Brownell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abner C. Brownell (1813–1857), mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, United States Baker Brownell (1887–1965), American philosopher Bill Brownell, American professional basketball player Edwin Orion Brownell (born 1964), 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 (1940–2019), former South African state herald, designer of the South African flag Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904–1996), United States Attorney General Jim Brownell (born 1948), Canadian politician Joseph H. Brownell (1854–1925), American lumberman, farmer, politician Kelly D. Brownell (born 1951), American obesity researcher Mary Brownell (1929–2017), Liberian peace activist Mia Brownell (born 1971), 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 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