Broun is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Agnes Broun, mother of the poet Robert Burns
- Broun of Colstoun
- Broun baronets, a branch of the Broun of Colstoun family
- Clan Broun, a Scottish Clan name
- Dauvit Broun, a Scottish historian
- Peter Broun, the first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia
- Paul Broun, US Congressman from Georgia
- Heywood Broun, an American journalist
- Heywood Hale Broun, an American journalist and son of Heywood Broun
- Jeremy Broun, a British furniture designer maker
- John Allan Broun (1817-1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India
- "Broun", Middle English spelling for brown
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Famous quotes containing the word broun:
“Just as every conviction begins as a whim so does every emancipator serve his apprenticeship as a crank. A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room.”
—Heywood Broun (1888–1939)
“The tragedy of life is not that man loses, but that he almost wins.”
—Heywood Broun (1888–1939)