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'. The location of the place it referred to is difficult to trace, as the surname is distributed fairly evenly throughout England. In modern times, 'Bramwell' has also been used as a masculine given name, with the short form 'Bram'. A variant form of this name is 'Branwell' and another possible meaning is "raven's well".

People surnamed Bramwell

* Aaron Bramwell (born 1986), Welsh rugby union player * Sir Byrom Bramwell (1847–1931), British brain surgeon *

Christopher Bramwell Christopher Bramwell is a British actor who was active on television from 1977 until 1996. He appeared in several TV dramas including ''Grange Hill'', '' Enemy at the Door'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' ...

(fl. 1977–1996), British television actor *

David Bramwell David Bramwell is a British writer, musician, performer and broadcaster. For BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, Radio 4, he has made programmes on diverse subjects, including Ivor Cutler, clapping, time travel, and the murmurations of starlings. He i ...

, British writer, musician, performer and broadcaster *

(1942–2022), British botanist. *

Edwin Bramwell Edwin Bramwell FRSE PRCPE LLD (1873–1952) was a 20th-century Scottish neurologist. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1933 to 1935. Life He was born in North Shields on 11 January 1873 the son of Martha ( ...

(1873–1952), Scottish neurologist * Sir Frederick Bramwell (1818–1903), British civil and mechanical engineer *

George Bramwell, 1st Baron Bramwell George William Wilshere Bramwell, 1st Baron Bramwell, (12 June 1808 – 9 May 1892), was an English judge. Early years He was the eldest son of George Bramwell (1773–1858), a partner in the banking firm of Dorrien, Magens, Dorrien, & Mello; h ...

(1808–1892), English judge *

Grant Bramwell Grant Bramwell (born 28 January 1961 in Gisborne, New Zealand) is a sprint canoeist who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at Los Angeles in 1984 with Alan Thompson, Ian Ferg ...

(born 1961), New Zealand sprint canoeist *

Henry Bramwell Henry Bramwell (September 3, 1919 – May 28, 2010) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Bramwell was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was in the United ...

(1919–2010), United States federal judge *

John Bramwell John Harold Arnold Bramwell (born 27 November 1964 in Hyde, Cheshire) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman for the former three-piece alternative rock band I Am Kloot. Prior to forming I Am Kloot, Bramwell had previousl ...

(born 1964), English singer and songwriter * John Crighton Bramwell (1889–1976), British cardiologist * John Milne Bramwell (1852–1925), Scottish physician and surgeon *

John Bramwell (footballer) John Bramwell (born 1 March 1937 in Ashton-in-Makerfield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Everton and Luton Town. Bramwell started his career at non-league Wigan Athletic, making 83 Lancashi ...

(born 1937), English football left back * Steven T. Bramwell (born 1961), British physicist and chemist

People with the given name Bramwell

Bramwell Booth William Bramwell Booth, Order of the Companions of Honour, CH (8 March 1856 – 16 June 1929) was a Salvation Army officer, Christian and British charity worker who was the first Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army, Chief of Staff (1881� ...

(1856–1929), English General of The Salvation Army *

Bramwell Fletcher Bramwell Fletcher (20 February 1904 – 22 June 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor. Career Fletcher appeared on the stage in 1927 and made his Broadway debut in 1929. Hollywood and sound films soon beckoned. He made his ...

(1904–1988), English stage, film and television actor *

Bramwell Tillsley Bramwell Harold Tillsley (August 18, 1931 - November 2, 2019) was a Canadian salvationist and writer, who was the 14th General of The Salvation Army (1993–1994). General Tillsley died on Saturday, November 2, 2019, in Toronto, Ontario, Canad ...

(born 1931), Canadian General of The Salvation Army *

Bramwell Tovey Bramwell Tovey (11 July 1953 – 12 July 2022) was a British conductor and composer. Life and career Tovey was educated at Ilford County High School, the Royal Academy of Music and the University of London. His formal music education was as ...

(born 1953), British conductor and composer

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