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5 identifiers linking Bower across the web's reference databases
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5 identifiers linking Bower across the web's reference databases
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Bower is a Scottish and English surname or multiple possible origins. It can be an occupational surname, meaning "bow maker", an equivalent of Bowyer or a house servant, an equivlent of Bowerman. It can be a toponymic surname, after any of locations named Bower or Bowers. It may also be a topographic surname for a person who lived in a small cottage. Notable people with the surname include:Adrian Bower, English actor Archibald Bower (1686–1766), Scottish historian B. M. Bower (1871–1940), American novelist Billy Bower (1887–1954), English footballer Caroline Bower, Australian medical researcher and professor of medicine David Bower, Welsh actor David Bower (politician) (1819–1898), of Port Adelaide, South Australia Edward Bower (1635–1667), English portrait painter Emma Eliza Bower (1852–1937), American physician, club-woman, and newspaper owner, publisher, editor Frederick Orpen Bower (1855–1948), English botanist Graham John Bower (1848–1933), Irish diplomat Gordon H. Bower (1932–2020), American cognitive psychologist Hetty Bower (1905–2013), English activist Iris Bower (1915–2005), Royal Air Force nurse James Campbell Bower, English actor, singer, and model Jeff Bower, American football coach Jeff Bower (basketball), American basketball executive Johnny Bower (1924–2017), Canadian hockey goaltender John Nott-Bower (1892–1972), British policeman Lester Bower (1947–2015), American mass murderer Louisa Nott-Bower, Welsh archer Mark Bower, English footballer Marvin Bower (1903–2003), American lawyer Matthew Bower, British musician Michael Bower, American actor Norman Adolph Henry Bower (1907–1990), British politician Paul Bower, Australian rules footballer Robert Bower (disambiguation), multiple people Scott Bower, American soccer player Shane Bower (wrestler) (1965–2007), Canadian wrestler Steve Bower, English radio presenter Thomas Bower (1838–1919), English architect Tom Bower, British writer Tom Bower (actor) (1938–2024), American actor Walter Bower (c.1385–1449), Scottish chronicler