Braun

Template:Short description Template:Sister project Braun is a surname, originating from the German word for the color brown.

In German, Braun is pronounced – except for the "r", equal to the English word "brown". In English, it is often pronounced like "brawn".

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Braun Strowman (formerly Braun Stowman), ring name of American professional wrestler Adam Scherr (born 1983)

Surname

• Adi Braun (born 1962), Canadian singer
• Adolphe Braun (1812–1877), French photographer
• Ákos Braun (born 1978), Hungarian judoka
• Albert Braun (1889–1983), American Roman Catholic priest
• Alexander Braun (1805–1877), German botanist
• Alexandra Braun (born 1983), Venezuelan actress
• Alexandra Braun (legal scholar), Italian legal scholar
• Alfred Braun (1888–1978), German screenwriter
• Amanda Braun, American athletic director
• André Braun (born 1944), Luxembourgish archer
• Anna Maria Braun (born 1979), German business executive and lawyer
• Annette Frances Braun (1884–1978), American entomologist
• Anton Braun (born 1990), German rower
• Arik Braun (born 1988), German chess grandmaster
• Arthur Michael Braun (1910–1989), American politician and businessman
• August Emil Braun (1809–1856), German archaeologist
• Augustus Braun Kinzel (1900–1987), American metallurgist
• Aurel Braun (born 1974), Canadian political scientist
• Axel Braun (born 1966), Italian-American film producer
• Ben Braun (born 1953), American college basketball coach
• Bill Braun, American NASCAR driver
• Bob Braun (1929–2001), Cincinnati television personality
• Boris Braun (1920–2018), Croatian agronomist
• Carl Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Carlos Rodríguez Braun (born 1948), Argentine economist
• Carol Braun Pasternack (1950–2020), American historian
• Carol Moseley Braun (born 1947), African-American politician and lawyer
• Christian Braun (born 2001), American basketball player
• Christopher Braun (born 1991), German-Ghanaian footballer
• Clemens Braun (1862–1933), German composer
• Colin Braun (born 1988), American race car driver
• Coloman Braun-Bogdan (1905–1983), Romanian football manager
• Constantin Braun (born 1988), German ice hockey defenceman
• Craig Braun (born 1939), American actor
• Creighton Braun (born 2001), American soccer player
• Curt Johannes Braun (1903–1961), German screenwriter
• Dagmar Braun Celeste (born 1942), American non-fiction writer
• Dan Braun (born 1962), American musician
• Daniel Braun, German author
• David Braun (born 1979), Ukrainian politician
• Dieter Braun (born 1943), German motorcycle racer
• Edgar Braun (born 1939), German real estate broker
• Editta Braun (born 1958), Austrian choreographer
• Eduardo Braun-Menéndez (1903–1959), Argentine physiologist
• Egidius Braun (1925–2022), president of the German Soccer Association (1992–2001)
• Ekkehard Braun, German rower
• Émile Braun (1849–1927), Belgian liberal politician, Mayor of Ghent
• Emily Braun (born 1957), Canadian art historian
• Emma Lucy Braun (1889–1971), American botanist and ecologist
• Emmy Braun (1826–1904), German cookbook author
• Erna Braun, Canadian politician
• Ernest Braun (1925–2015), British-Austrian technology assessor
• Eva Braun (1912–1945), longtime companion of Adolf Hitler
• Ewa Braun (born 1944), Polish graphic designer
• Felipe Braun (born 1970), Chilean actor
• Felix Braun (1885–1973), Austrian writer
• François Braun (born 1962), French politician
• Frank Braun, Brazilian-American journalist
• Franziska Braun (1885–1976), mother of Eva Braun
• Freddie Braun (born 1988), American soccer player
• Friedrich Braun (1862–1942), Russian-German philologist
• Friedrich Wilhelm Braun (1941–2025), Brazilian basketball player
• Gaston Braun (1903–1990), Belgian bobsledder
• Georg Braun (1541–1622), German geographer
• Georg Braun (footballer) (1907–1963), Austrian footballer
• Georg Braun (motorcyclist) (1918–1995), German motorcyclist
• Gerhard Braun (1923–2015), German politician
• Gordon Braun (born 1977), Luxembourgish footballer
• Greg Braun, Australian tennis player
• Gregor Braun (born 1955), German bicycle racer
• Gretl Braun (1915–1987), Eva Braun's sister
• Grzegorz Braun (born 1967), Polish journalist, media director and politician
• György Bálint (originally surname Braun; 1919–2020), Hungarian horticulturist, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, journalist, author, and politician
• Győző Braun (1911–1972), Hungarian and British table tennis champion, better known as Viktor Barna
• Hans Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Harald Braun (1901-1960), German film director
• Harald Braun (diplomat) (born 1952), German diplomat
• Harald E. Braun, German historian
• Harland Braun (born 1942), American criminal defense lawyer
• Harry Braun (born 1948), American politician
• Heinrich Braun (1862–1934), German surgeon
• Heinrich Braun (writer) (1854-1927), German writer
• Heinz Braun (1938-1986), German painter
• Hel Braun (1914–1986), German mathematician
• Helena Braun (1903–1990), German soprano
• Helge Braun (born 1972), German politician
• Henry Braun (1930-2014), American poet
• Henry Braun (politician) (born 1950), Canadian politician
• Herman Braun-Vega (1933-2019), Peruvian painter
• Hermann Braun (1917-1945), German film actor
• Howie Braun (1912-1995), American basketball coach
• Hubert Braun (1939-2012), German bobsledder
• Ilse Braun (1909–1979), German assistant
• Isabella Braun (1815–1886), German writer
• Jaime Caetano Braun (1924–1999), Brazilian folk musician, composer and poet
• Jake Braun (born 1975), American politician
• Jan Guenther Braun, Canadian writer
• Janet Braun-Reinitz, American muralist and painter
• Jeff Braun, American video game developer
• Jeff Braun (mix engineer) (born 1989), American mix engineer
• Jennifer Braun (born 1991), German singer
• Jerzy Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Jim Braun, American football coach
• Johanna Braun (1929–2008), German writer
• Johannes Braun (1919-2004), German Roman Catholic bishop
• John Braun (born 1967), American politician
• John Braun (baseball) (1939-2011), American baseball pitcher
• Jonathan Braun, American oncologist
• Josh Braun (born 1961), American musician and composer
• Joshua Braun (born 1994), American professional basketball player
• Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884-1980), Swiss botanist
• Josy Braun (1938-2012), Luxembourgish writer
• József Braun (1901-1943), Hungarian footballer
• Julie Braun-Vogelstein (1883-1971), German-American art historian
• Julius Braun (1825-1869), German historian
• Jürgen Braun (born 1961), German politician
• Justin Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Karl Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Kaspar Braun (1807-1877), German wood engraver
• Käthe Braun (1913-1994), German film actress
• Kazimierz Braun (born 1936), Polish director
• Kevin Braun, American politician
• Lasse Braun (born Alberto Ferrero, 1936–2015), Franco-Italian director
• Lauren Braun Costello (born 1976), American chef
• Laurin Braun (born 1991), German ice hockey player
• Lena Braun (born 1961), German artist
• Lilian Jackson Braun (1913–2011), American writer
• Lily Braun (1865–1916), German feminist writer
• Lioba Braun (born 1957), German opera singer
• Lloyd Braun (born 1958), American executive
• Lois Braun (born 1949), Canadian writer
• Louis Braun (1836-1916), German painter
• Lucas Braun (born 2001), American baseball player
• Lucien Braun (1923-2020), French philosophy historian
• Luitpold Braun (born 1950), German politician
• Lundy Braun, American historian
• Ma Braun (1881–1956), Dutch swimming coach
• Madeleine Braun (1907-1980), French politician
• Maggie Hope Braun, Canadian activist
• Margaret Braun (born 1962), American baker
• Marie Braun (1911–1982), Dutch swimmer, daughter of Ma Braun
• Mr. B. (Mark Braun) (born 1957), American pianist
• Markus Braun (born 1969), Austrian chief executive
• Markus Braun (handballer) (born 1959), Swiss handball player
• Martin Braun (born 1968), German football manager
• Márton Braun (born 1963), Hungarian politician
• Marvin Braun (born 1982), German footballer
• Matt Braun (1932–2016), American writer of Western novels
• Matthias Braun (Czech: Matyáš Bernard Braun; 1684–1738), sculptor and carver
• Maurice Braun (1877–1941), American painter
• Max Braun (1883-1967), American competitor
