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Some Famous People with the surname of Owen

Wilfred OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 ? 4 November 1918) was an English and Welsh poet and soldier, regarded by many as one of the leading poets of the First World War.
John OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJohn Owen (1616 - August 24, 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader and theologian.
Michael OwenView on WikipediaMore detailMichael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.
David OwenView on WikipediaMore detailDavid Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen CH PC FKC (born 2 July 1938) is a British politician and Chancellor of the University of Liverpool.
Robert OwenView on WikipediaMore detailRobert Owen (14 May 1771?17 November 1858), born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales was a social reformer and one of the founders of socialism and the cooperative movement.
Albert OwenView on WikipediaMore detailAlbert Owen (born 10 August 1959) is a Welsh politician, and member of Parliament for Ynys M?n for the Labour Party.
John OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJohn Owen (August 1787 9 October 1841) was the Democratic governor of the U.
Lemuel OwenView on WikipediaMore detailLemuel Cambridge Owen (November 1, 1822 ? November 26, 1912) was a Prince Edward Island shipbuilder, banker, merchant and politician.
Mark OwenView on WikipediaMore detailMark Anthony Patrick Owen (born 27 January 1972 in Lancashire, England) is an English singer-songwriter from Oldham and a founding member of pop group Take That.
Hugh OwenView on WikipediaMore detailSir Hugh Owen (14 January 1804 ? 20 November 1881) was a significant Welsh educator.
Stephen OwenView on WikipediaMore detailStephen Owen, PC (born September 8, 1948) is the Vice-President (VP) External and Legal for the University of British Columbia.
Robert Dale OwenView on WikipediaMore detailRobert Dale Owen (November 7, 1801?June 24, 1877) was a longtime exponent in his adopted United States of the socialist doctrines of his father, Robert Owen, as well as a politician in the Democratic Party.
Nick OwenView on WikipediaMore detailNicholas 'Nick' Owen (born 1 November 1947) is an English television presenter and newsreader, presenting "Midlands Today" since 1997, He is also the current chairman of Luton Town Football Club.
Clive OwenView on WikipediaMore detailClive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor and has been working for nearly two and a half decades.
Nora OwenView on WikipediaMore detailNora Owen (born June 1945), is a former senior Irish politician.
David Lloyd OwenView on WikipediaMore detailMajor-General David Lanyon Lloyd Owen CB, DSO, OBE, MC (10 October 1917 ? 5 April 2001) was a British soldier and writer.
Johnny OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJohnny Owen (7 January 1956 ? 4 November 1980) was a professional boxer from Wales.
Thomas Ellis OwenView on WikipediaMore detailThomas Ellis Owen (1805 ? 1862) was an English architect and developer responsible for many of the buildings of Portsmouth and Southsea.
John OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJohn Owen (c.
Glyn OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGlyn (Griffith) Owen (6 March 1928 ? 10 September 2004) was a British stage and television actor.
Beverley OwenView on WikipediaMore detailBeverley Owen (n?e Ogg, sometimes credited as Beverly Owen) (May 13,1937 in Ottumwa, Iowa) is a classically-trained American actress perhaps most widely known for having played the role of Marilyn Munster during the first season of "The Munsters" (a role she disliked, and only accepted out of contractual obligations to Universal Studios).
Idris OwenView on WikipediaMore detailIdris Wyn Owen (1912 ? March 2004, Prestbury, Cheshire) was a British Conservative Party politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockport North 1970-74.
Spike OwenView on WikipediaMore detailSpike Dee Owen (born April 19, 1961 in Cleburne, Texas) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners (1983-86), Boston Red Sox (1986-88), Montreal Expos (1989-92), New York Yankees (1993) and California Angels (1994-95).
Michael OwenView on WikipediaMore detailMichael Owen (born 7 November 1980 in Pontypridd), was educated at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau and is a Welsh rugby union player.
Priscilla OwenView on WikipediaMore detailPriscilla Richman Owen (born October 4, 1954) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Lloyd OwenView on WikipediaMore detailLloyd Owen (born 14 April 1966) is a British actor of Welsh descent.
John OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJohn Owen (24 August 1854 - 4 November 1926) was the Professor of Welsh at the St David's College, as well as the Dean of St Asaph.
Mickey OwenView on WikipediaMore detailArnold Malcolm (Mickey) Owen (April 4, 1916 - July 13, 2005) was a catcher for St.
Henry OwenView on WikipediaMore detailThe Reverend Dr.
Chris OwenView on WikipediaMore detailChristopher Owen (born September 25, 1980) is an American actor.
Gary OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGary Owen (born 7 July 1958 in St Helens, Lancashire) is a retired English football midfielder.
Kevin OwenView on WikipediaMore detailKevin Owen is a television and radio news-anchor, reporter and presenter who was born in Plymouth.
Jamie OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJamie Owen (born 1967) is a Welsh radio and television presenterBiography.
Greg OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGregory Clive Owen (born 19 February 1972) is an English professional golfer.
