Gowan may refer to:

• Gowan (surname)

• Gowan Jones, South African field hockey player
• Gowan Block, built as a commercial building and meeting hall located at 416 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
• Gowan River, in New Zealand
• River Gowan, Cumbria, a short tributary of the River Kent, England
• Larry Gowan, a Canadian rock vocalist and co-lead vocalist for the band Styx, who also performs under the stage name Gowan