Rowe (surname)
Rowe is a surname; it has also been used as the name for several places. It is of Norman origin, Rous or Le Roux', from the French rouge "red." It has strong links to northern France and Cornwall, where it remains a common surname to this day. It first appeared in England in 1066 after the Norman Invasion, when lands were granted by the first Norman King William I to Turchil Le Roux and Alan Rufus.
A–K
- Absalom P. Rowe, American politician from Virginia
- Alan Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Alan Rowe, British archaeologist
- *Alan Rowe, New Zealand-born English actor
- Albert Rowe (politician), Australian politician
- Albert Percival Rowe, British physicist and radar pioneer
- Alex Rowe, British member of the French Foreign Legion
- Alfred Rowe, English clergyman, educationalist and cricketer
- Andrew Rowe, British politician
- Anthony Rowe, English politician, MP for Penryn, Mitchell and Stockbridge
- Antony Rowe, English rower also known as Tony Rowe
- Arthur Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Arthur Rowe, English footballer
- *Arthur Rowe, English shot putter
- Bernard Rowe, English freestyle wrestler
- Brad Rowe, American film and television actor
- Charles Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Charles Rowe, British cricketer
- *Charles Henry Rowe, Irish mathematician
- Christopher Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Christopher Rowe, British classical scholar
- *Christopher Rowe, American author
- *Christopher Rowe, American record producer
- Clive Rowe, British actor
- Colin Davies Rowe lawyer and politician in South Australia
- Curtis Rowe, American basketball player
- Danielle Rowe, Australian ballet dancer
- Dave Rowe, American baseball player
- Deborah Jeanne Rowe, ex-wife of pop singer Michael Jackson
- Delaney Rowe, American actress and influencer
- Dick Rowe, British music executive and producer
- Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author
- Doug Rowe (footballer), English footballer with Luton Town, Lincoln City and Southampton
- Elizabeth Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Elizabeth Rowe, American flutist
- *Elizabeth Singer Rowe, English poet
- Emile Smith Rowe, English footballer
- F. J. Rowe, Professor of English Literature at the Presidency College in Calcutta, India
- Franklin Rowe, American fashion designer
- G. Steven Rowe, American politician commonly known as Steve Rowe
- Genevieve Rowe, American singer
- George Rowe, American character actor
- George Robert Rowe, English physician
- Gordon Rowe, New Zealand cricketer
- H. M. Rowe, American businessman and educator
- Hahn Rowe, US musician
- Hansford Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Hansford Rowe, American actor
- *Hansford Rowe, American bass guitarist
- Harris Rowe, American politician, lawyer, and businessman
- Henrietta Gould Rowe, American litterateur and author
- Henry Rowe, Lord Mayor of London
- Ira DeCordova Rowe, Jamaican jurist
- Jack Rowe, American baseball player
- James N. Rowe, American military officer also known as Nick Rowe
- Jason Rowe, British pop/soul singer
- Jessica Rowe, Australian TV presenter
- John Rowe, people of the same name:
- *John Rowe, British American property developer and merchant
- *John Howland Rowe, American archaeologist and anthropologist
- Joshua Brooking Rowe, English antiquarian and naturalist
- Keith Rowe, British musician and artist
- Kurtis Rowe, New Zealand rugby league player
L–W
- Lawrence Rowe, West Indian cricketer
- Leo Stanton Rowe, American public official
- Len Rowe, English teacher and sportsman
- Luke Rowe, racing cyclist
- Malcolm Rowe, Canadian supreme court justice
- Marisa Rowe, Australian basketball player
- Matthew Rowe (cyclist), racing cyclist
- Michael Rowe/Mike Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Michael Rowe (screenwriter), American television writer for Futurama
- *Michael Rowe, Australian film director based in Mexico
- *Michael Rowe, Canadian author and journalist
- *Mike Rowe, American television host and narrator
- *Mike Rowe, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
- *Mike Rowe, American stock car racing driver
- *Mike Rowe, defendant in the case of Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft
- *Mike Rowe, keyboard player in Oasis and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
- Misty Rowe, actress on Hee Haw
- Nicholas Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Nicholas Rowe, English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer
- *Nicholas Rowe, Scottish actor
- Noel Rowe, Australian poet
- Normie Rowe, Australian musician
- Patricia "Pat" Rowe, Australian basketball player and captain
- Patrick Rowe, American football player
- R. Kerry Rowe, Canadian civil engineer
- Raymond Rowe, American professional wrestler
- Richard Yates Rowe, American politician and businessman
- Robert Rowe, American attorney and Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Russell Rowe, Canadian politician
- Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player
- Solána Rowe, American singer known professionally as SZA
- Tom Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Tom Rowe, singer and bass player
- *Tom Rowe, retired hockey player and coach
- Tracy-Ann Rowe, Jamaican sprinter
- Vernon Rowe, people of the same name:
- *Vern Rowe, Australian rules footballer
- *Vern Rowe, American actor, known for The Shaggy D.A.
- Wallace P. Rowe, American virologist and cancer researcher
- William Rowe, people of the same name:
- *William Earl Rowe, Canadian politician and 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- *William L. Rowe, American professor and philosopher of religion
- *William Rowe, Lord Mayor of London