Bowie is a Scots surname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic word buie (pronounced approximately boe-ay), meaning yellow-haired. The name spread from Scotland with Scottish emigrants, and is the name of several well-known people:

• Angela Bowie, former wife of David Bowie
• Anthony Bowie, American basketball player
• David Bowie, influential British rock and roll musician, artist, and occasional actor
• Jim Bowie, Scottish-Texan pioneer and soldier (known to have used the original Scottish pronunciation)
• Joanne W. Bowie, American politician
• Lester Bowie, jazz musician
• Malcolm Bowie, British academic
• Micah Bowie, American baseball player
• Norman E. Bowie, American politician
• Oden Bowie, American politician
• Rezin Bowie, brother of Jim Bowie
• Robert Bowie, American politician
• Russell Bowie, Canadian ice hockey player
• Sam Bowie, American basketball player
• William Bowie, American engineer

See also

• Bowie, Maryland
• Bowie, Texas
• Bowie County, Texas
• Bowie knife, Jim Bowie's famous knife