# Broun

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'''Broun''' is a surname. It is the [Middle English](/source/Middle_English) and [Scots](/source/Scots_language) spelling of [Brown](/source/Brown_(surname)).<ref>{{cite book |title=Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6mUQgAACAAJ |last=Way |first=George |authorlink=George Way of Plean |publisher=HarperCollins |date=1994 |page=366|isbn = 9780004705477}}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:

*[Agnes Broun](/source/Agnes_Broun) (1732–1820), mother of Scottish poet Robert Burns
*[Alex Broun](/source/Alex_Broun) (born 1965), Australian playwright and screenwriter
*[Dauvit Broun](/source/Dauvit_Broun) (born 1961), Scottish historian
*[Elizabeth Broun](/source/Elizabeth_Broun) (born 1946), American museum director
*[Frank Broun](/source/Frank_Broun) (1876–1930), Australian politician
*[Heywood Broun](/source/Heywood_Broun) (1888–1939), American journalist
*[Heywood Hale Broun](/source/Heywood_Hale_Broun) (1918–2001), American journalist, son of Heywood Broun
*[Hob Broun](/source/Hob_Broun) (1950–1987), American author 
*[Jeremy Broun](/source/Jeremy_Broun), British furniture designer and maker, writer, film maker and musician
*[John Allan Broun](/source/John_Allan_Broun) (1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India
*[Jorge Broun](/source/Jorge_Broun) (born 1986), Argentine professional footballer 
*[Maurice Broun](/source/Maurice_Broun) (1906–1979), American ornithologist and naturalist
*[Paul Broun](/source/Paul_Broun) (born 1946), US Congressman from Georgia
*[Peter Broun](/source/Peter_Broun) (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia
*[Thomas Broun](/source/Thomas_Broun) (1838–1919), New Zealand soldier, farmer, teacher and entomologist
*[William Leroy Broun](/source/William_Leroy_Broun) (1827–1902), President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

==See also==
*[Broun Baronets](/source/Broun_Baronets), descendants of Sir Patrick Broun, 1st Baronet, of Colstoun ({{circa|1630}}–1688)
*[Clan Broun](/source/Clan_Broun), Scottish clan name

==References==
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