Rowley is an English-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A Alec Rowley (1892–1958), English composer Alex Rowley (born 1963), Scottish politician Allan Rowley (1922–2014), British Army officer, Foreign Office diplomat and Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) controller Amy Rowley, a deaf student in the 1982 United States Supreme Court case Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Arthur Rowley (1926–2002), English footballer Arthur Rowley (footballer, born 1870) (1870–?), English footballer
B Bartholomew Rowley (1764–1811), British naval officer Beth Rowley (born 1981), English singer-songwriter Bill Rowley (1865–1934), English footballer Bill Rowley (rugby league) (1889–?), Australian rugby league footballer
C Charles Rowley (disambiguation), several people Chris Rowley (born 1954), American baseball pitcher Christopher Rowley (born 1948), American science fiction and fantasy writer Clotworthy Rowley of Mount Campbell (c. 1731–1805), Anglo-Irish barrister and Member of Parliament in the Irish Parliament Clotworthy Rowley, 1st Baron Langford (1763–1825), Irish peer Coleen Rowley (born 1954), American former FBI agent and whistleblower Cynthia Rowley (born 1968), American fashion designer
D Danielle Rowley (born 1990), Scottish politician Dave Rowley, 21st century American politician David Rowley (footballer) (born 1990), Malaysian footballer Dick Rowley (1904–1984), Irish international footballer
E Elizabeth Rowley, Canadian politician and writer
F Francis Rowley (1835–1862), Australian cricketer Francis H. Rowley (1852–1954), American Baptist minister, animal welfare campaigner and hymn writer
G Geoff Rowley (born 1976), English professional skateboarder George Rowley (disambiguation), several people Gordon Rowley (1921–2019), British botanist and writer Gordon Rowley, frontman and bassist for the British rock band Nightwing Graham Rowley (cyclist) (born 1940), Australian racing cyclist Graham Westbrook Rowley (1912–2003), British Arctic explorer and geographer
H H. H. Rowley (1890–1969), English theologian and scholar Harrison Rowley (1924–1956), New Zealand rugby union international Harry Rowley (1904–1982), English footballer Hazel Rowley (1951–2011), British-born Australian writer Herbert Rowley (1897–1966), British First World War flying ace and air commodore Hercules Rowley (1679–1742), Anglo-Irish politician, father of Hercules Langford Rowley Hercules Langford Rowley (c. 1714–1794), Irish politician
I Ian Rowley (1926–2009), Scottish-born Australian ornithologist
J Jack Rowley (1918–1998), English footballer James Joseph Rowley (1908–1992), director of the United States Secret Service under three presidents James Rowley (cricketer) (1830–1870), English cricketer Janet Rowley (1925–2013), American human geneticist Jeff Rowley (born 1979), Australian professional surfer Jeremy Rowley (), American actor, comedian and writer Jodi Rowley, Australian herpetologist and conservationist Joe Rowley (born 1999), English footballer John Rowley (1907–1996), South African-born English cricketer and colonial governor of Darfur Joshua Rowley (1734–1790), Royal Navy vice-admiral, uncle of Josias Rowley Josias Rowley (1765–1842), Anglo-Irish Royal Navy admiral
K Katie Rowley Jones, English musical theatre actress Keith Rowley (born 1949), former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kent Rowley (1917–1978), Canadian labour organizer
L Laurie Rowley (tennis) (born 1955), American tennis player Laurie Rowley (writer) (1941–2009), English comedy writer Lee Rowley (born 1980), British politician, former Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety and former management consultant
M Mark Rowley (police officer) (born 1964), Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London Mark Rowley (actor) (born 1990), Scottish actor Mark Rowley (rugby union) (born 1964), Welsh rugby union international
P Paul Rowley (born 1975), British rugby league coach and former player Peter Rowley (born 1952), New Zealand comic actor and writer
R Richard Rowley (disambiguation), several people Rosabelle Rowley (1905–2004), American politician Rosemarie Rowley (born 1942), Irish poet and ecofeminist
S Sally Rowley (1931–2020), American jewelry-maker and civil rights activist Samuel Rowley (), English dramatist and actor Samuel Campbell Rowley (1774–1846), Irish-born Royal Navy rear-admiral Sean Rowley, British disc jockey and television and radio presenter Sean Rowley (singer), lead singer of the American electronic/synthpop band Cause and Effect Stan Rowley (1876–1924), Australian sprinter Steven Rowley, author of the 2016 novel Lily and the Octopus
T Thomas Rowley (disambiguation), several people Trevor Rowley (born 1942), British landscape historian and archaeologist
W William Rowley (disambiguation), several people
Barons and baronets Various holders of the title Baron Langford Various Rowley baronets of Tendring Hall (1786) Various Rowley baronets of Hill House (1836)
See also Admiral Rowley (disambiguation)