==People==* Andrew Cowan, former rally driver and rally team director* Barry Cowan (broadcaster), journalist and broadcaster* Clyde Cowan, co-discoverer of the neutrino* David Tennent Cowan, British World War II general known as "Punch" Cowan* Denys Cowan, American comic book artist and television producer* Edith Cowan, first female member of an Australian parliament* Elliot Cowan, actor* Ernest Cowan, Western Australian politician* Jeff Cowan, ice hockey player* Jerome Cowan, actor* John Cowan, American soul music and progressive bluegrass vocalist and bass guitar player* Nelson Cowan, American researcher in psychology, specialized in working memory* Richard Cowan (cannabis activist), a leader of NORML and proponent of the decriminalization of marijuana* Richard Cowan (soldier), posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor* Thomas F. Cowan, New Jersey State Senator and Assemblyman* Walter Cowan (1871–1956), Royal Navy admiral who saw service in both WWI and WWII