involved with Unicode and Lojban Lee Cowan, American news correspondent. Lawrence Cowan (1858–1933), American politician, lawyer, and businessman Michael Cowan (1933–2022), English cricketer Michael L. Cowan (born 1944), Surgeon General of the United States Navy Nelson Cowan, American researcher in psychology, specialized in working memory Patrick Cowan, American football player Philip R. Cowan Ralph Wolfe Cowan (1931–2018), American artist Ralph Cowan (politician) (1902–1990), Canadian politician Ralph Cowan (cricketer) (born 1960), English cricketer Ralph Cowan (footballer), Scottish footballer Reed Cowan, American journalist Richard Cowan (bass-baritone) (1957–2015), American operatic bass-baritone 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 Riki Cowan (born 1963), New Zealand rugby union player Robert Cowan (governor), Governor of Bombay from 1729 to 1734 Samuel Cowan (born 1941), British general Samuel Cowan (historian) (1835–1914), Scottish historian Thomas Cowan (South Australian politician) Thomas F. Cowan, New Jersey State Senator and Assemblyman Tim Cowan, American football player Tom Cowan (born 1969), Scottish footballer Tom Cowan (filmmaker) (born 1942), Australian filmmaker Tommy Cowan (born 1946), Reggae producer and singer Walter Cowan (1871–1956), Royal Navy admiral who saw service in both WWI and WWII William "Mo" Cowan (born 1969), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts See also James Cowan (disambiguation) John Cowan (disambiguation) Thomas Cowan (disambiguation) William Cowan (disambiguation) Cowen (surname) References Scottish surnames Jewish surnames English-language surnames