Broun is a surname. It is the Middle English and

Scots Scots usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: * Scots language, a language of the West Germanic language family native to Scotland * Scots people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland * Scoti, a Latin na ...

spelling of Brown. Notable people with the surname include: *

Agnes Broun Agnes Broun, Agnes Brown or Agnes Burnes (17 March 1732 – 14 January 1820), was the mother of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Agnes's father, Gilbert (1708–1774), was the tenant of the farm of Craigenton, in Kirkoswald parish, Sou ...

(1732–1820), mother of Scottish poet Robert Burns *

Alex Broun Alex Broun (born 16 March 1965) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter, who has worked extensively with Short and Sweet (festival), Short+Sweet, a series of theatre festivals for productions of ten minutes or less. Born in Sydney, Austral ...

(born 1965), Australian playwright and screenwriter * Dauvit Broun (born 1961), Scottish historian * Elizabeth Broun (born 1946), American museum director *

Frank Broun Frank Tyndall Broun (31 May 1876 – 1 April 1930) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1911 to 1914 and again from 1917 to 1924. He was a minister in the first government of Sir ...

(1876–1930), Australian politician *

Heywood Broun Heywood Campbell Broun Jr. (; December 7, 1888 – December 18, 1939) was an American journalist. He worked as a sportswriter, newspaper columnist, and editor in New York City. He founded the American Newspaper Guild, later known as The Newspaper ...

(1888–1939), American journalist *

Heywood Hale Broun Heywood Hale Broun (; March 10, 1918 – September 5, 2001) was an American author, sportswriter, commentator and actor. He was born and reared in New York City, the son of writer and activist Ruth Hale and newspaper columnist Heywood Broun. E ...

(1918–2001), American journalist, son of Heywood Broun *

Hob Broun Hob Broun (born Heywood Orren Broun; 1950 – December 16, 1987) was an author who lived in Portland, Oregon. Following the publication of his first novel, ''Odditorium'', Broun required spinal surgery to remove a tumor that ultimately saved hi ...

(1950–1987), American author * Jeremy Broun, British furniture designer and maker, writer, film maker and musician *

John Allan Broun John Allan Broun FRS (21 September 1817 – 22 November 1879) was a Scottish scientist with interests in magnetism, particularly of the earth, and meteorology. Broun studied in Edinburgh University and worked at the observatory in Makerstoun fro ...

(1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India * Jorge Broun (born 1986), Argentine professional footballer *

Maurice Broun Maurice Broun (August 27, 1906 – October 2, 1979) was an American ornithologist, botanist, naturalist, conservationist, and author. Early life and education He was born in New York City to parents who immigrated from Romania. Both of his parents ...

(1906–1979), American ornithologist and naturalist * Paul Broun (born 1946)), US Congressman from Georgia * Peter Broun (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia * Thomas Broun (1838–1919), New Zealand soldier, farmer, teacher and entomologist *

William Leroy Broun William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1827–1902), President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

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