Ekow is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Ekow Benson (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer Ekow Duker, South African novelist Ekow Eshun (born 1968), Ghanaian-British writer, journalist and broadcaster Alfred Ekow Gyan, Ghanaian politician Ekow Mensah, Ghanaian social entrepreneur and speaker Ekow Quartey (born 1990), British actor Ekow Yankah, African American legal professor