Cowen (/kaʊɪn/) or Cowan is a surname of both Irish and Jewish origins (see Cowan [surname] for further information). Notable people with the surname include:

• Agnes Cowen (1927–1999), Cherokee politician
• Barry Cowen (born 1967), Irish politician, son of Bernard Cowen
• Bernard Cowen (1932–1984), Irish politician, father of Brian and Barry Cowen
• Brian Cowen (born 1960), Irish Taoiseach, former Minister for Finance and Leader of the Fianna Fáil party, son of Bernard Cowen
• Elise Cowen (1933–1962), American Beat poet
• Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852–1935), British pianist, conductor, and composer
• Joseph Cowen (1829–1900), English politician and journalist
• Lenore Cowen (born c. 1968), American mathematician and computer scientist
• Lillie Cowen (1850–1939), Jewish-Irish writer and Hebrew translator
• Lionel Cowen (1846–1895), painter
• Philip Cowen (1853–1943), Jewish-American newspaper publisher and immigration official
• Robert Cowen (born 1930), Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Scott Cowen (born 1946), president of Tulane University
• Tyler Cowen (born 1962), American economist
• Zelman Cowen (1919–2011), former Governor-General of Australia
• Pete Cowen (born 1951), English golf coach

• Cowan (surname)
• Cowens

Surname list

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