People
- Andrew Cowan, former rally driver and rally team director
- Barry Cowan (broadcaster), journalist and broadcaster
- Barry Cowan (tennis), former tennis player
- Clyde Cowan, co-discoverer of the neutrino
- David Tennant Cowan, British World War II general known as "Punch" Cowan
- Denys Cowan, American comic book artist and television producer
- Ed Cowan, Australian cricketer
- Edith Cowan, first female member of an Australian parliament
- Elliot Cowan, actor
- Ernest Cowan, Western Australian politician
- Glenn Cowan, American Table tennis player, involved in Ping Pong Diplomacy
- Hendy Cowan, Western Australian politician
- Hugh Cowan, a former Canadian church minister, historian, author and editor
- James Cowan (South Australian politician)
- James Cowan (author), Australian author
- Jeff Cowan, ice hockey player
- Jerome Cowan, actor
- John Cowan, American soul music and progressive bluegrass vocalist and bass guitar player
- John Cowan (RAN officer), Australian navy officer
- John Cowan (sheriff), Lord Mayor of London
- John Lancelot Cowan, South Australian politician
- Sir John Cowan (South Australian politician)
- Nelson Cowan, American researcher in psychology, specialized in working memory
- Richard Cowan (cannabis activist), a leader of NORML and proponent of the decriminalization of marijuana
- Richard Cowan (soldier), posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Samuel Cowan (born 1941), British general
- Tom Cowan (born 1969), Scottish footballer
- Tom Cowan (filmmaker) (born 1942), Australian filmmaker
- Thomas Cowan (South Australian politician)
- Thomas F. Cowan, New Jersey State Senator and Assemblyman
- Walter Cowan (1871–1956), Royal Navy admiral who saw service in both WWI and WWII
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