Shown is an American surname that reflects an Anglicization of the German surname Schaun. A common variant is Shawn. Examples:
- Elizabeth Shown Mills (born 1944), American genealogist
- Suzan Shown Harjo (born 1945), Native American activist
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—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
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