: ▁ ▁Charles ▁Cow ard ▁( 1 9 0 5 – 1 9 7 6 ), ▁English ▁soldier ▁captured ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁res cu ed ▁Jews ▁from ▁Aus ch witz ▁Chris ▁Cow ard ▁( born ▁ 1 9 8 9 ), ▁English ▁football ▁player ▁D ena ▁Cow ard , ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁Canadian ▁sports ▁event ▁coordin ator ▁John ▁Cow ard ▁( 1 9 1 0 – 1 9 8 9 ), ▁British ▁ice ▁hockey ▁player , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Olympics ▁John ▁Cow ard ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ▁officer ) ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 7 ), ▁British ▁retired ▁vice - ad mir al ▁John ▁Cow ard , ▁first ▁officer ▁of ▁British ▁Air ways ▁Fl ight ▁ 3 8 ▁which ▁crash ed ▁at ▁He ath row ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 7 3 ), ▁English ▁actor , ▁play w right , ▁and ▁composer ▁of ▁popular ▁music ▁ ▁Pam ela ▁Cow ard , ▁British ▁educ ator ▁and ▁teacher ▁Thomas ▁Cow ard ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 3 3 ), ▁English ▁orn ith ologist ▁and ▁amateur ▁astronom er ▁William ▁Cow ard ▁( 1 6 5 7 ? – 1 7 2 5 ), ▁English ▁phys ician , ▁controvers ial ▁writer , ▁and ▁poet ▁William ▁Cow ard ▁( mer chant ) ▁( 1 6 4 8 – 1 7 3 8 ), ▁London