# Braun

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 (1992–201)
* 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 (born 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 (born 1932), 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 (born 1941), 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