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The city of Bowie owes its existence to the railway. In 1853, Colonel William Duckett Bowie obtained a charter from the Maryland legislature to construct a rail line into Southern Maryland. In 1869, the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Company began the construction of a railroad from Baltimore to Southern Maryland, terminating in Pope's Creek. The area had already been dotted with small farms and large tobacco plantations in an economy based on agriculture and slavery. In 1870, Ben Plumb, a land speculator and developer, sold building lots around the railroad junction and named the settlement Huntington City. By 1872, the line was completed, together with a "spur" to Washington, D.C., and the entire line through Southern Maryland was completed in 1873.

In 1880, Huntington City was rechartered as Bowie, named for Colonel Bowie's son and business partner Oden Bowie,{{cite web

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|title=Revitalization of Old Town Bowie

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{{cite web

| title =The Prince George's Hall of Fame

| publisher =Prince George's County Historical Society

| year =2003

| url =http://www.pghistory.org/HallofFame

| access-date =2007-08-16

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{{cite web

|url=http://www.pghistory.org/PG/PG300/obowie.html

|title=Prince George's County: Over 300 years of History – Oden Bowie

| publisher =Prince George's County Historical Society

|year=1996

|access-date= 2007-10-02}}

{{cite book

| last =Wilson

| first =William Bender

| title =History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: With Plan of Organization

| url =https://archive.org/details/historypennsylv03wilsgoog

| publisher =Henry T. Coates & Company

| year = 1895

| page =[https://archive.org/details/historypennsylv03wilsgoog/page/n433 279]

}} the former Governor of Maryland

{{cite web

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|title=Governor's Information: Maryland Governor Oden Bowie

|publisher=National Governors Association

|access-date=2007-10-02

|url-status=dead

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}} and then-president of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad.

{{cite book

| last =Wilson

| first =William Bender

| title =History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: With Plan of Organization

| url =https://archive.org/details/historypennsylv02wilsgoog

| publisher =Henry T. Coates & Company

| year = 1895

| pages =[https://archive.org/details/historypennsylv02wilsgoog/page/n424 333]–334

}} In the early days the land was subdivided by developers into more than 500 residential building lots, to create a large town site at a junction of the Baltimore and Potomac's main line to southern Maryland, and the branch line to Washington, D.C.

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By 1902, the Baltimore & Potomac was purchased by the powerful Pennsylvania Railroad. A second railroad entered the community when the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway electric trolley line commenced service in 1908. The large interurban cars brought rapid transit to the area, with trains running hourly. Bowie area stations included High Bridge, Hillmeade, and the Race Track.

The convergence of the two rail systems induced the Southern Maryland Agricultural Society to build the Bowie Race Track in 1914. The track enabled the Belair Stud to become one of Maryland's premier areas for thoroughbreds. Also in 1914, a teacher-training college, or normal school as it was referred to then, was built for African-Americans, just outside the town. This now has become Bowie State University. The town of Bowie was incorporated in 1916.

In 1957, the firm of Levitt and Sons acquired the nearby Belair Estate, the original colonial plantation of the Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle, and developed the residential community of Belair at Bowie. Two years later the town of Bowie annexed the Levitt properties and then re-incorporated the now-larger area as a city in 1963. The overwhelming majority of Bowie residents today live in this 1960s Levitt planned community, whose street names are arranged in alliterative sections.{{cite web |last1=Jacobs |first1=James A. |title=Belair at Bowie |url=http://sah-archipedia.org/detail%2Fcontent%2Fentries%2FMD-01-033-0004.xml?q=%28section%3AMD-01%29%20AND%20city%3ABowie |website=Society of Architectural Historians Archipedia |publisher=University of Virginia Press |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072201/http://sah-archipedia.org/detail%2Fcontent%2Fentries%2FMD-01-033-0004.xml?q=%28section%3AMD-01%29%20AND%20city%3ABowie |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} Levitt & Sons had a long history of prohibiting the sale of houses (including resale by owners) to African Americans which led to protests during the Civil Rights Movement in Bowie in 1963.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110408091855/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989781-1,00.html Suburban Legend WILLIAM LEVITT]

