Gareth Owen, CBE (4 October 1922 – 4 May 2002) was a Welsh zoologist and academic.
He had served as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War, and then lectured in zoology at the University of Glasgow and Queen's University Belfast.
[1] In 1953, Owen married Beti Jones.
[1] In the 1988 Birthday Honours, Owen was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his service as Principal of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
[2] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by Queen's University Belfast in 1982, and a Doctor of Laws (LLD) by the University of Wales in 1989.