Seena OwenView on WikipediaMore detailSeena Owen (November 14, 1894 - August 15, 1966) was an American silent film actress.
Reginald OwenView on WikipediaMore detailReginald Owen, or John Reginald Owen, (5 August 1887 ? 5 November 1972) was a British character actor (of Welsh ancestry) known for playing in many film roles in British and American movies and later in television programs.
Nicholas OwenView on WikipediaMore detailSaint Nicholas Owen (died 1606) was an English Catholic martyr who built numerous priest holes in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Steve OwenView on WikipediaMore detailStephen Joseph Owen (April 21, 1898 ? May 17, 1964) was an American football player and coach who earned a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as head coach of the National Football League's New York Giants from 1930 to 1953.
Robert Latham OwenView on WikipediaMore detailRobert Latham Owen was a United States Senator from Oklahoma.
Jessica OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJessica Owen is a Canadian singer/songwriter born in Edmonton, Alberta.
Chandler OwenView on WikipediaMore detailChandler Owen (1889 - 1967) was an African-American writer, editor and early member of the Socialist Party of America.
George Washington OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGeorge Washington Owen (October 20, 1796 ? August 18, 1837) was an American politician from Alabama who served as that state's 3rd District's Representative, and the 10th Mayor of Mobile.
Frank OwenView on WikipediaMore detailFrank Malcolm Owen (December 23 1879 ? November 24 1942) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eight seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.
Bennie OwenView on WikipediaMore detailBenjamin Gilbert Owen (July 24 1875?February 26 1970) was an American head coach for the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1905-1926.
William T. OwenView on WikipediaMore detailLieutenant Colonel William Taylor Owen was born on the 27 May 1905 in Nagambie, Victoria, Australia.
Alison OwenView on WikipediaMore detailAllison Mary Owen (born 1961 in Portsmouth) is an English film producer.
Jake OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJoshua Ryan "Jake" Owen (born August 28, 1981 in Vero Beach, Florida) is a Grammy-Award nominated American country music artist.
William Reid OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWilliam Reid Owen (25 November 1864 ? 22 March 1949) was mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1924.
Don OwenView on WikipediaMore detailDon Owen (born September 19, 1935 in Toronto) is a Canadian film director, writer and producer.
Don OwenView on WikipediaMore detailDon Owen (March 16 1912 ? August 1 2002) was an American professional wrestling promoter.
Evelyn OwenView on WikipediaMore detailEvelyn Ernest Owen (15 May 1915 ? 1 April 1949) is the Australian who developed the Owen Submachine Gun which was used in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Christian OwenView on WikipediaMore detailChristian Owen is an American gay pornographic actor from New Hampshire, United States, who appears in gay pornographic films and magazines.
Kai OwenView on WikipediaMore detailKai Owen (4 September 1975, Llanrwst, Conwy, North Wales) is a Welsh actor.
Owen Wyn OwenView on WikipediaMore detailOwen Wyn Owen is an automobile restorer and mechanic.
Allen Ferdinand OwenView on WikipediaMore detailAllen Ferdinand Owen (October 9, 1816 ? April 7, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States Congress.
Mary Jane OwenView on WikipediaMore detailMary Jane McKeown Owen is a disability rights activist, philosopher, policy expert andwriter who has lived and worked in Washington, D.
Emmett Marshall OwenView on WikipediaMore detailEmmett Marshall Owen (October 19, 1877 ? June 21, 1939) was an American politician, educator, farmer and lawyer.
Walter OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWalter Owen (1844 - 1953) was a Scottish translator transplanted to the Argentine Pampas.
Will OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWilliam James Owen (18 February 1901 ? 3 April 1981) was a British miner and politician, whose career as a Member of Parliament was ended by his trial under the Official Secrets Act 1911 for giving secrets to Czechoslovak intelligence.
Randy OwenView on WikipediaMore detailRandy Owen (born December 13, 1949 in Fort Payne, Alabama) is an American country music artist.
Si?n Aled OwenView on WikipediaMore detailSi?n Aled Owen is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru.
Rhodri OwenView on WikipediaMore detailRhodri Owen (born 1972 in Three Crosses, Gower, Swansea) is a Welsh born and Welsh speaking radio and television presenter.
Tom OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWillis Thomas Owen (born September 1, 1952 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former American football quarterback who played in ten National Football League seasons from 1974-1982 for the San Francisco 49ers, the New England Patriots, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants.
William D. OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWilliam Dale Owen (September 6, 1846 ? 1906) was a U.
Jan OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJan Owen (born 18 August 1940) is a contemporary Australian poet.
Edwyn OwenView on WikipediaMore detailEdwyn Robert Owen (June 8, 1936 ? October 5, 2007) was an American star hockey player at Harvard and played on the 1960 U.
Llwyd OwenView on WikipediaMore detailLlwyd Owen is an award-winning Welsh-language fiction author born in Cardiff in 1977.
Sean Ethan OwenView on WikipediaMore detailSean Ethan Owen (1981 ? 2004) was a gay American white man who was murdered in Durham, North Carolina in February 2004.
