Brownell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Abner C. Brownell (1813–1857), mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Baker Brownell, philosopher
- Bill Brownell, American professional basketball player
- Edwin Orion Brownell, Canadian neo-classical composer and concert pianist
- Francis E. Brownell (1840–1894), Union Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for action during the American Civil War
- Francis H. Brownell (1867–1954), businessman, lawyer, and Washington state pioneer
- Frederick Brownell, former South African state herald, designer of the South African flag
- Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904–1996), United States Attorney General
- Jim Brownell, politician
- Joseph H. Brownell, American lumberman, farmer, politician
- Kelly D. Brownell (born 1951), obesity researcher
- Mia Brownell, American visual artist
- Nelson Brownell, American politician
- Peter Brownell (born 1948), American politician
- Raymond Brownell (1894–1974), Royal Australian Air Force officer and World War I flying ace
- Sonia Brownell, maiden name of Sonia Orwell (1918–1980), wife of George Orwell
- Thomas Church Brownell (1779–1865), founder of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
- William Crary Brownell (1851–1928), American literary and art critic
- William E. Brownell, American scientist who conducts research at Baylor College of Medicine
See also
edit- Brownell Car Company, street car manufacturer
- Brownell, Indiana, United States
- Brownell, Kansas, a city in Ness County, Kansas, United States
- Perez v. Brownell, US Supreme Court citizenship case
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