Gow

Gow

:"This article is about the surname Gow. For the video games see God of War and Gears of War".

Gow is a Scottish surname. It comes from 'Gobha', the Gaelic for 'smith'.

Notable Gows include:
* Alan Gow, Scottish footballer.
* Alan J. Gow, British motorsport executive.
* A. S. F. Gow, classical scholar.
* Ian Gow, British politician assassinated by the IRA.
* John Gow, Scottish pirate.
* Gerry Gow, Scottish footballer.
* Michael Gow, Australian playwright.
* Nathaniel Gow, composer and son of Neil Gow.
* Neil Gow, Scottish fiddler and composer.
* Peter Gow, Canadian businessman and politician.
* Robert Gow, American businessman.
* Ronald Gow, English dramatist.
* Elspeth Gow, Child genius.

ee also

* Gow crater
* The Gow School
* The Chinese gambling games Pai Gow and Tien Gow, where 'Gow' is the transliteration of the character 'Nine'.
* GOW as an abbreviation.


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