Bowdler
Bowdler is a prominent family from Shropshire in England, descended from Baldwin de Boulers.
People with the given name Bowdler
- George Bowdler Buckton, English entomologist
- Richard Bowdler Sharpe, English zoologist
People with the surname Bowdler
Writers
- Elizabeth Stuart Bowdler, English religious writer
- Henrietta Maria Bowdler, writer and expurgator of Shakespeare, sister of Jane, John and Thomas Bowdler
- Jane Bowdler, poet and essayist and sister of John, Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler
- John Bowdler, moral reformer and brother of Henrietta and Thomas Bowdler
- John Bowdler the Younger, essayist, poet and lawyer, son of John Bowdler
- Thomas Bowdler, English physician, publisher and editor of the Family Shakespeare, inspiration of the term bowdlerisation
- Thomas Bowdler the Younger, Church of England priest and nephew and editor of Thomas Bowdler
Sportsmen
- Cal Bowdler, retired American basketball player
- Charles Bowdler, English cricketer
- Ernie Bowdler, Shrewsbury Town F.C. and Wales international footballer
- Jack Bowdler, Shrewsbury Town F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Wales international footballer
- Lonza Bowdler, Welsh international rugby player
Politicians
- Audley Bowdler, English politician
- William G. Bowdler, American diplomat
Other
- Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe, English entomologist
- Sandra Bowdler, Australian archaeologist
Places
- Ashford Bowdler, a village in Shropshire, England
- * Ashford Bowdler railway station, railway station in Ashford Bowdler
- Hope Bowdler, a village in Shropshire, England