McGowan is an Irish and Scottish surname.

McGowan

• Alistair McGowan (born 1964), British impressionist
• Baron McGowan, the title of four English barons
• Bill McGowan (1896-1954), American baseball umpire
• Brandon McGowan (born 1983), American football player
• Brian McGowan (Australian politician) (born 1935), Australian politician
• Dustin McGowan (born 1982), North American baseball player
• Gerald S. McGowan (born 1946), United States Ambassador to Portugal, 1998-2001
• Jonas H. McGowan (1837-1909), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• J. P. McGowan (1880-1952), Australian-American actor, screenwriter, and director
• Jewel McGowan, American dancer
• Joe McGowan (born 1944), Irish historian
• John Reid McGowan (1872-1912), Australian boxing champion
• Kathleen McGowan (born 1963), American novelist
• Mark McGowan, English artist
• Pat McGowan (born 1954), American golfer
• Richard McGowan (1933 - 2007), American explorer, mountaineer, and entrepreneur
• Robert A. McGowan (1901-1955), American screenwriter and director
• Robert F. McGowan (1882-1955), American film director and producer
• Rose McGowan, American actress
• Samuel McGowan (1870-1934) , Admiral in the United States Navy
• Samuel McGowan (general) (1819-1897), Confederate General during the American Civil War
• Stephen McGowan, American corporate executive
• Tom McGowan (born 1959), American actor
• William G. McGowan (1927-1992), American entrepreneur and chairman of MCI Communications

MacGowan

• Shane MacGowan (born 1957), Irish musician
• Foster MacGowan Voorhees (1856-1927), American politician, governor of New Jersey

Mac a' Ghobhainn

• Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn - name of Iain Crichton Smith in his native Scottish Gaelic

McGowan or MacGowan may also refer to:

• USS McGowan (DD-678), a US Navy destroyer
• McGowan v. Maryland, a US Supreme Court case involving trading on Sunday
• Alistair McGowan, a British impressionist comedian

See also

• McGowan's War, a bloodless war in colonial British Columbia in 1859
• Gowan

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