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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:

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Braun Strowman Adam Joseph Scherr (born September 6, 1983) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Strongman (strength athlete), strongman. As a wrestler, he is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2013 to 2025, where he performed un ...

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

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* Adi Braun (born 1962), Canadian singer *

Adolphe Braun Jean Adolphe Braun (13 June 1812 – 31 December 1877)John Hannavy, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography', Vol. 1 (Routledge, 2007), pp. 204–205. was a French photographer, best known for his floral still lifes, Parisian street scenes ...

(1812–1877), French photographer * Ákos Braun (born 1978), Hungarian judoka * Albert Braun (1889–1983), American Roman Catholic priest *

Alexander Braun Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun (10 May 1805 – 29 March 1877) was a German botanist from Regensburg, Bavaria. His research centered on the morphology of plants and was a very influential teacher who worked as a professor of botany at the univers ...

(1805–1877), German botanist * Alexandra Braun (born 1983), Venezuelan actress * Alexandra Braun (legal scholar), Italian legal scholar *

Alfred Braun Alfred Braun (3 May 1888 – 3 January 1978) was a pioneer of German radio. He became famous as a radio reporter and radio play director, among other things. He was also an actor, stage and film director, and screenwriter. Although he was arres ...

(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 Annette Frances Braun (August 24, 1884 – November 27, 1978) was an American entomologist and leading authority on microlepidoptera, a grouping of mostly small and nocturnal moths. Her special interest was leaf miners: moths whose larvae liv ...

(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 Augustus Braun Kinzel (July 26, 1900 – October 23, 1987) was a noted American metallurgist and first president of the National Academy of Engineering. Biography Kinzel was born in New York City. He received his A.B. in mathematics from Columbi ...

(1900–1987), American metallurgist * Aurel Braun (born 1974), Canadian political scientist *

Axel Braun Axel Braun (born September 22, 1966) is an Italian Americans, Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of Pornographic parody film, pornographic parodies. He is the most awarded director in the history of adult ...

(born 1966), Italian-American film producer *

Ben Braun Benjamin Abraham Braun (born November 25, 1953) is an American former men's college basketball coach and college basketball analyst. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Siena Heights University (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan Unive ...

(born 1953), American college basketball coach * Bill Braun, American NASCAR driver * Bob Braun (1929–2001), Cincinnati television personality *

Boris Braun Boris Braun (20 August 1920 – 7 October 2018) was a Croatian University professor, Holocaust survivor, and member of the Jewish community in Zagreb. Early life Braun was born to Šandor and Elizabeta (née Mautner) Braun, members of a notable ...

(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 Harald Braun (26 April 1901 – 24 September 1960) was a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 21 films between 1942 and 1960. Selected filmography * ''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (dir. Carl Froelich, 193 ...

(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 Herman Braun-Vega (7 July 1933 in Lima — 2 April 2019 in Paris) was a Peruvian painter and artist. Although his work has always been figurative, it was at first (before 1970) close to abstraction. It experienced a decisive turning point when t ...

(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 Ilse Braun (18 June 1909 – 28 June 1979) was one of two sisters of Eva Braun. Born in Munich, Ilse was the oldest daughter of school teacher Friedrich "Fritz" Braun and seamstress Franziska "Fanny" Kronberger. She became the sister-in-law of Na ...

(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 Jennifer Braun (born 28 April 1991) is a German singer. She was runner-up at the talent show ''Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Unser Star für Oslo'', Germany's national pre-selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Her f ...

(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 Lucien Braun (24 February 1923 – 13 March 2020) was a French philosophy historian who specialized in Paracelsus. Biography Braun wrote his version of ''Histoire de l'histoire de la philosophie''. At the end of his introduction, he wrote: :"We b ...

(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 Maria "Marie" Johanna Philipsen-Braun (22 June 1911 – 23 June 1982), also known as Zus Braun, was a Dutch swimmer. She competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and in 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 in Los Angeles, winning a gold medal in t ...

(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 Mirko Braun (20 August 1942 – 22 March 2004) was a Croatian association football player. Club career Born in Hrvatska Dubica, Braun began playing as a youngster for the local club NK Una. While playing for Una in Bjelovar he was spotted by NK ...

(1942-2004), Croatian association football player * Netalie Braun (born 1978), Israeli poet *

Nicholas Braun Nicholas Joseph Braun (born May 1, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Hirsch in the HBO series ''Succession'' (2018–2023), for which he received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Suppor ...

(born 1988), American actor * Nico Braun (born 1950), Luxembourgish former footballer *

Otto Braun Otto Braun (28 January 1872 – 15 December 1955) was a politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) during the Weimar Republic. From 1920 to 1932, with only two brief interruptions, Braun was Minister President of Prussia, Ministe ...

(1872–1955), German Social Democratic politician and prime minister of Prussia * Otto Braun (communist) (1900–1974), German communist and representative *

Otto Philipp Braun Otto Philipp Braun (13 December 1798 – 24 July 1869, also known as Felipe Braun during his time in South America) was one of the most successful foreign volunteers participating in the independence war of South America. He was an important sup ...

(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 Ryan Joseph Braun (born November 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played his entire career for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2007 to 2020. Braun also played right fielder, right ...

(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 Sanford Koufax (; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 195 ...

(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 Zev Braun (October 19, 1928 – October 17, 2019) was an American motion picture producer. Though much of his work is in television (most notably as the executive producer of the ''Tour of Duty (TV series), Tour of Duty'' series) he was a su ...

(1928-2019), American film producer * Zyon Braun (born 1994), German politician

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