
 Gowan River, in New Zealand
 River Gowan, Cumbria, a short tributary of the River Kent, England

Other
 R. v. Gowan, a 1998 Ontario Court of Justice case forbidding women being topless in public for commercial purposes

See also
 Gowans, a surname
 McGowan, a surname
 Gowon (disambiguation)

Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames