Shown
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Shown is an American surname that reflects an Anglicization of the German surname Schaun. A common variant is Shawn. Like other surnames, it is sometimes given to children as a middle name and/or used by married females as part of their professional name. Examples:
- Elizabeth Shown Mills (born 1944), American genealogist
- Suzan Shown HarjoSuzan Shown HarjoSuzan Shown Harjo is a well-known Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee advocate for American Indian rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate, who has helped Native peoples recover over a million acres of land...
(born 1945), Native American activist