The original Belair Estate contains the Belair Mansion (circa 1745), the five-part Georgian plantation house of Governor Samuel Ogle and his son Governor Benjamin Ogle. It was purchased in 1898 by the wealthy banker James T. Woodward who, on his passing in 1910, left it to his nephew, William Woodward Sr., who became a famous horseman. Restored to reflect its 250-year-old legacy, the Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Belair Stable, on the Estate, was part of the famous Belair Stud, one of the premier racing stables in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s.{{cite web | last=Hahn | first=Fritz | title=Ride into Kentucky Derby history at Belair Stable Museum in Bowie | website=Washington Post | date=May 2, 2013 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/ride-into-kentucky-derby-history-at-belair-stable-museum-in-bowie/2013/05/02/e7810ba6-a911-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html | access-date=January 15, 2024}} Owned and operated by William Woodward Sr. (1876–1953), it closed in 1957 following the death of his son, Billy Woodward. Belair had been the oldest continually operating racing horse farm in the country.{{cite web | last=Morvay | first=Joanne E. | title=Bowie's rural roots offer visitors a peek into the area's past | website=Baltimore Sun | date=January 6, 2005 | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2005/01/06/bowies-rural-roots-offer-visitors-a-peek-into-the-areas-past/ | access-date=January 15, 2024}}

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Bowie has an area of {{convert|16|sqmi|km2}} and about 50,000 residents with nearly {{convert|2,000|acre|km2}} set aside as parks or open space. It has 72 ball fields, three community centers, an ice arena at Allen Pond Park, the Bowie Town Center, the 800-seat Bowie Center for the Performing Arts,{{cite web |url=http://www.bowiecenter.org/ |title=Bowie Center for the Performing Arts |website=bowiecenter.org |access-date=August 7, 2022}} a 150-seat theatrical playhouse, a golf course, and three museums.

Bowie's rail town history is on display via the Huntington Railroad Museum, within the local rail station's restored railroad buildings. In 2006, the city reopened the Bowie Building Association building, a small brick and block structure constructed circa 1930, as a Welcome Center; it originally housed the Bowie Building Association, which helped finance much of the community's early development.

Bowie is home to the Chesapeake Baysox, a Minor League Baseball team of the Eastern League which serves as the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The Baysox moved to Bowie from Hagerstown in 1993 and began to play at Prince George's Stadium in 1994. In 2015, the Baysox captured their first Eastern League championship, defeating the Reading Fightin Phils in five games.

The city operates a senior citizens center and a gymnasium for community programs.

Image:Bowie, Maryland map enlarged.png

Bowie is located at {{Coord|38|57|53|N|76|44|40|W|type:city}} (38.964727, −76.744531).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|18.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|18.43|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2013-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}

• Glenn Dale (northwest)
• South Laurel (northwest)
• Crofton (northeast)
• Davidsonville (east)
• Queen Anne (southeast){{dubious|reason=the former town of Queen Anne was well south of bowie|date=January 2017}}{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
• Brock Hall (south)
• Kettering (southwest)
• Woodmore (southwest)
• Fairwood (west)

ZIP codes for mail delivery in Bowie are:

20715, 20716, 20717, 20718, 20719, 20720, 20721

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bowie has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=576381&cityname=Bowie%2C+Maryland%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bowie, Maryland]

{{US Census population

|1920= 677

|1930= 694

|1940= 767

|1950= 860

|1960= 1072

|1970= 35028

|1980= 33695

|1990= 37589

|2000= 50269

|2010= 54727

|2020= 58329

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As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2013-01-25}} of 2010, there were 54,727 people, 19,950 households, and 14,264 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2969.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 20,687 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1122.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.

The ethnic makeup of the city was 41.4% White, 48.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6% of the population.

