List of people with surname Brown

This article is about people whose surname is spelled "Brown". For information on the surname "Brown" itself, see Brown (surname). For people with the variant spelling "Browne", see Browne (surname).

Brown is a common English-language surname derived from the color brown as a personal feature. This list provides links to biographies of people who share this common surname, organized by area of endeavor.

Activism

• Gerald W. Brown, American whistleblower
• H. Rap Brown, American civil rights activist
• John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American abolitionist
• John W. Brown (labor leader) (1867–1941), a Canadian-born labour leader in the United States
• Oliver Brown (civil rights), plaintiff of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case concerning school segregation
• Olympia Brown (1835–1926), American women's suffragist

Art and architecture

• Bob Brown (comics), comic book artist
• Christy Brown, an Irish author, painter and poet
• Dexter Brown (born 1942), British painter.
• Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893), English painter
• Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886), American sculptor
• Lancelot "Capability" Brown (1716–1783), English landscape gardener
• John Brown (architect), English architect in the 19th century
• John George Brown (1831–1913), American painter born Durham, England
• Martin Brown (artist), illustrator of children's books
• Ralph Brown (sculptor) (1928–2013), British sculptor

Business

• Bobbi Brown, makeup artist and entrepreneur
• Sir David Brown (entrepreneur) (1904–1993), English entrepreneur
• Howard Brown (Halifax Bank), spokesman for Halifax bank in the U.K.

Crime

• Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, born David Paul Brown, convicted kidnapper and child sexual assaulter
• Jason Derek Brown, suspected murderer listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
• John A. Brown, Jr. (died 1997), an American murderer executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin
• John Ronald Brown, unlicensed United States sex-change operation surgeon
• Nixzmary Brown, American murder victim from Brooklyn, New York

Engineering, science, and medicine

• Alexander Crum Brown (1838–1922), Scottish chemist
• Barnum Brown (1873–1963), American paleontologist
• David K. Brown (1928–2008) British naval architect and author
• George Brown (1650-1730), Scots arithmetician and inventor
• Ernest William Brown (1866–1938), English mathematician and astronomer
• George Harold Brown (1908–1987), American research engineer
• George R. Brown (1898–1983), American entrepreneur
• Gerald E. Brown (1926–2013), American theoretical physicist
• G. Spencer-Brown (born 1923), English mathematician
• Harold P. Brown (1869–1932), inventor, anti-alternating current activist
• Herbert C. Brown, (1912–2004) Nobel Prize chemist
• Howard Junior Brown (1924–1975), physician, public health official, and gay-rights activist
• Jeannette Brown (born 1934), American organic medicinal chemist, historian, and author
• John Brown (doctor) (1735–1788), Scottish physician
• John Brown (industrialist) (1816–1896), inventor of a process for rolling armour-plate
• John Brown (physician) (1810–1882), Scottish physician and essayist
• John Campbell Brown (born 1947), Scottish Royal Astronomer
• Justin Brown (aquanaut) (born circa 1982), American aquanaut
• Michael E. Brown (born 1965), astronomer
• Michael Glyn Brown (1957–2013), American surgeon
• Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941), American geneticist
• Moses Brown (1738–1836), American inventor
• N. E. Brown (Nicholas Edward Brown, 1849–1934), botanist
• Rachel Fuller Brown (1898–1980), American scientist
• Robert Brown (botanist) (1773–1858), botanist
• Robert Hanbury Brown (1916–2002), British astronomer and physicist
• Roger Brown (psychologist) (1925–1997), American social psychologist
• Roy Brown Jr. (1916–2013), American car designer and engineer
• Samuel Brown (Royal Navy officer) (1774–1852), British civil engineer
• Thomas Brown (engineer) (1772–1850), English surveyor, engineer, businessman, and landowner
• Thomas Brown (naturalist) (1785–1862), English naturalist
• Thomas Townsend Brown (1905–1985), American inventor
• William Brown (bridge designer) (1928–2005), British bridge designer

