Prowse (surname)

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
• Charles Bertie Prowse (1869–1916), British Army officer
• Daniel Woodley Prowse (1834–1914), Canadian political figure
• David Prowse (1935–2020), 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 E. 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 Prowse (MP), MP for Somerset from 1740 to 1767
• 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