Rowan (disambiguation)
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Rowan may refer to:
- Rowan, a genus of deciduous trees notable for their red berries
- The Rowan, a novel by Anne McCaffrey
- Rowan, Maggie Reilly's album (September 15th 2006)
- Rowan Cos., an S&P 500 contract drilling and aircraft service company
- several places in the United States of America:
- Rowan University in New Jersey
- Rowan Software, a British computer game development company
- Professor Rowan, a fictional character from the video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- Rowan, a fictional character from the film Jason X
Rowan is also a family name and can be a male or female given name. Some notable people with the family name Rowan include:
- Andrew Summers Rowan (1857-1943), American Army officer
- Carl Rowan (born 1925), Journalist
- Sir Charles Rowan, Commissioner of Police of the (London) Metropolis
- Dan Rowan (died 1987), Actor and comedian
- Dave Rowan (1882-1955), Canadian baseball player
- Kelly Rowan (born 1965), Actress and model
Some notable people with Rowan as a given name include:
- Rowan Atkinson, Comedian
- Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Mathematician
- Rowan Pelling, British editrice and columnist