Fiction

• the Browns, a hobbit family mentioned in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien
• Amber Brown, title character in a series of books by Paula Danziger
• Bingo Brown, title character in a series of books by Betsy Byars
• Bob Brown (The Unit), a character in the American TV show The Unit
• Buster Brown, an early 20th-century U.S. comic strip character
• Charlie Brown, central hero of the Peanuts cartoon by Charles Schulz
• Cleveland Brown, character on the television shows Family Guy and The Cleveland Show
• Dr Emmett Brown, the "crazy, wild-eyed" scientist from the Back to the Future trilogy, played by Christopher Lloyd
• Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective
• Father Brown, Catholic priest and detective in stories by G. K. Chesterton
• John Brown, protagonist of the 1999 film Inspector Gadget
• Lavender Brown, fellow student in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
• Harry Brown (film), 2009 British film with Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer
• Paddington Brown, bear in Michael Bond's children's stories
• Rembrandt Brown, musician in US TV show Sliders
• Sally Brown, sister of Charlie Brown in Peanuts cartoon by Charles Schulz
• Teela Brown, heroine of Larry Niven's Ringworld SF series with in-born good luck
• Tom Brown (character), plucky student in semi-autobiographical Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes, later mentioned in George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman series
• Vanbeest Brown, pseudonym of Harry Bertram in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Guy Mannering
• William Brown (fictional boy), naughty schoolboy hero of Just William by Richmal Crompton
• Agent Brown in The Matrix

Film, television, and theater

• A. Whitney Brown, American comedian
• Aaron Brown (journalist), American broadcast journalist
• Alton Brown, American TV chef
• Arnold Brown (comedian), Scottish comedian
• Barry Brown (actor) (1951–1978), American actor
• Bille Brown (1952–2013), Australian actor and playwright
• Bruce Brown (b. 1937), American documentary filmmaker
• Bryan Brown, Australian actor
• Candy Brown, American actress and dancer
• Clancy Brown (b. 1959), American actor
• Clarence Brown, American movie director
• David Brown (producer) (born 1916), American movie producer
• George Brown (union official), president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
• Harry Brown (journalist), Canadian radio and television host
• James Brown (actor) (1920–1992), American actor
• James Brown (sportscaster) (born 1951), American television sports personality
• Joe Brown (judge) (born 1947), television judge on the Judge Joe Brown show
• Joe E. Brown (1892–1973), American actor and comedian
• Kimberly J. Brown (born 1984), American actress
• Robert Brown (British actor) (1921–2003), English actor
• Robert Brown (US actor) (born 1927), American actor
• Robert Latham Brown, producer, production manager, and author
• Samantha Brown, Travel Channel host
• Theo Wade Brown (1950–2002), British designer and eccentric, well-known member of the London special effects community
• Tom Brown (actor) (1913–1990), film and television actor

History, philosophy, and religion

• Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army) (1913–2002), 11th General of The Salvation Army
• George Brown (missionary) (1835–1917), English missionary to Fiji, Samoa
• John Brown (minister) (1784–1858), Scottish clergyman and writer
• John Brown (theologian) (1722–1787), Scottish clergyman and Biblical commentator
• John Brown (Vicar of St Mary's, Leicester) (died 1845), an eloquent British evangelical preacher and Vicar of St. Mary's Leicester
• Peter Brown (historian) (born 1935), Irish historian specializing in the period of Late Antiquity and study of the cult of saints
• Thomas Brown (philosopher) (1778–1820), Scottish philosopher
• Truesdell Sparhawk Brown (1906–1992), American historian of ancient Greece
• William Brown (clergyman) (1766–1835), Scottish clergyman and Hebraist

Literature

• Alice Brown (writer) (1856–1948), American novelist
• Andrew Brown (writer), (born 1955), British journalist and writer
• Bill Brown (critical theory), American author and professor of English at the University of Chicago
• Charles Brockden Brown, American novelist
• Dale Brown (born 1956), American novelist
• Dan Brown, American novelist; author of The Da Vinci Code
• Dee Brown (writer), American novelist and historian
• Eric Brown (writer), science fiction author
• Fredric Brown, science fiction and mystery author
• George Douglas Brown (1869–1902), Scottish novelist
• George Mackay Brown (1921–1996), Scottish poet, author, and dramatist
• Harry Brown (writer) (1917–1986), American screenwriter and novelist
• Helen Gurley Brown (1922–2012), author, publisher, and businesswoman
• J. B. Selkirk, James Brown of Selkirk, Scottish poet and essayist
• James Cooke Brown (1921–2000), sociologist
• John Brown (essayist) (1715–1766), English divine and author
• John Brown (fugitive slave) (c. 1810–1876), writer of Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings and Escape of John Brown
• Norman O. Brown (1913–2002), American literary scholar
• Rita Mae Brown (born 1944), American writer and social activist
• Rosel George Brown (1926–1967), American science fiction author
• Thomas Edward Brown (1830–1897), Manx poet, scholar, and divine
• Tina Brown (born 1953), English journalist and author, biographer of Diana, Princess of Wales
• Tom Brown (naturalist) (born 1950), an American outdoorsman and nature writer
• Tom Brown (satirist) (c. 1663–1704), English translator and satirist
• William Wells Brown (1814–1884), African American writer and abolitionist

