Gowing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Eric Gowing (1913-1981), Anglican Bishop of Auckland John Gowing (1835–1908), English-born Australian retailer Laura Gowing (), British historian Sir Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991), British artist, writer, curator and teacher Margaret Gowing (1921–1998), English historian Nik Gowing (born 1951), British television journalist Other uses Gowing, a character in The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith See also Gowings, department store chain in Sydney, Australia Going (disambiguation) Gowin