Gowan
Gowan may refer to:
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People
- Charles Gowan (1850–1938)
- David Gowan, American politician from Arizona
- Franklin B. Gowen (1836–1889), attorney, president of Reading Railroad
- Geoffrey Gowan (1929–2013), Canadian sports broadcaster
- Hunter Gowan, Irish Protestant politician and militiaman
- James Robert Gowan (1815–1909), Canadian lawyer, judge, and senator
- James Gowan (1923–2015), Scottish architect
- John Curtis Gowan (1912–1986), psychologist who studied, along with E. Paul Torrance, the development of creative capabilities in children and gifted populations
- Lawrence Gowan (born 1956), Canadian musician
- Lee Gowan (born 1961), Canadian novelist
- Ogle Robert Gowan (1803–1876), Canadian-Irish politician
- Peter Gowan (1946–2009), British academic
- Tay Gowan (born 1998), American football player
- William Henry Gowan (1884–1957), American sailor
Places
- Gowan Block, built as a commercial building and meeting hall located at 416 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
- Gowan River, in New Zealand
- River Gowan, Cumbria, a short tributary of the River Kent
Other
- R. v. Gowan, a March 1998 case tried by the Ontario Court of Justice which ruled that, while being topless as form of protest and free speech is legal, being topless while one engages in a commercial purpose such as prostitution is illegal
- Scots language name for any of various yellow or white field flowers, esp. the English daisy
See also
- Ferrario
- Gowans, a surname
- Gowon (disambiguation)
- McGowan, a surname
- Schmidtke
- Schmidt (surname)
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