There were 19,950 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.5% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the city was 40.1 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 30.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $99,105, and the median income for a family was $109,157. Males had a median income of $52,284 versus $40,471 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,703. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

• Rank by per capita income in Prince George's County: 7
• Rank by per capita income in Maryland: 65

The City of Bowie operates under a council-manager government as established by the city charter. This means that the mayor and council are responsible for making policy, passing ordinances, voting appropriations, and having overall supervisory authority in the city government.

The U.S. Postal Service operates multiple post offices including Mitchellville,"[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Bowie%2C+MD&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1434431&locationName=MITCHELLVILLE&address2=&address1=1500+POINTER+RIDGE+PL&city=BOWIE&state=MD&zip5=20716&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=301-390-9074&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=38.90958&longitude=-76.7195289&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& MITCHELLVILLE]." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "1500 POINTER RIDGE PL BOWIE, MD 20716-9998" West Bowie,"[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Bowie%2C+MD&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1386964&locationName=WEST+BOWIE&address2=&address1=13030+9TH+ST&city=BOWIE&state=MD&zip5=20720&zip4=3645&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=301-262-3143&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=39.008458&longitude=-76.7802599&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& WEST BOWIE]." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "13030 9TH ST BOWIE, MD 20720-3645" and Bowie/Mitchellville Carrier Annex (adjacent to the city limits)."[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Bowie%2C+MD&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1355532&locationName=BOWIE&address2=&address1=6710+LAUREL+BOWIE+RD&city=BOWIE&state=MD&zip5=20715&zip4=9997&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=301-464-0917&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=38.983244&longitude=-76.757849&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& BOWIE]." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "6710 LAUREL BOWIE RD BOWIE, MD 20715-9997""[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Bowie%2C+MD&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1432969&locationName=MITCHELLVILLE+CARRIER+ANNEX&address2=&address1=6710+LAUREL+BOWIE+RD&city=BOWIE&state=MD&zip5=20715&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=38.983244&longitude=-76.757849&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& MITCHELLVILLE CARRIER ANNEX]." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "6710 LAUREL BOWIE RD BOWIE, MD 20715-9998"

The primary law enforcement agency for the city is the Bowie Police Department aided by the Prince George's County Police, the Maryland-National Capital Park Police Department, and the Sheriff's Office as directed by authority.

Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station in Brock Hall CDP, with a Bowie postal address, serves the community."[https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/District-2-Station-Bowie-2 District 2 Station – Bowie]." Prince George's County Police Department. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. "District 2 Station – Bowie 601 SW Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20715 ". [https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2652/District-2-Beat-Map-PDF?bidId= Beat map]. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2410150_brock_hall/DC10BLK_P2410150_000.pdf 2010 U.S. Census Bureau index map of Brock Hall CDP] as well as the detail on [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2410150_brock_hall/DC10BLK_P2410150_000.pdf Page 1].

File:2019-07-25 15 45 46 View east along Interstate 595 and U.S. Route 50 (John Hanson Highway) from the pedestrian overpass just east of Maryland State Route 197 (Collington Road) in Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland.jpg

Bowie is served by several significant highways. The most prominent of these is Interstate 595/U.S. Route 50, the John Hanson Highway, which follows an east–west route through the city. Via I-595/US 50, Bowie has direct connections westward to Washington, D.C., and eastward to Annapolis and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. U.S. Route 301 and Maryland Route 3 skim the eastern edge of the city, providing connections southward to Waldorf and La Plata and northward to Baltimore. Other state highways serving the city include Maryland Route 197, Maryland Route 214, Maryland Route 450 and Maryland Route 564.

It is served by Bowie State station on MARC's Penn Line.

According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofbowie.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2490 |title=2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |publisher=City of Bowie |format=PDF |date=October 26, 2018 |access-date=23 February 2019}} the largest employers in the city are:

Bowie is within the Prince George's County Public Schools system."[https://www.cityofbowie.org/DocumentCenter/View/6847/Bowie-Neighborhoods-Map Bowie Neighborhoods]." City of Bowie. Retrieved on August 28, 2018. This map indicates the locations of schools.

