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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 •
Barbara Ann Rowan (1938–2020), American attorney •
Carl Rowan (1925–2000), American journalist and author •
Chad Rowan (1969–2024),
Akebono, Hawaiian sumo wrestler •
Sir Charles Rowan ( – 1852), officer in the British Army and Commissioner of Police of the (London) Metropolis •
Dan Rowan (1922–1987), American 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), Australian 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 •
Henry Rowan (1923–2015), American philanthropist and engineer, namesake of Rowan University •
Jenny Rowan (born 1949), New Zealand politician •
John Rowan (disambiguation), several people •
Jonathan Rowan (born 1981), English footballer •
Joseph Rowan (1870–1930), American politician from New York •
Kelly Rowan (born 1965), Canadian actress and model •
Leslie Rowan (1908–1972), British civil servant and industrialist •
Levi J. Rowan (1871–1934) American academic administrator, college president, teacher, and photographer •
Lou Rowan (1925–2017), Australian cricket umpire •
Louis R. Rowan (1911–1988), American businessman and racehorse owner and breeder •
Matthew Rowan (died 1769), American politician from North Carolina •
Peter Rowan (born 1942), American bluegrass musician and composer •
Ron Rowan (born 1962), American basketball player •
Sheila Rowan (physicist) (born 1969), British physicist •
Stephen Clegg Rowan (1808–1890), American vice admiral •
William Rowan (1789–1879), British military commander == Given name ==