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Bowles, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 182
Housing Units (2000): 35
Land area (2000): 0.384551 sq. miles (0.995982 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.384551 sq. miles (0.995982 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07750
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 36.604499 N, 119.752246 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Bowles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Brian Bowles (baseball) (born 1976), US baseball player
  • Brian Bowles (fighter) (born 1980), US mixed martial artist
  • Charles J. Bowles (1922–2005), US athletics coach
  • Chester Bowles (1901–1986), US diplomat and politician
  • Cory Bowles (born 1973), Canadian actor
  • Cyril Bowles (1916–1999), English bishop
  • Denzel Bowles (born 1989), American basketball player
  • Edward Augustus Bowles (1865–1954), British horticulturalist and writer
  • Erskine Bowles (born 1945), US businessman and politician
  • Frank Bowles (1902–1970), British solicitor and politician
  • Hamish Bowles (born 1963), British magazine editor
  • Jack Bowles (1890–1971), English cricketer
  • Jane Bowles (1917–1973), US writer
  • Janet Payne Bowles (1872-1948), US artist
  • John Bowles (author) (1751–1819), English lawyer and author
  • Jovan Bowles (born 1983), South African rugby player
  • Lynn Bowles (born 1963), British radio reporter
  • Martin Bowles, senior Australian public servant
  • Michael Bowles (1909–1998), Irish conductor and composer
  • Paul Bowles (1910–1999), US composer, author, and translator
  • Paul Bowles (footballer) (born 1957), English football player
  • Peter Bowles (born 1936), English actor
  • Pinckney Downie Bowles (1835–1910), US lawyer and soldier
  • Ralston Bowles (born 1952), US musician
  • Ray Bowles (born 1975), US singer
  • Richard Spink Bowles (1912–1988), Canadian lawyer
  • Samuel Bowles (economist) (born 1939), US economist
  • Samuel Bowles (journalist) (1826–1878), US journalist
  • Sharon Bowles (born 1953), British politician
  • Skipper Bowles (1919–1986), US politician
  • Stanley Bowles (born 1948), English football player
  • Sydney Bowles (1880–1963), matriarch of the Mitford family
  • Thomas Bowles (1696–1773), English clergyman
  • Thomas Gibson Bowles (1841–1922), British journalist
  • Thomas J. Bowles, US physicist
  • Wayde Douglas Bowles (AKA Rocky Johnson) (born 1944), Canadian wrestler, father of Dwayne Johnson
  • William Bowles (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
  • Andrew Parker Bowles (born 1939), British military officer
  • Camilla Parker Bowles (born 1947), former name of the Duchess of Cornwall, wife of Prince Charles
  • Tom Parker Bowles (born 1974), British writer

Fictional characters:

  • "Sally Bowles," a short story in the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood
    • Sally Bowles, fictional character in the 1966 stage musical Cabaret, based on the novel
    • Sally Bowles, fictional character in the 1972 film Cabaret, based on the musical
  • Snowy Bowles, fictional character in the television series Sweat, played by Heath Ledger

Usage examples of "bowles".

Clear with me, or Admiral Bowles, or Doctor Corley himself before unlocking it.

You tell 'em firmly that outside lines are all in use, find out who it is, why they want to call, and whom-then tell the Director, Admiral Bowles, or me.

Barnes and Bowles spent a lengthy time staring out the ports-back at the shrinking, cloud-striped Earth, forward at the growing gibbous Moon'and brilliant steady stars-until Bowles fell asleep in mid-sentence, a softly snoring free balloon.

At Barnes' order Bowles gave his attention to placing her axis precisely horizontal.

Presently Bowles turned in the air and slithered back to his acceleration couch.

To help Bowles insure the safety of western civilization-or perhaps hasten a new crisis?

They were led by a weasel of a man, Sam Bowles, a forecastle lawyer, whose greatest talent lay in his ready tongue, his skill at arguing the division of spoils and in brewing dissension and discontent among his fellows.

Then he looked to his own stern and saw Sam Bowles scurrying to take the helm.

Forgive us, we beg you for the sakes of our wives and the sweet babes we left at home," Sam Bowles pleaded as their spokesman.

Let's see how high and mighty you are with bracelets of iron on you, Sam Bowles gloated.

It's your humble servant Boatswain Sam Bowles come to tend to your needs.

Daniel winced but uttered no sound as Sam Bowles tugged brutally at his arms.

When Sam Bowles lifted the hatch that opened into it, the stench that rose to greet them made even him recoil.

This method was quick enough to satisfy even Sam Bowles, and less of the precious fluid was lost.

When the daily ceremony of watering was done, this time Sam Bowles altered the routine.