Owen is usually an anglicised variant of the Welsh personal name . Originally a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

, Owen became a fixed surname in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

beginning with the reign of Henry VIII. Etymologists consider it to originate from '' Eugene'' meaning 'noble-born'. According to T. J. Morgan and Prys Morgan in ''Welsh Surnames'': "the name is a derivation of the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

> OW , ... variously written in MW as , , . LL gives the names , , , . The corresponding form in

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

is ." Morgan and Morgan note that there are less likely alternative explanations, and agree with

Rachel Bromwich Rachel Bromwich (30 July 1915 – 15 December 2010) born Rachel Sheldon Amos, was a British scholar. Her focus was on medieval Welsh literature, and she taught Celtic Languages and Literature in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic a ...

that Welsh "is normally latinised as ", and that both the Welsh and Irish forms are Latin derivatives. The Welsh name is a cognate and near-

homonym In linguistics, homonyms are words which are homographs (words that share the same spelling, regardless of pronunciation), or homophones ( equivocal words, that share the same pronunciation, regardless of spelling), or both. Using this definiti ...

of the Irish name (pronounced /'oːəun/, partially anglicised as , as noted by Morgan and Morgan, among other spellings). As such, the given name Owney is usually regarded as a diminutive of either ''Owen'' or ''Eoghan''. However, another Irish name, (/ˈuənʲə/, meaning 'wood', 'work', 'pillar', or 'harmony') has also sometimes been anglicised as ''Owney''. ''Owen'' can also be an anglicised form of the French name , as in the case of Ouen of Rouen, metropolitan bishop of Rouen, known in Latin as , from Germanic and with French variant form . The anglicisation of the French digraph ''ou'' to ''ow'' is common in words such as > ''coward'', and

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intellig ...

> ''power'', > ''tower'', etc. Welsh has sometimes been Latinised as in certain parish registers, through a folk etymology process, because both and / have a typical anglicised form of ''Owen''. A relatively uncommon English surname, Owin, has also sometimes been spelt ''Owen''. __TOC__ The following notable people have Owen as a surname or first name.

Surname

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* Alfred Owen (footballer, born 1880), English footballer *

Amanda Owen Amanda Owen (born September 1974) is an English shepherd, writer and presenter. Biography Owen lives and farms on a remote farm, Ravenseat Farm, in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales with her husband Clive Owen and their nine children: Raven, R ...

(born 1974), "the Yorkshire Shepherdess" and writer * Beverley Owen (1937–2019), American actress *

Bill Owen (actor) William John Owen Rowbotham, (14 March 1914 – 12 July 1999) was an English actor and songwriter. He was the father of actor Tom Owen. He is best known for portraying Compo Simmonite in the Yorkshire-based BBC comedy series ''Last of the ...

(1914–1999), English actor, father of Tom Owen * Bill Owen (baseball), American college baseball coach * Bradley Owen (born 1950), American politician *

Chris Owen (actor) Chris Owen (born ) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Chuck Sherman, a.k.a.The Sherminator in the '' American Pie film franchise'', appearing in '' American Pie'', ''American Pie 2'', '' American Pie Presents: Band Camp'' ...

(born 1980), American actor * Chris Owen (director) (1944–2018), Australian film director *

Cliff Owen Cliff Owen (22 April 1919 – November 1993) was a British film and TV director best known for his comedy ''The Wrong Arm of the Law'' which starred Peter Sellers. He also directed two of the three films, made in the mid-1960s, featuring the double ...

(1919–1993), British TV and film director * Clive Owen (born 1964), English actor *

Dale Owen Ivan Dale Owen (2 August 1924 – 12 November 1997) was a Welsh architect in the modernist architectural style. The Glamorgan Archives and ''The Independent'' newspaper both described him as a 'leading figure in Welsh architecture'. He was ...

(1924–1997), Welsh architect *

Daniel Owen Daniel Owen (20 October 1836 – 22 October 1895) was a Welsh novelist. He is generally regarded as the foremost Welsh-language novelist of the 19th century, and as the first significant novelist to write in Welsh. Early life Daniel Owen was bor ...