Bill OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWilliam Criswell Owen (September 29, 1903 - 1975-03-15) was an American football player for the New York Giants who was the brother of Hall of Fame coach Steve Owen.
Ivan OwenView on WikipediaMore detailIvan Owen (19 August 1927 ? 17 October 2000) was a British voice actor who created the vocal persona of the puppet Basil Brush.
Elias K. OwenView on WikipediaMore detailElias K.
Catherine Dale OwenView on WikipediaMore detailCatherine Dale Owen (July 28, 1900 - September 7, 1965) was an American stage and film actress.
John Robert Blayney OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJohn Robert Blayney Owen (1849 - 13 June 1921) was the head teacher at Trent College, who earlier in his life was a promising footballer who made one appearance for England in 1874.
Richard OwenView on WikipediaMore detailRichard Owen born 25 November, 1991 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England is a rugby league player for the Castleford Tigers in the European Super League, he also played for Oulton Raiders in his youth.
Joanne OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJoanne Owen is an author, born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Jon OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJon Owen (born late 20th century) was an American luger who competed in the late 1980s.
Owen OwenView on WikipediaMore detailOwen Owen (1850 ? 14 March 1920) was a Welsh teacher who, after being headmaster of a successful private school for boys in Oswestry, Shropshire, became the first Chief Inspector of the Central Welsh Board for Intermediate Education.
Sir Herbert Isambard OwenView on WikipediaMore detailSir Herbert Isambard Owen (1857-1927) was a University academic.
Alun OwenView on WikipediaMore detailAlun Owen is a Welsh cyclist who represented Wales in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Goronwy OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGoronwy Owen (1 January 1723 - July 1769) was one of the eighteenth century's greatest Welsh poets.
Henry D. OwenView on WikipediaMore detailHenry David Owen (born August 26, 1920 in New York City) is a former diplomat, Brookings Institution Director (1969-78) and United States Ambassador at Large for Economic Summit Affairs (1977-81).
Dicky OwenView on WikipediaMore detailDicky Owen (November 17 1876-February 27 1932) was a Welsh international who played club rugby for Swansea RFC Owen is seen as one of the greatest Welsh scrum-halves and won 35 caps for Wales between 1901 and 1912, a record that was unbeaten until 1955 when Ken Jones surpassed him.
David OwenView on WikipediaMore detailDavid Owen (1796-1866), known by the pseudonym Brutus, was a Welsh satirical writer, editor and preacher.
Bethan Ellis OwenView on WikipediaMore detailBethan Ellis Owen (born Bangor, Gwynedd) is a Welsh television actress best known for playing the character of Ffion Llewelyn in the Welsh soap "Pobol y Cwm".
Derek OwenView on WikipediaMore detailDerek Owen (born September 25 1938, Ellesmere Port) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Charles Mansfield OwenView on WikipediaMore detailThe Very Reverend Charles Mansfield Owen was an eminent Anglican priest in the last decades of the 19th century and the first four of the 20th.
George OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGeorge Alfred Owen (1865 ? 29 January 1922) was a Welsh footballer who played as an inside forward for Newton Heath in the late 1880s.
Jack OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJohn "Jack" Owen (1866 ? "deceased") was a Welsh footballer who played as a left half for Newton Heath from 1887 to 1892.
Joshua T. OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJoshua Thomas Owen (March 29, 1821 ? November 7, 1887) was an educator, politician, and soldier from Pennsylvania who served as a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War.
George OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGeorge Owen (December 2, 1901 ? March 4, 1986) was a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the NHL.
Gareth OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGareth David Owen (born 21 September, 1982 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for League Two side Port Vale.
Richard OwenView on WikipediaMore detailSir Richard Owen KCB (Lancaster, 20 July 1804?18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.
Gordon OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGordon Owen (born 14 June, 1959 in Barnsley) is an English former professional footballer.
James OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJames Vaughan Owen (born 14 January 1991, Caernarfon) is a footballer with Chester City.
Syd OwenView on WikipediaMore detailAlfred Sydney "Syd" Owen (c.
Jimmy OwenView on WikipediaMore detailJimmy Owen (1864 - "unknown") was an English footballer for Port Vale and Stoke during the 1880s.
William OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWilliam Owen (1906 ? after 1930) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Coventry City.
Wilfrid OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWilfrid Barry Owen (15 June 1898 ? 9 August 1984) was a New Zealand politician and the first leader (1953-1958) of New Zealand's Social Credit Party.
Gilberto OwenView on WikipediaMore detailGilberto Owen Estrada (b.
Reginald Herbert OwenView on WikipediaMore detailThe Most Rev Reginald Herbert Owen was an Oxford don, Public School Headmaster, Anglican Bishop and finally Archbishop during the 20th century.
Ethel OwenView on WikipediaMore detailEthel Owen (March 30, 1893?February 16, 1997) was an American actress with a lengthy career on stage as well in radio and television.
Walter C. OwenView on WikipediaMore detailWalter Cecil Owen (September 26, 1868?April 15, 1934) was a Wisconsin jurist and politician.

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