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Foods

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Chocolate brownie A chocolate brownie or simply a brownie is a chocolate baked confection. Brownies come in a variety of forms and may be either fudgy or cakey, depending on their density. Brownies often, but not always, have a glossy "skin" on their upper crust. ...
, a baked good


People


People with the given name

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Brownie Samukai Brownie Jeffery Samukai Jr. is the former Minister of National Defence of Liberia. He took office on January 16, 2006, as part of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Cabinet. In the 1980s, he worked within the Liberian Ministry of National Defens ...
, Minister of National Defence of Liberia * Brownie Wise (1913–1992), developer of the party plan system of marketing for Tupperware


People with the surname

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Cavell Brownie Cavell Brownie (née Sherlock) is a Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the North Carolina State University. Her research considered biometric methods and wildlife sampling. Education and career Brownie is African-American, and was born in J ...
, American statistician


Fictional characters

* Brownie, a fictional character in ''Ace Combat 7 : Skies Unknown''


People with the nickname

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Clifford Brown Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", an ...
(1930–1956), American jazz trumpeter * Ernest Brown (dancer) (1916–2009), African-American tap dancer *
Lewis Brown (rugby league) Lewis Brown may refer to: * Lewis H. Brown (1894–1951), American industrialist and founder of the American Enterprise Association * Lewis H. Brown (American football) (1909–after 1960), American football player *Lewis Brown (Liberia) (21st cent ...
(born 1986), New Zealand footballer *
Luke Brown (footballer, born 1992) Luke Brown (born 22 September 1992) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was first recruited by incoming club as a pre-selection and w ...
, Australian rules footballer *
Michael D. Brown Michael DeWayne Brown (born November 8, 1954) is an American attorney and former government official who served as the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from 2003 to 2005. He joined FEMA as general counsel in 2001 an ...
, U.S. undersecretary of emergency preparedness and response * Vernon Brown (musician) (1907–1979), American trombonist *
Brownie Foreman John Davis "Brownie" Foreman (August 6, 1875 – October 10, 1926) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in the major leagues for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds of the National League during 1895–1896. Listed ...
(1875–1926), Major League Baseball pitcher *
Browny Igboegwu Brown Ifeanyi "Browny" Igboegwu (30 August 1976 in Ozubulu, Anambra State) is an Igbo-Nigerian actor. His career in "Nollywood" began in 2005. Education Igboegwu had his secondary school education at the All Hallow Seminary Onitsha. He went ...
(born 1976), Nigerian actor *
Brownie Ledbetter Mary Brown Williams Ledbetter (April 28, 1932 – March 21, 2010), better known as Brownie Ledbetter, was a political activist, social justice crusader and lobbyist who was involved in the civil rights, feminist, labor and environmental movements ...
(1932–2010), political activist * Brownie McGhee (1915–1996), blues musician *
Agnes Vernon Agnes Vernon (18951948) was an American film actress of the silent era. While still in her teens, she experienced a meteoric ascent from obscurity to box-office sensation. After turning twenty-three and a movie career fading away, she abandoned ...
(1895–1948), American actress


Arts, entertainment, and media

* Brownie (folklore), a legendary creature * Brownie (guitar), a Fender Stratocaster used by Eric Clapton in the 1970s * ''Brownie'' (sculpture), a 1905 bronze by Louis Amateis at the Houston Zoo, Texas, US * ''Brownies'' (film), a 2004 Indonesian film by Hanung Bramantyo * ''Brownies'' (web series), Indian American web comic * ''
The Brownies ''The Brownies'' is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from English traditional mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at chi ...
'', a series of publications by Palmer Cox, 1879 onwards *
Brownies (company) , formerly , is a Japanese video game developer founded on June 30, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan. They previously developed games in partnership with Nintendo subsidiary 1-Up Studio. On February 1, 2013, the company ended their co-development effor ...
, Japanese video game developer


Brands and enterprises

* Brownie (camera), a popular inexpensive camera made by Eastman Kodak *
Bristol Brownie The Bristol Type 91 Brownie was a light sports aircraft produced in the United Kingdom by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1924. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane aircraft of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage. T ...
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Brownie Chocolate Drink Brownie Chocolate was a whey-based chocolate drink. History Produced from before the 1950s until the 2000s, Brownie Chocolate was similar to the better known Yoo-hoo beverage. Brownie is known to have been sold in Tennessee, Indiana, Florida, Vir ...
, a U.S. soft drink * Mossberg Brownie, a pistol *
St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway Chartered on June 6, 1903, the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway (also known as the ''Brownie'') was a 200-mile (321 km) U.S. railroad that operated from Brownsville, Texas, to Gulf Coast Junction in Houston, Texas. It served numerous ...
, or the Brownie


Other uses

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Brownie, Kentucky Brownie was an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It eventually became part of Central City. Notable people *Don Everly, one of the Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, ...
, a former unincorporated community now part of Central City *
Algona Brownies The Algona Brownies were an independent interracial baseball team that played in the 1902 and 1903 seasons. They were based in Algona, Iowa, and was primarily made up of former members of the Chicago Unions The Chicago Unions were a professi ...
, a baseball team in Algona, Iowa, United States *
Brownie points Brownie points in modern usage are an imaginary social currency, which can be acquired by doing good deeds or earning favor in the eyes of another, often one's spouse. Conjectures for etymology Girlguiding A popular etymology is an allusion to t ...
, an imaginary social currency * Brownies (Scouting), a level in several Guiding/Scouting organizations ** Brownie, a level in
Woodcraft Indians Woodcraft League of America, originally called the Woodcraft Indians and League of Woodcraft Indians, is a youth program, established by Ernest Thompson Seton in 1901. Despite the name, the program was created for non-Native American in the United ...
scouting for girls and boys ages 6–11 * ''
Diplacus douglasii ''Diplacus douglasii'' is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names brownies and purple mouse ears. It is native to the mountains and foothills of California and Oregon, where it is often found on serpentine soils.David M. Thompson 2014 ...
'' or brownies, a species of plant * ''Miletus'' (butterfly) or brownies, a genus of butterflies


See also

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Blondie (confection) A blondie (also known as a blonde brownie) is a variety of dessert bar. It resembles a chocolate brownie, but substitutes vanilla in place of cocoa, and contains brown sugar. Blondies also contain flour, butter, eggs, and baking powder and may a ...
, a brownie made without chocolate *
Brown (disambiguation) Brown is a color. Brown may also refer to: Places In the United States *Brown, California, an unincorporated community *Brown, Louisiana, an unincorporated community *Brown, Nevada, a ghost town *Brown, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community *Br ...
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