(1836–1895), Welsh novelist * David Owen, several people *

Dicky Owen Dicky Owen (17 November 1876 - 27 February 1932) was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Swansea RFCSmith (1979), pg 132. Owen is seen as one of the greatest Welsh scrum-halves and won 35 caps for Wales between 1901 and ...

(1876–1932), Welsh international rugby union player * Don Owen (1930–2012), Louisiana television anchorman and politician * Edmund Owen (1847–1915), English surgeon * Eleanor Owen (1921-2022), American journalist and actress *

Elias Owen (Welsh cleric) Rev. Elias Owen MA, F.S.A. (2 December 1833 – 19 May 1899) was a Welsh cleric and antiquarian whose works include ''The Old Stone Crosses of the Vale of Clwyd'', 1886 and ''Welsh Folk-Lore'', 1896. Family Owen was born in Montgomeryshire, p ...

(1833–1899), Welsh cleric and antiquary *

Elias Owen (footballer) Elias Owen (1863 – 20 September 1888) was a Welsh amateur footballer who made three appearances as a goalkeeper for the Wales national team in 1884. He killed himself while depressed over the outcome of his college final examinations. Family ...

(1863–1888), Welsh international footballer * Elias K. Owen (1834–1877), United States Navy officer. *

Evelyn Owen Evelyn Ernest Owen (15 May 1915 – 1 April 1949) was an Australian who developed the Owen gun which was used by the Australian Army in World War II, Korea and Vietnam wars. Early life Evelyn Owen was born on 15 May 1915 in Wollongong, New ...

(1915–1949), Australian designer of the Owen submachine gun

F–M

* Francis Owen (philologist) (1886–1975), Canadian philologist and military officer *

Gareth Owen (footballer born 1971) Gareth Owen (born 21 October 1971) is a Welsh former footballer, who played as a midfielder for various English and Welsh clubs between 1989 and 2011. He is currently the manager of Wrexham AFC Women Under 19s. Career Owen spent twelve years ...

, Welsh footballer *

Gareth Owen (footballer born 1982) Gareth David Owen (born 21 September 1982) is an English-born Welsh former footballer, now working as academy director with Stoke City. A defender, he represented Wales at under-19 level. He began his career at Stoke City, signing as a profe ...

, Welsh footballer * Gilberto Owen (1904–1952), Mexican poet * Gordon Owen (born 1959), English footballer *

Greg Owen (golfer) Gregory Clive Owen (born 19 February 1972) is an English professional golfer. Career Owen was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. He turned professional in 1992 and gained his European Tour card at the 1997 qualifying school. He finished in the ...

(born 1972), English golfer *

Greg Owen (activist) Greg Owen is a UK-born activist who started a website to make generic pre-exposure prophylaxis medication (PrEP) accessible to prevent HIV infection. Early life Owen was the eldest of six children; he grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He at ...

British HIV/AIDS activist * Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen (1922–1982), Welsh philosopher * Henry Owen (1716–1795), Welsh theologian * Huw Parri Owen (1926–1996), Welsh theologian, writer and academic * Ian Owen (born 1948), former Australian rules footballer * Sir

Isambard Owen Sir Herbert Isambard Owen (28 December 1850 – 14 January 1927) was a British physician and university academic. He was the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol and a deputy Chancellor of the University of Wales. Career Owen was b ...

(1850–1927), British physician and university academic *

Jake Owen Joshua Ryan Owen (born August 28, 1981), known professionally as Jake Owen, is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2006, he released his debut studio album, '' Startin' with Me'', that year. Thi ...

(born 1981), American singer * James Owen, several people *

Jane Owen Jane Caroline Owen (born ) is a British diplomat. She is the current Governor of the Cayman Islands and the second woman to hold this position. She had previously served as the British ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and the Briti ...