Military

• George Brown (British Army officer) (1790–1865)
• George Scratchley Brown (1918–1978), Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Harry W. Brown (1898–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Jacob Brown (1775–1828), U.S. Army officer in the War of 1812, later commanding general, U.S. Army
• John Brown (British Army soldier), British POW and spy during the Second World War
• Peter Brown (VC) (1837–1894), Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Roy Brown (RAF officer) (1893–1944), Canadian World War I flying ace
• Tom Brown (British Army soldier) (1705–1746), hero of the Battle of Dettingen
• Walter Brown (VC), DCM (1885–1942), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William Brown (admiral) (1777–1857), Irish-born Argentine Navy admiral
• William Brown (sailor), black woman who served in the Royal Navy disguised as a man
• William Brown (soldier) (18th century), American Revolutionary War soldier

Music

• Arthur Brown (musician), English rock and roll singer
• Ayla Brown (born 1988), American singer, college basketball player and former American Idol contestant
• Barry Brown (singer), Jamaican reggae singer
• Bill Brown (composer) (born 1969), American composer
• Bobby Brown (born 1969), American rhythm and blues singer
• Charles Brown (musician), American blues singer
• Chastity Brown, American singer-songwriter
• Chris Brown (American entertainer), American rhythm and blues singer and dancer
• Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter
• David Brown (Australian musician), Australian musician
• David Brown (musician), American musician
• Dennis Brown, Jamaican reggae singer
• Earle Brown, American experimental composer
• Eban Brown (born 1972), American pop vocalist, lead singer of The Stylistics
• Foxy Brown (rapper), American female rapper
• George Brown (musician) (born 1949), drummer for Kool & the Gang
• Harold Ray Brown (born 1946), member of the 1970s band War
• Ian Brown, solo artist and former lead singer in The Stone Roses
• Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor, sister of Timothy
• James Brown (1933–2006), American soul and funk singer and bandleader
• Jason "J" Brown, former member of boy-band 5ive
• Jocelyn Brown, American R&B and dance music singer
• Joe Brown (singer) (born 1941), British singer
• Julie Brown, American actress and singer
• Junior Brown, American country singer
• Les Brown (bandleader), big band leader
• Lew Brown, American lyricist
• Melanie Brown, English pop singer
• Pearly Brown (AKA Reverend, or Blind, Pearly Brown, 1915–86), American musician
• Peter Brown (singer) (born 1953), singer, songwriter, and producer
• Robert E. Brown (1927–2005), American ethnomusicologist
• Rosemary Brown (spiritualist) (1916–2001), spirit medium and classical pianist
• Ruth Brown, American singer
• Stephen Brown (composer), Canadian composer, conductor, and teacher
• Steve Brown (bass player) (1890–1965), American jazz musician and string bass player from New Orleans
• Steve Brown (composer), British television composer
• Texas Johnny Brown (1928–2013), American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
• Timothy Brown (hornist), British hornist, brother of Iona
• Tom Brown (trombonist) (1888–1958), American jazz trombonist and bandleader
• The 5 Browns, classical piano musical group: Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra, and Desirae
• Vicki Brown (1940–1991), English singer
• Wilfred Brown, English tenor
• Willie Brown (musician) (1900–1952), American delta blues guitarist and singer

Politics

Australia

• Bob Brown (born 1944), Australian green politician
• Bob Brown (Australian Labor politician)
• Carol Brown (politician), Australian senator
• Peter Broun, known for most of life as Peter Nicholas Brown (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (1829–1846)
• Robert Leslie Brown, Australian Shooters Party politician
• Thomas Brown (Western Australian politician) (1803–1863), Australian pastoralist and politician

Canada

• Fergy Brown (1923–2013), Canadian politician
• George Brown (Canadian politician) (1818–1880), Scottish-born Canadian politician
• Rosemary Brown (politician) (1930–2003)
• William Brown (Manitoba politician), politician in Manitoba, 1922–1927