Area residents are zoned to Benjamin Tasker Middle School or Samuel Ogle Middle School,"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Middle.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. and Bowie High School."[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20High.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. Some Bowie residents also attend Eleanor Roosevelt High School in their STEM program.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

Elementary schools in Bowie include Heather Hills, Kenilworth, Northview, Pointer Ridge, Rockledge, Tulip Grove, Whitehall, and Yorktown Elementary Schools. Elementary schools not in Bowie and serving Bowie include High Bridge and Woodmore."[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Elementary.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. Two special education centers are Chapel Forge and C. Elizabeth Reig. A voc/tech school is located at Tall Oaks High School.

Samuel Ogle was previously a junior high school, then an elementary school; around 2005, PGCPS planned to convert it into a middle school.{{cite news|author=Moore, Marcus|url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2005b/200512/bowie/news/266524-1.html|title=Bowie boundary changes evoke anger|newspaper=The Gazette|date=2005-03-24|access-date=2018-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908170701/http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2005b/200512/bowie/news/266524-1.html|archive-date=2018-09-08|url-status=dead}}

From 1950 to 1964, during the era of legally-required racial segregation of schools, black students from Bowie attended Fairmont Heights High School, then near Fairmount Heights.{{cite web|url=http://www.pgcps.org:80/~fmhts/history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051004001621/http://www.pgcps.org/~fmhts/history.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-10-04|title=Fairmont Heights High School History|publisher=Fairmont Heights High School|date=2018-09-04|access-date=2018-09-04}}

Bowie is home to several private schools:

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• Ascension Day Care and Kindergarten
• Belair Baptist Christian Academy
• Bowie Montessori Children's House
• Christian Community Presbyterian Church Nursery School
• Cornerstone Christian Academy
• Cresthill Christian Academy
• Grace Christian School (Grades K–8)
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School
• Patuxent Montessori School
• Redeemer Child Care Center
• St. Matthew's Early Education Center
• St. Pius X Regional School (Grades Pre K–8)

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Bowie State University, located north of Bowie, has been open since 1865.

Prince George's County Memorial Library System operates two public libraries in Bowie: Bowie Branch and South Bowie Branch."[https://www.pgcmls.info/website/branch/location/Bowie Bowie Branch]." Prince George's County Memorial Library System. Retrieved on August 29, 2018."[https://www.pgcmls.info/website/branch/location/SouthBowie South Bowie Branch]." Prince George's County Memorial Library System. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.