(born 1963), British ambassador * Jimmy Owen (1864–??), English footballer * John Owen, several people *

Kai Owen Kai Owen (born 4 September 1975) is a Welsh actor of stage and screen, known to Welsh audiences for his numerous roles on Welsh language television and to worldwide audiences for his portrayal of Rhys Williams in '' Torchwood'' and Pete Bucha ...

(born 1975), Welsh actor *

Kenneth Owen Kenneth Ervin Owen (September 1, 1918 – January 23, 2001) was an American politician from the state of Iowa. Early life On September 1, 1918, Owen was born in Jerome, Iowa, U.S. Owen's parents were Samuel and Vera (née Sedgwick) Owen. Owen a ...

(1918–2001), American farmer and politician * Larry Owen (1955–2018), American baseball player *

Laurence Owen Laurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen (; May 9, 1944 – February 15, 1961) was a Hall of Fame American figure skater. She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 6th. She ...

(1944–1961), American figure skater *

Laurence Owen (composer) Laurence Owen is a British composer, musician, comedian and actor. Early career Laurence Owen's career began in the 1990s as a child actor. He had notable credits in the feature film ''Wilde'' (playing Vyvyan Wilde opposite Stephen Fry) and ...

(born 1989), British composer and entertainer * Lewis Owen, several people *

Lloyd Owen Richard Marcus Lloyd Owen (born 14 April 1966) is an English actor. Trained at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, he is known for portraying Indiana Jones's father Professor Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. in ...

(born 1966), English actor *

Lucy Owen Lucy Owen (born 18 June 1971 as Lucy Jane Cohen) is a Welsh television news reader. Early life Owen attended Howell's School in Llandaff, Cardiff, and graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London, in English. She is of Jewish heritage. ...

(born 1971), Welsh newsreader * Maria Tallant Owen (1825–1913), American botanist *

Mark Owen Mark Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English singer and songwriter best known for being a member of pop group and band Take That; as of 2019, the group have sold 14 million albums and 11.4 million singles in the UK. In Owen's solo career, he ...

(born 1972), English musician and member of Take That *

Marv Owen Marvin James Owen (March 22, 1906 – June 22, 1991) was an American baseball player, manager, coach and scout. A native of northern California, Owen played both baseball and football at Santa Clara University. He made his Major League Baseb ...

(1906–1991), American baseball player, manager, and scout * Mary Owen, several people * May Owen (1892–1988), Texas physician *

Michael Owen Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. Since r ...

, several people

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Nick Owen Nicholas Corbishley Owen is an English television presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting the breakfast television programme ''TV-am'' and the BBC's local news show ''Midlands Today'' since 1997. He was also the chairman of Luton ...

(born 1947), English television presenter and newsreader *

Nora Owen Nora Owen (; born 1 June 1945) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Justice from 1994 to 1997 and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 1993 to 2001. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North constituency ...

(born 1945), Irish politician * Orville Ward Owen (1854–1924), American physician and Baconian * Peter Owen, makeup artist *

Priscilla Owen Priscilla Richman (formerly Priscilla Richman Owen) (born October 4, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She was previously a justice ...

(born 1954), American judge on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals *

Randy Owen Randy Yeuell Owen (born December 13, 1949) is an American country music artist. He is best known for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band that saw tremendous mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Alabama became ...

(born 1949), American country musician *

Ray Owen Raymond "Ray" Owen (birth registered third ¼ 1940 – 5 February 2006) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and a chairman of the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Widnes and Wakefield Trini ...

(1941–2006), English rugby league footballer *

Reginald Owen John Reginald Owen (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor. He was known for his many roles in British and American films and television programs. Career The son of Joseph and Frances Owen, Reginald Owen studied at Sir Herbert ...

(1887–1972), English actor * Richard Owen, several people * Robert Owen, several people * Roger Owen, several people * Russell Owen (1889–1952), American journalist * Ruth Bryan Owen (1885–1954), member of Congress and U.S. ambassador * Samuel Owen (1769?-1857), maritime artist *

Sarah Owen Sarah Mei Li Owen (; born 11 January 1983) is a British politician and trade unionist serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton North since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has served Shadow Minister for Local Government and Faith ...

