Cowburn is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
John Cowburn Morgan Beavan (1910–1994), British journalist, Labour life peer and Member of the European Parliament Allan Cowburn (1820–1875), English first-class cricketer and clergyman Benjamin Cowburn, agent of the UK clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II John Cowburn (1868–1947), English-born Australian politician Nick Cowburn (born 1995), Australian professional footballer Thomas Cowburn (1888–1976), educator and politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
See also Clyde Engineering Co Ltd v Cowburn, a High Court of Australia case Cowburn Tunnel, railway tunnel in the Derbyshire Peak District of England