# Perowne

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'''Perowne''' is an English surname which is a double diminutive of Piers and of Huguenot origin.<ref> Cottle, Basil (1967) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames''. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 218</ref> It may refer to:
* [Arthur Perowne](/source/Arthur_Perowne_(golfer)) (1930–2018), English amateur golfer
* [Barry Perowne](/source/Barry_Perowne) pseudonym of the British writer Philip Atkey (1908–1985)
* [Brian Perowne](/source/Brian_Perowne) (born 1947), retired Royal Navy admiral
* [James Perowne](/source/James_Perowne) (born 1947), retired Royal Navy admiral

or the descendants of John Perowne, priest and missionary to [Burdwan](/source/Burdwan):
* [John Perowne](/source/John_Perowne) (1823–1904), Bishop of Worcester
** [John Perowne (army officer)](/source/John_Perowne_(army_officer)) (1863–1954), son of John
*** [Lancelot Perowne](/source/Lancelot_Perowne) (1902–1982), British Army general
*** [Victor Perowne](/source/Victor_Perowne) (1897–1951), British diplomat
** [Arthur Perowne](/source/Arthur_Perowne) (1867–1948), Bishop of Bradford, and of Worcester; son of John
*** [Stewart Perowne](/source/Stewart_Perowne) (1901–1989), diplomat, archaeologist, explorer and historian; son of Arthur
*** [Freya Stark](/source/Freya_Stark) (1893–1993), British explorer and travel writer; sometime wife of Stewart
* [Thomas Perowne (died 1913)](/source/Thomas_Perowne_(died_1913)) (1824–1913), Archdeacon of Norwich; brother of John
** [Thomas Perowne (died 1954)](/source/Thomas_Perowne_(died_1954)) (1868–1954), Archdeacon of Norwich; son of Thomas
* [Edward Perowne](/source/Edward_Perowne) (1826–1906), priest, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; brother of John
{{Perowne family tree|state=collapsed}}
==See also==
* [Bishop Perowne CofE College](/source/Bishop_Perowne_CofE_College), Worcester, England
* [Perowne Barracks](/source/Perowne_Barracks), former British Army barracks in Hong Kong

==Footnotes==
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