, British Member of Parliament elected 2019 *

Scott Owen Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...

(born 1975), double bass player for Australian rock band ''The Living End'' *

Sid Owen Sid Owen (born David Sutton; 12 January 1972) is an English actor, television presenter and former singer, who played Ricky Butcher in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' on and off since 1988. He also appeared in the tenth series of ''Stric ...

(born 1972), English actor * Siobhan Owen (born 1993), Australian harpist * Susan Owen, American operatic soprano * Syd Owen (1927–1999), English footballer * Tanner Owen (born 1996), American football player * Thomas Owen, several people * Walter Owen, several people *

Wilfred Owen Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 – 4 November 1918) was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War. His war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was much influenced b ...

(1893–1918), British World War I poet *

William Fitzwilliam Owen Vice Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen (17 September 1774 – 3 November 1857), was a British naval officer and explorer. He is best known for his exploration of the west and east African coasts, discovery of the Seaflower Channel off the co ...

(1774–1857), British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer * William Owen, several people

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* Owen I of Strathclyde, King of Strathclyde (in the western part of modern Scotland) *

Owen Aspinall Owen Stuart Aspinall (September 21, 1927 – February 7, 1997) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Governor of American Samoa from August 1, 1967, to July 31, 1969. He was born in Grand Junction, Colorado; his fa ...

(1927–1997), 45th Governor of American Samoa * Owen Astrachan (born 1956), Duke University computer scientist * Owen Biddle, several people * Owen M. Begley (1906–1981), New York politician * Owen Bennett (born 1985), British former journalist * Owen Bradley (1915–1998), American country music producer * Owen Cheung (born 1987), Hong Kong actor * Owen Clarke, English musician, member of band Hot Chip *

Owen Coyle Owen Columba Coyle (born 14 July 1966) is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Scottish Championship club Queen's Park. He played as a striker for several clubs in England and Scotland, and made one ...

(born 1966), Irish professional football player and current manager of Queen's Park in Scotland *

Owen Daniels Owen Daniels (born November 9, 1982) is an American meteorologist and former American football tight end. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Dra ...

(born 1982), American professional football player * Owen Davis (1874–1956), American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright *

Owen Farrell Owen Andrew Farrell (born 24 September 1991) is an English professional rugby union player, currently captain of Gallagher Premiership side Saracens. Farrell has played international rugby for England since 2012. Farrell is one of the top poi ...

(born 1991), English rugby union player * Owen Franks (born 1987), New Zealand rugby union player * Owen Da Gama (born 1961), South African football manager *

Owen Garriott Owen Kay Garriott (November 22, 1930 – April 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut, who spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission, and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 on a S ...

(1930–2019), American Skylab and Space Shuttle astronaut * Owen Garvan (born 1988), Irish footballer *

Owen Hargreaves Owen Lee Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known as a hard-working and "solid defensive midfielder who worked tirelessly to win the ball" and provide his teammates with posses ...

(born 1981), English footballer *

Owen Harris Owen Harris (1837 – January 1905) was a Liberal politician and municipal leader in Aberdare, South Wales. Early life Harris was born in Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, but as a young man migrated to Ystalyfera in the Swansea Valley and later ...

(1837–1905), Welsh politician * Owen Harris (director), British film and television director *

Owen Hart Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wres ...

(1965–1999), Canadian professional wrestler *

Owen Hatherley Owen Hatherley (born 24 July 1981 in Southampton, England) is a British writer and journalist based in London who writes primarily on architecture, politics and culture. Early life Hatherley was born in Southampton in 1981, growing up in a 1930s ...

(born 1981), British writer and journalist *

Owen Husney Owen Robert Husney (born September 8, 1947) is an American music manager, musician, promoter, and record executive. Husney is known for his discovery and management of the artist Prince and Prince's 1977 signing to Warner Bros. Records—then o ...

