Prowse

Prowse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert Prowse (1858-1925), Canadian political figure
• Andrew Prowse (fl. 1980s-present), Australian film and TV director
• Benjamin Charles Prowse (1862-1930), Canadian political figure
• Daniel Woodley Prowse (1834-1914), Canadian political figure
• David Prowse (born 1935), British athlete and actor
• David Prowse (politician) (born 1941), Australian political figure
• Edgar Prowse (1905-1977), Australian political figure
• George Prowse (1896-1918), British sailor who won a Victoria Cross in World War I
• Heydon Prowse (born 1981), British journalist and actor
• Ian Prowse (fl. 1990s-present), British musician
• James Harper Prowse (1913-1976), Canadian political figure
• Jane Prowse(fl. 1990s-present), US playwright and author
• John Prowse (1871-1944), Australian political figure
• Juliet Prowse (1936-1996), South African-American dancer and actress
• Lemuel Prowse (1858-1925), Canadian political figure
• Philip Prowse (born 1937), Scottish theatre director
• Robert Henry Prowse (1828-1924), Canadian political figure
• Samuel Prowse (1835-1902), Canadian political figure
• Thomas William Lemuel Prowse (1888-1973), Canadian political figure
• William Prowse (1752-1826), British naval officer
• William Jeffrey Prowse (1839-1870), British author

Fictional characters:

• Emily Prowse, character in the television series Jericho
• Jonah Prowse, character in the television series Jericho

See also

• USS Prowse (PF-92), a United States Navy patrol frigate that was transferred to the United Kingdom while under construction; served in the Royal Navy as HMS Zanzibar (K596) from 1944 to 1946
• Keith Prowse, the name of two different trading companies
• Rowse