Rowena is a figure in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, the daughter of the Saxon king Hengest and wife of Vortigern. Rowena can also refer to: Places in the United States Rowena, Georgia, an unincorporated community Rowena, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Rowena, Minnesota, an unincorporated community Rowena, Missouri, an unincorporated community Rowena, Oregon, an unincorporated community Rowena, South Dakota, an unincorporated community Rowena, Texas, an unincorporated community in Australia Rowena, New South Wales, a town People Rowena Fulham (born 1960), former footballer who represented New Zealand at the international level Rowena Guanzon, Filipino lawyer and public servant Rowena Hume (1877-1966), Canadian obstetrician Rowena Jackson (born 1926), New Zealand prima ballerina Rowena King (born 1970), British actress Rowena Meeks Abdy (1887–1945), American painter in Northern California Rowena Moore (1910–1998), union and civic activist Rowena Morrill (1944–2021), science-fiction and fantasy illustrator and painter Rowena Sánchez Arrieta, a Filipina pianist, born in 1962 Rowena Spencer (born 1922), American physician Rowena Granice Steele (1824–1901), American performer, journalist, publisher Rowena Wallace, Australian actress, known for her role as Patricia in Sons and Daughters Fictional characters The Lady Rowena, Ivanhoe's love interest in the novel of the same name by Walter Scott Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the founders of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series of books Rowena Morgan, a singer in the movie Mr. Holland's Opus Rowena MacLeod, a 300+ year old Scottish witch in the American television series Supernatural Other Rowena (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse