Brownlow is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Baron Brownlow, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain
* Brownlow baronets, two Baronetcies
* Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844–1921), British soldier and politician
* Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan (1795–1847), Anglo-Irish politician
* Charles Brownlow, 2nd Baron Lurgan (1831–1882), Anglo-Irish politician
* Charles Henry Brownlow (1831–1916), senior Indian Army officer
* Chas Brownlow (1861–1924), Australian rules football administrator for whom the Brownlow Medal is named
* David Brownlow, sound engineer
* Kevin Brownlow (born 1938), British filmmaker and film historian
* Louis Brownlow (1879–1963), American political scientist and consultant on public administration; chairman of the Brownlow Committee
* Peregrine Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow (1899–1978), British peer
* Richard Brownlow (1553–1638), Chief Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster
* Walter P. Brownlow (1851–1910), American politician
* William Brownlow (1726–1794), William Brownlow (1726–1794), Anglo-Irish politician
* William Gannaway Brownlow (1805–1877), American journalist, clergyman and politician
Fictional characters:
* Mr. Brownlow, from Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist''
* Charles Brownlow (The Bill), Charles Brownlow (''The Bill''), from the TV series ''The Bill''
See also
*Brownlow, West Virginia
* Brownlow Committee, a 1937 American committee on government administration, chaired by Louis Brownlow
* Brownlow Medal, an award in the Australian Football league, named for Chas Brownlow
* Brownlow, Cheshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Broo-Brt, United Kingdom location
* Brownlow, St Helens, a List of United Kingdom locations: Broo-Brt, United Kingdom location
*Brownlow, South Australia, a locality in Australia
*Brownlow KI, South Australia, a locality on Kangaroo Island in Australia
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