Gowans is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Alan Gowans (1923–2001), art historian and academic
Betty Gowans (born 1947), Canadian sprint canoer
Brad Gowans (1903–1954), American jazz trombonist and reedist
Chris Gowans (born 1977), Australian rules football player
Fred R. Gowans (born 1936), American professor who specializes in the fur trade in the American West James Gowans (disambiguation), multiple people, including: James Gowans (architect) (1821–1890), Scottish architect and quarry owner James Gowans (rugby union) (1872–1936), Scottish rugby union player James Learmonth Gowans (born 1924), English immunologist James Gowans (Australian footballer) (born 1977), Australian footballer John Gowans (1934–2012), British General of The Salvation Army Peter Gowans (1944–2009), Scottish football winger Tony Gowans, New Zealand football player William Gowans (1803–1870), American bookseller
See also
Gowan (disambiguation) McGowan