Famous People with Name Owen

Owen Chamberlain            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Owen Chamberlain: American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery, with collaborator Emilio Segrè, of antiprotons, a sub-atomic antiparticle.

Owen James Hart            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Owen James Hart: Hart entered wrestling by working for his father's Stampede Wrestling. Wrestling, however, was not his first choice for a career; as his widow Martha explained in her book Broken Harts, Owen tried numerous times to find a profitable living outside of wres

Owen Cunningham Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Owen Cunningham Wilson: Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of photographer Laura Wilson (née Cunningham) and Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising executive and operator of a public television station.[1] His family is Irish American and Roman Catholic.[2][3] While living

Owen Biddle            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Owen Biddle: who has been touring with Grammy-award-winning hip hop group The Roots since the departure of 17-year-veteran bassist, "Hub" in 2007. Prior to joining the lineup, Biddle was credited with production and writing on the Roots' Grammy-nominated album, Game Theory. Other work includes recordings with Al Green, Beanie Sigel, Baaba Maal, Vivian Green, Carol Riddick, Jazmine Sullivan, Taylor Dayne, Jazzyfatnastees, and Corinne Bailey-Rae.[1]. He is also a member of The Trolleyvox. Owen also was a bassist, composer and founding member of the Philadelphia based rock band Pepper's Ghost.

Owen Lee Hargreaves            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Owen Lee Hargreaves: is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. As one of the Senators' leading scorers for several seasons, Heatley has set franchise records for single-season goals and points. Internationally, Heatley has played in five World Championships, one Olympics and one World Cup of Hockey at the senior level, as well as two World Junior Championships for Team Canada. In 2008, he surpassed Marcel Dionne as Canada's all-time leader in goals and Steve Yzerman as the all-time leader in points for the World Championships.

Philip Walter Owen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip Walter Owen: was the mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1993 to 2002, making him one of Vancouver's longest serving mayors. His father was Walter S. Owen, who was Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1973 to 1978. He entered civic politics in 1978 after being elected to the Vancouver Parks Board. In 1986 he became a member of Vancouver City Council, and served there for seven years.

William Reid Owen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Reid Owen: was the 20th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1924. He was born in Ontario and moved to Vancouver in 1899. He became mayor after winning a narrow victory over Louis Taylor by 53 votes. He lost to Taylor the following year by 640 votes.

Charles Lewis Owen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Lewis Owen: was an American-born manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Northumberland East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1907 to 1911 as a Conservative. Owen was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1907 by-election held following the death of Edward Cochrane. He was reelected in 1908.

Lemuel Cambridge Owen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lemuel Cambridge Owen: was a Prince Edward Island shipbuilder, banker, merchant and politician, the second Premier. His government was unable to resolve the contentious schools question that divided both the Conservative and Liberal parties along sectarian lines and his government was replaced in 1876 by a Protestant coalition formed to implement a secular school system on the island. Owen retired from politics and returned to his business interests.

Stephen Owen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stephen Owen: is the Vice-President of External, Legal and Community Relations for the University of British Columbia. He is a former Canadian politician. Owen was the Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Vancouver Quadra, encompassing the western end of the City of Vancouver. He was a member of Prime Minister Paul Martin's Liberal government, serving in cabinet as Canada's tenth Minister of Western Economic Diversification and as Minister of State for Sport. Owen was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2000 federal election. He was appointed to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's cabinet on January 15, 2002, serving as Secretary of State for both Western Economic Diversification and Indian Affairs and Northern Development. On December 12, 2003, he was promoted by newly-appointed Martin to Minister of Public Works and Government Services. In this capacity, he was a frequent target of opposition questions on the "sponsorship scandal". During his tenure, Owen also managed the largest recovery of misappropriated public funds in Canadian history.