Sowerby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sowerby family, naturalists and artists
- Sowerby family, a British family of naturalists and artists
- Arthur de Carle Sowerby (1885–1954), British explorer in China
- Charlotte Caroline Sowerby (1820–1865), British natural history illustrator
- George Brettingham Sowerby I (1788–1854), British malacologist
- George Brettingham Sowerby II (1812–1884), British malacologist
- George Brettingham Sowerby III (1843–1921), British malacologist
- James Sowerby (1757–1822), British zoologist and painter
- James Sowerby (1815–1834), British mycologist
- James de Carle Sowerby (1787–1871), English scientist and artist
- John Edward Sowerby (1825–1870), artist and publisher
Others
Artists
- John George Sowerby (1850–1914), English painter and illustrator
- Millicent Sowerby (1878–1967), English painter and illustrator
Politicians
- John Sowerby (MP) (fl. 1391–1411), English lawyer and Member of Parliament
- William Sowerby (politician) (born 1956), American politician
Other occupations
- E. Millicent Sowerby (1883–1977), English bibliographer
- Francis Sowerby Macaulay, British mathematician
- Fred Sowerby (born 1948), Antigua and Barbuda sprinter
- Githa Sowerby (1876–1970), English playwright
- Leo Sowerby (1895–1968), twentieth-century American composer
- William Sowerby (clergyman) (1799–1875), English clergyman
Fictional characters
- From The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Dickon Sowerby, a main character with knowledge about nature
- Martha Sowerby, a servant at the house and Mary's maid
- Mrs Sowerby, Dickon and Martha's mother.
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