Owens is a surname representing two separate Celtic ethnicities: the Welsh from ab Owain meaning "son of Owen" (Owen meaning 'noble') with English patronymic-s, and the Irish by the Gaelic surname Mac Eoghain. This is a list of notable people born with the last name Owens and people who married into the Owens family. Bill Owens (baseball) (1901–1999), African-American negro league baseball player Bill Owens (Colorado politician) (born 1950), 40th Governor of Colorado Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician) (born 1937), African-American Massachusetts businessman and politician Bill Owens (New York politician) (born 1949), Representative for New York Bill Owens (photographer), American author of Suburbia Billy Owens (born 1969), American basketball player Billy Owens (American football) (born 1965), American football player Bob Owens (businessman) (1921–1999), New Zealand businessman and mayor Bob Owens (born c. 1935), American football coach Bob Owens (American football, born 1946), American football coach Brick Owens (1885–1949), American baseball umpire Brig Owens (born 1943), American football player Buck Owens (1929–2006), American country music singer Candace Owens (born 1990), African-American political commentator Craig Owens, American musician Craig Owens (critic) (1950–1990), American post-modernist art critic, gay activist and feminist Queen Latifah (born Dana Elaine Owens in 1970), African-American rapper/singer and actress Darryl Owens (1937–2022), American politician Delia Owens (born 1949), American author and zoologist Gary Owens (1936–2015), American radio and TV announcer Ginny Owens (born 1975), American contemporary Christian music and pop singer/songwriter, author and blogger Graeme Owens (born 1988), English footballer Greg Owens (born 1981), Australian football player Hailey Owens (2003–2014), American murder victim Isaac Owens, English footballer Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (1974–2014), African-American keyboardist formerly of The Mars Volta Jack Owens (singer-songwriter), American singer/songwriter Jacob Owens (born 1984), American af2 defensive lineman Jay Owens (musician) (1947–2005), African-American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Jerry Owens (born 1981), American baseball player Jesse Owens (1913–1980), American Olympic athlete Joseph Owens (Jesuit), priest, Caribbean social worker, and author Joseph Owens (Redemptorist) (1908–2005), Canadian priest and scholar in medieval philosophy Josh Owens (born 1988), American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Julie Owens (born 1958), Australian politician Keith Owens (born 1969), American basketball player Ken Owens (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player Ken Owens (basketball) (born 1959), American basketball player and coach Lamar S. Owens Jr., American coach and United States Naval Academy quarterback Lilliana Owens (1898-1992), American nun, historian and writer Lynne Owens (born 1969), British law enforcement officer