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• Nick Cross, safety for the Indianapolis Colts{{Cite web |date=2018-11-09 |title=From football dreamer to All-American, Nick Cross leads DeMatha - Streetcar Suburbs News |url=https://streetcarsuburbs.news/from-football-dreamer-to-all-american-nick-cross-leads-dematha/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |language=en-US}}
• Francis B. Francois, engineer and politician{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/10/14/the-rise-and-fall-of-levitt-era/266d6a7d-0882-426f-9009-28655fde09ef/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 14, 1978 |first=Jackson |last=Diehl |title=The Rise And Fall of Levitt Era |access-date=October 14, 2019 }}
• Kathie Lee Gifford, television host, singer, songwriter, comedian, and actress{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20108993,00.html |title=Kathie Lee's Story |first=Elizabeth |last=Gleick |magazine=People |date=November 2, 1992 |access-date=December 21, 2013 |publisher=Time, Inc |quote=When Kathie Lee was 4, the family... set up house in Bowie, Md. |volume=38 |issue=18 }}
• Jerai Grant, player for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League{{Cite web |title=Jerai Grant Player Profile, Clemson - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jerai-Grant/Summary/3678 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}
• Leo E. Green, former Maryland state senator and mayor of Bowie.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa12147.html |title=Former Senators: Leo E. Green |date=March 14, 2022 |website=Maryland State Archives |access-date=August 18, 2024}}
• Zion Johnson, offensive guard for the Los Angeles Chargers{{Cite web |title=Zion Johnson - OG - Boston College - 2022 Draft Scout/NCAA College Football |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1021780&DraftYear=2022 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=draftscout.com}}
• Abby Philip, CNN anchor{{Cite web |title=CNN Profiles - Abby Phillip - Anchor and Senior Political Correspondent |url=https://www.cnn.com/profiles/abby-phillip-profile |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=CNN}}
• Jan Scruggs, founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF){{Cite web |date=2015-07-22 |title=His Dream Was to Heal a Nation with the Vietnam Memorial, but Jan Scruggs's Healing Isn't Over yet : People.com |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099074,00.html |access-date=2023-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111600/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099074,00.html |archive-date=July 22, 2015 }}
• Chris Volz, singer for Flaw{{Cite web |date=2002-06-14 |title=Flaw-some: Rock music as artistic expression and therapy |url=http://www.gazette.net/200204/entertainment/musicfeat/89177-1.html |access-date=2023-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020614235545/http://www.gazette.net/200204/entertainment/musicfeat/89177-1.html |archive-date=June 14, 2002 }}
• Benny Williams, college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange
• Caleb Williams, American football player for the USC Trojans, and 2022 Heisman Trophy winner{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/bowie-native-caleb-williams-is-first-from-dc-maryland-virginia-to-claim-prestigious-heisman-trophy/ |title=Bowie native Caleb Williams is first from DC, Maryland, Virginia to claim prestigious Heisman Trophy |date=December 12, 2022 |work=WJZ-TV |access-date=December 31, 2023 }}
• Quincy Wilson, track runner{{cite news| title= 16-year-old Quincy Wilson sets another U18 WORLD RECORD in 400m semifinals at Trials |url= https://youtube.com/watch?v=WUJtrfh0u_o |work=NBC Sports |date= Jun 23, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://wjla.com/sports/olympics/quincy-wilson-maryland-high-school-bullis-bowie-native-finishes-6th-in-400-meter-final-paris-olympics-2024-team-usa-track-and-field |title=Maryland's Quincy Wilson finishes 6th in 400-meter final but could still make the Olympics |date=June 25, 2024 |work=WJLA |first=Scott |last=Abraham |access-date=June 25, 2024|quote=Bowie resident and Bullis School rising junior Quincy Wilson}}
• Khoi Young, professional gymnast{{Cite web |title=YOUNG Khoi - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=74642 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=gymnastics.sport}}
• YungManny, American rapper{{cite magazine |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/06/11/yungmanny-moana-interview |title=YungManny is the master of clean rap chaos |date=June 11, 2019 |magazine=The Fader |first=Michael II |last=Penn |access-date=December 17, 2022 }}
• 6ix, record producer{{Cite web |date=2015-03-01 |title=A Young Biracial Rapper From DC Is the Next Big Thing - Washingtonian |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/03/01/a-young-biracial-rapper-from-dc-is-the-next-big-thing/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |language=en-US}}

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The following is a list of historic sites in the city of Bowie and vicinity identified by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission:[http://www.mncppc.org/county/historic_sites.htm M-NCPPC Illustrated Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County, Maryland), 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725020708/http://www.mncppc.org/county/historic_sites.htm |date=2008-07-25 }}.

• Allen Pond Park
• Foxhill Park
• Buckingham Park
• Somerset Park
• Whitemarsh Park
• Jericho Park

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In June 2016, Mayor Robinson gave honorary Bowie citizenship to Mayor Luigi Lucchi of Berceto, Italy as part of an International Youth Festival being held there.{{cite web |title=Berceto, Cittadinanza Onoraria del Bowie a Lucchi |trans-title=Berceto: Lucchi Receives Honorary Bowie Citizenship |url=http://www.ilparmense.net/berceto-onoraria-bowie-lucchi/ |website=il Parmense |language=it |date=June 14, 2016 |access-date=July 19, 2016 }}

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| Center = Bowie

| North = Crofton
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| Northeast = Davidsonville
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| East = Annapolis
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| Southeast = Harwood
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| Southwest = Woodmore
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| South = Upper Marlboro
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| West = Washington, D.C.
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| Northwest = Laurel
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Glenn Dale
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