People
- Brian Cowen (born 1960), Irish Taoiseach, former Minister for Finance and Leader of the Fianna Fáil party
- Bernard Cowen (1932-1984), Irish politician and father of the above
- Elise Cowen (born 1933), American Beat poet
- Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852–1935), British pianist, conductor, and composer
- Joseph Cowen (1829–1900), English politician and journalist
- Lillie Cowen (born 1851), Jewish-Irish writer and Hebrew translator
- Robert Cowen (born 1930), Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Scott Cowen, president of Tulane University
- Tyler Cowen (born 1962), American economist
- Zelman Cowen (1919-2011), former Governor-General of Australia
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