Joseph Bowers (born Josef Ebner, 1897–1936) was the first man to attempt an escape from Alcatraz.
Joseph Bowers is also the name of:
Joseph Oliver Bowers (1910–2012), Catholic bishop from Dominica Joe Bowers (Joseph Bowers, died 1946), British rugby league footballer
See also "Joe Bowers" (song), an American folk song from the 1850s Joseph Bowers House, in the Iron County MRA, Michigan, United States