Mowrer is the surname of the following people: Edgar Ansel Mowrer (1892–1977), American journalist and author Gordon Mowrer (1936–2016), American politician, businessman, and ordained pastor Nick Mowrer (born 1988), American sport shooter Orval Hobart Mowrer (1907–1982), American psychologist Paul Scott Mowrer (1887–1971), American newspaper correspondent