(born 1947), American music manager and record executive * Owen Johnson, several people *

Owen Jones Owen Jones (born 8 August 1984) is a British newspaper columnist, political commentator, journalist, author, and left-wing activist. He writes a column for ''The Guardian'' and contributes to the ''New Statesman'' and '' Tribune.'' He has two ...

, several people

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Owen Hale Owen Hale (Born July 15, 1948) is an American musician best known for playing drums with Lynyrd Skynyrd, on their album '' Twenty'' and the Lyve from Steel Town DVD concert. Hale left the group in 1998. He was also a busy studio drummer in Na ...

(born 1947), American drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd *

Owen Kelly Owen Kelly (born 12 March 1977) is an Australian professional racing driver. Son of Chas Kelly, he has competed over the course of his career in V8 Supercars and NASCAR among other series. Racing career Kelly started his circuit racing career ...

(born 1977), Australian race car driver *

Owen King Owen Philip King (born February 21, 1977) is an American author and the younger son of authors Stephen and Tabitha King. Early life King was born in 1977 in Maine to parents Tabitha and Stephen King. He has two older siblings, Naomi King an ...

(born 1977), American author *

Owen Klassen Owen James Klassen (born October 31, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played university basketball at Acadia University and is a current member of the Canadian national ...

(born 1991), Canadian basketball player *

Owen Lovejoy Owen Lovejoy (January 6, 1811 – March 25, 1864) was an American lawyer, Congregational minister, abolitionist, and Republican congressman from Illinois. He was also a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. After his brother Elijah Lo ...

(1811–1864), American lawyer and politician * Owen Mulligan (born 1981), three-time All-Ireland SFC winning Tyrone player * Owen Nolan (born 1972), Northern Irish hockey player *

Owen Oyston Owen John Oyston (born 3 January 1934) is an English former businessman best known as the former majority owner of Blackpool Football Club. Oyston was convicted of rape and indecent assault of a 16-year-old girl in 1996. He served three years and ...

(born 1934), English businessman and convicted rapist *

Owen Pallett Michael James Owen Pallett (born September 7, 1979) is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist. Under their erstwhile moniker of Final Fantasy, Pallett won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the album '' He Poos Clouds''. Palle ...

(born 1979), Canadian songwriter and winner of the inaugural Polaris Music Prize * Owen Pappoe (born 2000), American football player * Owen Rinehart, American polo player *

Owen Roberts Owen Josephus Roberts (May 2, 1875 – May 17, 1955) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945. He also led two Roberts Commissions, the first of which investigated the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the sec ...

, several people * Owen Roizman (born 1936), American cinematographer * Owen Ronald (born 1993), Scottish footballer *

Owen Rutter Edward Owen Rutter (7 November 1889 – 2 August 1944) was an English historian, novelist and travel writer. After serving with the North Borneo Civil Service from 1910 to 1915, Rutter returned to Britain during the First World War and was commi ...

(1889–1944), English historian, novelist and travel writer * Owen Schmitt (born 1985), American football player * Owen Shannon (1879–1918), American baseball player * Owen Suskind, son of

Ron Suskind Ronald Steven "Ron" Suskind (born November 20, 1959) is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker. He was the senior national affairs writer for ''The Wall Street Journal'' from 1993 to 2000, where he won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Feature ...

and star of the 2016 documentary film, ''

Life, Animated ''Life, Animated'' is a 2016 American documentary by director Roger Ross Williams. It is co-produced by Williams with Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn and Christopher Clements. ''Life, Animated'' is based on journalist Ron Suskind's 2014 book ''Li ...

'' *

Owen Ray Skelton Owen Ray Skelton (February 9, 1886 – July 20, 1969) was an American automotive industry engineer and automobile designer. Along with Fred M. Zeder and Carl Breer, he was one of the core group who formed the present day Chrysler Corporation. ...

(1886–1969), American automotive engineer * Owen Tippett (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey winger *

Owen Tudor Sir Owen Tudor (, 2 February 1461) was a Welsh courtier and the second husband of Queen Catherine of Valois (1401–1437), widow of King Henry V of England. He was the grandfather of Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty. Background Owe ...