• Maxim Braun (born 1993), Kazakhstani biathlete
• Maximilian Braun (1850-1930), German zoologist
• Meredith Braun (born 1973), New Zealand film actress
• Michael Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Michel Braun (1930-2021), Luxembourgish sports shooter
• Mirko Braun (1942-2004), Croatian association football player
• Netalie Braun (born 1978), Israeli poet
• Nicholas Braun (born 1988), American actor
• Nico Braun (born 1950), Luxembourgish former footballer
• Otto Braun (1872–1955), German Social Democratic politician and prime minister of Prussia
• Otto Braun (communist) (1900–1974), German communist and representative
• Otto Philipp Braun (1798-1869), German biographer
• Otto Philipp Braun (journalist) (1824-1900), German editor
• Peter Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Peter-Victor Braun (1825-1882), French Roman Catholic priest
• Pieter Braun (born 1993), Dutch Olympic athlete
• Pinkas Braun (1923-2008), Swiss film actor
• Placidus Braun (1756-1829), German historian and archivist
• Ralf Braun (born 1973), German backstroke swimmer
• Ralph Braun (1940–2013), American businessman
• Ray Braun (born 1936), American football coach
• Raymond Braun, American journalist
• Renaida Braun (born 1997), Swedish-Tanzanian singer
• Reiner Braun (born 1952), German journalist
• Rick Braun (born 1955), American jazz trumpet player
• Robert D. Braun, American aerospace engineer
• Robin Braun (born 1958), American vice admiral
• Roland Braun (born 1972), German Nordic combined skier
• Rudolf Braun (1869-1925), Austrian pianist and composer
• Rudolf Braun (historian) (1930-2012), Swiss historian
• Rudolf Braun (politician) (born 1955), German politician
• Russell Braun (born 1965), Canadian operatic lyric baritone, son of Victor Braun
• Ryan Braun (born 1983), American MVP baseball player
• Ryan Braun (pitcher) (born 1980), Canadian baseball pitcher
• Sabine Braun (born 1965), German athlete
• Sandrino Braun-Schumacher (born 1988), German footballer
• Sanford Braun, better known as Sandy Koufax (born 1935), American Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
• Sara Braun (1862-1955), Latvian-Chilean businesswoman
• Scooter Braun (born 1981), American executive
• Scott Braun, American television sports announcer
• Sergej Braun (born 1989), German kickboxer
• Shony Alex Braun (1932-2002), Hungarian violinist
• Solomon Braun (1868-1899), French military personnel
• Sophia Braun (born 2000), Argentine-American footballer
• Stephen Braun (born 1957), American reporter
• Steve Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Suanne Braun (born 1968), South African actress
• Suzanne Braun Levine, American writer
• Sylwester Braun (1909-1996), Polish photographer
• Tamara Braun (born 1971), American actress
• Taylor Braun (born 1991), American professional basketball player
• Ted Braun, American film director
• Thomas Braun (1876–1961), Belgian lawyer and poet
• Tim Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Toyoko Braun Takami (born 1945), Japanese composer and music educator
• Ulrich Braun (1941–2023), German footballer
• Ursula Braun-Moser (1937-2022), German politician
• V. G. Braun-Dusemond (1919–1998), German painter
• Victor Braun (1935–2001), Canadian-born operatic baritone, father of Russell Braun
• Virginia Braun, New Zealand psychologist
• Volker Braun (born 1939), German writer
• Von Braun (disambiguation), several people
• Warren Braun (born 1934), American politician
• Werner Braun (musicologist) (1926-2012), German musicologist
• Werner Braun (photojournalist) (1918-2018), Israeli photographer
• Whitny Braun (born 1984), American bioethicist
• Wilhelm Braun (1897-1969), German cross-country skier
• Willi Braun (born 1944), German badminton player
• Wolfgang Braun (born 1944), German handball player
• Yaël Braun-Pivet (born 1970), French politician
• Yael Cohen Braun (born 1986), South African-Canadian philanthropist
• Yehezkel Braun (1922-2014), Israeli composer
• Yosef Yeshaya Braun, American rabbi
• Zev Braun (1928-2019), American film producer
• Zyon Braun (born 1994), German politician

See also

• Braun (disambiguation)
• Brauneis
• Brawn (disambiguation)
• Brown (surname)
• Browne
• Brauner
• Bruff Bruno Brugh