Rowan (disambiguation)

Rowan (disambiguation)

Rowan may refer to:

* Rowan, a genus of deciduous trees notable for their red berries
* "The Rowan", a novel by Anne McCaffrey
* Rowan Cos., an S&P 500 contract drilling and aircraft service company
* Several places in the United States of America:
** Rowan, Iowa
** Rowan County, Kentucky
** Rowan County, North Carolina
* Rowan University in New Jersey
* Rowan Software, a British computer game development company
* Professor Rowan, a fictional character from the video games "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl"
* Rowan, a fictional character from the film "Jason X"
* "Rowan" (album), an album by Maggie Reilly

Rowan is also a family name and can be a male or female given name. Some notable people with the family name Rowan include:
* Andrew Summers Rowan (1857-1943), American army officer
* Carl Rowan (born 1925), journalist
* Sir Charles Rowan, Commissioner of Police of the (London) Metropolis
* Dan Rowan (died 1987), actor and comedian
* Dave Rowan (1882-1955), Canadian baseball player
* Kelly Rowan (born 1965), actress and model
* Stephen Clegg Rowan (1808-1890), Vice Admiral, US Navy

Some notable people with Rowan as a given name include:
*Rowan Atkinson, comedian
*Rowan Pelling, British editrice and columnist
*Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
*Sir William Rowan Hamilton, mathematician


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