(c. 1400 – 1461), Welsh ancestor of the Tudor dynasty *

Owen Von Richter Owen Von Richter (born April 7, 1975) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who swam in the mixed-stroke medley events in international championships. Von Richter represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he ...

(born 1975), Canadian medley swimmer * Owen Walter (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Owen Warner (born 1999), English actor *

Owen Wilson Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he shared writing and acting credits for '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and '' The Royal ...

(born 1968), American actor * Owen Yuwono (born 1996), Indonesian guy * Owen D. Young (1874–1962), American businessman, lawyer, and diplomat

Fictional characters

* Owen (''Black Clover''), a character in the manga series ''Black Clover'' * Owen, a character from the animated reality series ''Total Drama'' * Owen Grady, protagonist of '' Jurassic World'' * Owen Green, a character in the podcast ''

The Bright Sessions ''The Bright Sessions'' is a science fiction podcast audio drama created by Lauren Shippen and starring Julia Morizawa as the titular Dr. Bright. The podcast takes place in a fictional universe where super-powered individuals, called "atypicals" ...

'' *

Owen Harper Dr Owen James Harper is a fictional character played by Burn Gorman, and a regular in the BBC television series ''Torchwood'', a spin-off from the long-running series ''Doctor Who''. The character last appeared onscreen in the Series 2 finale, ...

, protagonist in the television series ''Torchwood'' *

Owen Hunt Major (Ret.) Owen Hunt, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a fictional character from the medical drama television series ''Grey's Anatomy'', which airs on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The character was created by series' produc ...

in ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Owen Lars in the ''Star Wars'' universe, step-uncle of Luke Skywalker * Owen Lift, son of Momma Lift in ''

Throw Momma from the Train ''Throw Momma from the Train'' is a 1987 American crime comedy film starring and directed by Danny DeVito in his theatrical directorial debut. The film co-stars Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, Rob Reiner, Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist, and Kate Mul ...

'' * Owen Marshall, protagonist defense attorney in the television series '' Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law'' * Owen Meany, title character in John Irving's novel ''A Prayer For Owen Meany'' *Owen Mercer, one of two characters to inherit the name of

Captain Boomerang Captain Boomerang is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, who respectively serve as enemies to both the Flash (Barry Allen), Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash (DC Comics character) ...

and a supervillain in ''DC Comics'' * Owen Milgrim, a main character in the miniseries ''

Maniac Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, ''maniakos'') is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior. Maniac may also refer to: Film * ' ...

'' *

Owen Milligan ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

from the ''Degrassi'' series * Owen Moore from the action-adventure video game, ''

The Last of Us Part II ''The Last of Us Part II'' is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Set five years after ''The Last of Us'' (2013), the game focuses on two playable chara ...

'' * Owen Paris from the ''Star Trek'' franchise * Owen Quine, writer killed in J. K. Rowling's novel ''

The Silkworm ''The Silkworm'' is a 2014 crime fiction novel by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is the second novel in the ''Cormoran Strike'' series of detective novels and was followed by ''Career of Evil'' in 2015, ''Let ...

'' * Owen Tillerman, a main character in the TV series ''

Central Park Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the fifth-largest park in the city, covering . It is the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated ...

'' * Owen Underhill in

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

's novel ''

Dreamcatcher In some Native American and First Nations cultures, a dreamcatcher ( oj, asabikeshiinh, the inanimate form of the word for 'spider') is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. It may also be decorated with sacred items such as ...

'' * Owen Wells in Gabrielle Zevin's novel '' Elsewhere'' * Owen Lawton in Karen McManus's novel ''

One of Us Is Next ''One of Us Is Next'' is a mystery thriller novel by Karen M. McManus and the sequel to '' One of Us Is Lying'' (2017). Set a year after the events of the first book, it follows three Bayview High students—Maeve Rojas, Knox Myers, and Phoebe ...

'' * Owen the Incline Engine, a character from the children's television series ''

Thomas and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

''.

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