Lower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur R. M. Lower (1889–1988), Canadian historian Britt Lower (born 1985), American actress Cyrus B. Lower (1843–1924), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Geoffrey Lower (born 1963), American actor Kathleen Lower (1905-1995), British politician Oswald Bertram Lower (1863–1925), Australian entomologist Richard Lower (physician) (1631–1691), Cornish inventor of blood transfusion Robert A. Lower (1844–1918), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient William Lower (astronomer) (1570–1615), English astronomer William Lower (dramatist) (), English dramatist and translator