Rowlinson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ernest Rowlinson (1882–1941), British politician George Henry Rowlinson (1852–1937), British trade unionist Gerard Rowlinson (born 1941), British swimmer John Shipley Rowlinson (1926–2018), British chemist Matthew Rowlinson (born 1956), Canadian academic Norman Rowlinson (1923–2006), English football chairman