Gowland is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Daniel Gowland (1798–1883), English merchant and banker Don Gowland (born 1940), Australian sports shooter Gibson Gowland (1877–1951), English film actor Lance Gowland (1935–2008), Australian activist Peter Gowland (1916–2010), American photographer and actor Ralph Gowland (c. 1722 – c. 1782), British politician Sam Gowland (born 1995), English television personality Thomas Gowland (1768–1833), English trader Tony Gowland (born 1945), English track cyclist William Gowland (1842–1922), English mining engineer Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861–1947), English biochemist