Bower is a Scottish and English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adrian Bower (born 1970), English actor
• Archibald Bower (1686–1766), Scottish historian
• B. M. Bower (1871–1940), American novelist
• Billy Bower (1887–1954), English footballer
• Caroline Bower, Australian medical researcher and professor of medicine
• David Bower (born 1969), Welsh actor
• David Bower (politician) (1819–1898), of Port Adelaide, South Australia
• Edward Bower (1635–1667), English portrait painter
• Emma Eliza Bower (1852–1937), American physician, club-woman, and newspaper owner, publisher, editor
• Frederick Orpen Bower (1855–1948), English botanist
• Graham John Bower (1848–1933), Irish diplomat
• Gordon H. Bower (1932–2020), American cognitive psychologist
• Hetty Bower (1905–2013), English activist
• Iris Bower (1915–2005), Royal Air Force nurse
• James Campbell Bower (born 1988), English actor, singer, and model
• Jeff Bower (American football) (born 1953), American football coach
• Jeff Bower (basketball) (born 1961), American basketball executive
• Johnny Bower (1924–2017), Canadian hockey goaltender
• John Nott-Bower (1892–1972), British policeman
• Lester Bower (1947–2015), American mass murderer
• Louisa Nott-Bower (née Yorke, 1861–1925), Welsh archer
• Mark Bower (born 1980), English footballer
• Marvin Bower (1903–2003), American lawyer
• Matthew Bower (born 1962), British musician
• Michael Bower (born 1975), American actor
• Norman Adolph Henry Bower (1907–1990), British politician
• Paul Bower (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
• Robert Bower (disambiguation), multiple people
• Scott Bower (born 1978), American soccer player
• Shane Bower (wrestler) (1965–2007), Canadian wrestler
• Steve Bower, English radio presenter
• Thomas Bower (1838–1919), English architect
• Tom Bower (born 1946), British writer
• Tom Bower (actor) (1938–2024), American actor
• Walter Bower (c.1385–1449), Scottish chronicler

See also

• Bauer (surname)
• Bowers (surname)

Surname list

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