Stow is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Alexander W. Stow (1805–1854), American jurist Augustine Stow (1833–1903), South Australian politician Baron Stow, (1801–1869), American Baptist minister, writer and editor

David Stow (1793–1864), Scottish educationalist Gardner Stow (c. 1789–1866), American lawyer George William Stow (1822–1882), English-born South African geologist and ethnologist Hamilton Hobart Stow (1837–1905), American oil well operator Horatio J. Stow (c. 1809–1859), New York lawyer and politician James Stow (c. 1770–in or after 1823), English engraver Jefferson Stow (1830–1908), English-born newspaper editor and magistrate in South Australia Jennifer Stow, Australian biologist John Stow (c. 1525–1605), English historian and antiquarian Sir John Montague Stow (1911–1997), politician from Barbados John Stow (priest), Archdeacon of Bermuda from 1951 to 1961 Joshua Stow (1762–1842), founder of Stow, Ohio Marietta Stow (1830 or 1837–1902), American suffragist Montague Stow (1847–1911), English cricketer and lawyer

Percy Stow (1876–1919), British director of short films Randolph Stow (1935–2010), Australian writer Randolph Isham Stow (1828–1878), English-born Australian judge Selina Catherine Stow (1870–1956), British botanist Silas Stow (1773–1827), American politician Thomas Stow (1801–1862), English-born Australian pioneer Congregational clergyman

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