Brownell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Baker Brownell Baker Brownell (December 12, 1887 – April 5, 1965) was an American philosopher. Brownell was born in St. Charles, Illinois, the fifth of six children of Eugene A. and Esther Burr Baker Brownell. He grew up in St. Charles, where he graduated f ...

, philosopher *

Bill Brownell William Brownell was an American professional basketball player and coach. Brownell played in the National Basketball League for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets in 1941–42 and the Cleveland Chase Brassmen in 1943–44. He averaged 2.0 points p ...

, American professional basketball player *

Edwin Orion Brownell Edwin Orion Brownell (born November 30, 1964 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. He is a neo-classical composer and concert pianist whose original music has been described as highly melodic; exhibiting an improvisational blu ...

, Canadian neo-classical composer and concert pianist * Francis E. Brownell (1840–1894),

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...

soldier awarded the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor ...

for action during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by state ...

Francis H. Brownell Francis Herbert Brownell (April 21, 1867 – March 8, 1954) was a Washington state pioneer, lawyer, and businessman. During his lifetime, he worked in and made contributions to the cities of Tacoma, Everett, Seattle, and New York. As an activ ...

(1867–1954), businessman, lawyer, and Washington state pioneer * Frederick Brownell, former South African state herald, designer of the South African flag * Herbert Brownell Jr., United States Attorney General * Jim Brownell, politician *

Joseph H. Brownell Joseph H. Brownell (April 21, 1854 – March 6, 1925) was an American lumberman, farmer, and politician from New York. Life Brownell was born on April 21, 1854, in Windsor, New York, the son of farmer Bennett Brownell and Mary Ann Brownell. ...

, American lumberman, farmer, politician * Kelly D. Brownell, obesity researcher *

Mia Brownell Mia Brownell (born 1971) is an American painter whose work has been described by the ''Boston Globe'' art critic Cate McQuaid as "a 21st-century take on the 17th-century genre, pulled off with thrilling technique -- a postmodern fruit cocktail that ...

, American visual artist * Raymond Brownell (1894–1974), Royal Australian Air Force officer and World War I flying ace * Sonia Brownell, wife of George Orwell *

William Crary Brownell William Crary Brownell (August 30, 1851 – July 22, 1928) was an American literary and art critic, born in New York City, son of Isaac W Brownell and his wife Lucia E née Brown. Biography Brownell graduated from Amherst College in 1871, f ...

, essayist, art critic, journalist * William E. Brownell, American scientist who conducts research at Baylor College of Medicine

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