Prowse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Prowse (1858–1925), Canadian political figure
Andrew Prowse (fl. 1980s–present), Australian film and TV director
Benjamin Charles Prowse (1862–1930), Canadian political figure
Charles Bertie Prowse (1869–1916), British Army officer
Daniel Woodley Prowse (1834–1914), Canadian political figure
David Prowse (1935–2020), British athlete and actor
David Prowse (politician) (born 1941), Australian political figure
Edgar Prowse (1905–1977), Australian political figure
George Prowse (1896–1918), British sailor who won a Victoria Cross in World War I Heydon Prowse (born 1981), British journalist and actor Ian Prowse (fl. 1990s–present), British musician James Harper Prowse (1913–1976), Canadian political figure Jane Prowse (fl. 1990s–present), US playwright and author John Prowse (1871–1944), Australian political figure Juliet Prowse (1936–1996), South African-American dancer and actress Lemuel E. Prowse (1858–1925), Canadian political figure Philip Prowse (born 1937), Scottish theatre director Robert Henry Prowse (1828–1924), Canadian political figure Samuel Prowse (1835–1902), Canadian political figure Thomas Prowse (MP), MP for Somerset from 1740 to 1767 Thomas William Lemuel Prowse (1888–1973), Canadian political figure William Prowse (1752–1826), British naval officer William Jeffrey Prowse (1839–1870), British author
Fictional characters: Emily Prowse, character in the television series Jericho Jonah Prowse, character in the television series Jericho