New Zealand

• Arthur Winton Brown, former Mayor of Wellington in 1886 and 1891
• Peter Brown (New Zealand politician) (born 1939), New Zealand First MP
• Len Brown, controversial Auckland mayor

South Africa

• Peter Brown (South African politician) (1924–2004), founding member of the South African Liberal Party

United Kingdom

• Ernest Brown (MP) (1881–1962), British politician
• George Brown, Baron George-Brown (1914–1985), British politician
• Gordon Brown (born 1951), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
• James Brown (Scottish politician) (1862–1939), Member of Parliament for Ayrshire, UK
• Robert Brown (English politician) (born 1921), English politician
• Robert Brown (Scottish politician) (born 1947), Scottish politician

United States

• Adam M. Brown (1826–1901), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1901
• Adon P. Brown (1873–1942), New York state senator
• Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826–1885), governor of Missouri
• Charlie Brown (California politician) (born 1949), candidate for Congress in northern California
• Edward and Elaine Brown, New Hampshire tax protesters
• Elon R. Brown (1857–1922), President pro tem of the New York State Senate 1915 until 1918
• Eric Brown (judge), Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
• Fred H. Brown (1879–1955), American lawyer and politician
• several people named George Brown, including:
  • George Brown, Jr. (1920–1999), U.S. congressman from California
  • George Houston Brown (1810–1865), represented New Jersey 's 4th congressional district from 1853 to 1855
• Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense) (born 1927), American physicist
• Henry Billings Brown (1836–1914), U.S. Supreme Court justice
• Henry E. Brown, Jr. (born 1935), U.S. congressman from South Carolina
• Jack A. Brown (1929-2015), Arizona state legislator and rancher
• James Brown (Louisiana) (1766–1835), U.S. senator from Louisiana
• James S. Brown (1824–1878), mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
• J. E. "Buster" Brown (born 1940), Texas state senator
• Jason T Brown, American lawyer and former FBI Agent
• Jerry Brown (born 1938), governor of California from 1975 until 1983 and since 2011
• J. Marshall Brown (1924-deceased), Louisiana state representative and Democratic national committeeman
• John Brown (Kentucky) (1757–1837), member of Continental Congress from Virginia
• John Brown (Maryland) (c. 1760–1815), United States congressman from Maryland
• John Brown (North Carolina) (1737–1812), pioneer and statesman from North Carolina
• John Brown (Pennsylvania) (1772–1845), United States congressman from Pennsylvania
• John Brown (Rhode Island) (1736–1803), United States congressman from Rhode Island
• John Brewer Brown (1836–1898), United States congressman from Maryland
• John C. Brown (1827–1889), Tennessee governor
• John Robert Brown (judge) (1909–1993), a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• John W. Brown (New York politician) (1796–1875), United States congressman from New York
• John William Brown (1913–1993), governor of Ohio for eleven days in 1957
• John Y. Brown, Sr. (1900–1985), United States congressman from Kentucky
• John Y. Brown, Jr. (born 1933), Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983
• Joseph E. Brown (1821–1894), governor of American state of Georgia
• Joseph O. Brown (1848–1903), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1901–1903
• Kate Brown (born 1960), governor of Oregon
• Melissa Brown (politician), ophthalmologist and several-time candidate from Pennsylvania for the United States House of Representatives
• Neal Brown (Wisconsin politician) (1861-1917), American politician
• Orlando Brown (Kentucky) (1801–1867), American politician from Kentucky
• Pat Brown (1905–1996), governor of California from 1959–1967
• Raleigh Brown (1921–2009), Texas House of Representatives and state judge
• Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
• Scott Brown, U.S. senator from Massachusetts
• Sherrod Brown (born 1952), U.S. senator from Ohio
• Thomas Brown (Florida politician) (1785–1867), American politician
• Wayne Brown (politician) (1936–2013), American politician and accountant
• W. K. Brown (c. 1923–2011), Louisiana state representative
• Willie Brown (politician) (born 1934), American mayor of San Francisco

Sports

• Alfredo Brown (1886–1958), Argentine association football player
• Allan Brown (footballer) (1926–), Scottish football player and manager
• Allan Brown (soccer) (born 1984), South African-born Canadian association football player
• Andrew Brown (soccer) (1870–1948), Scottish American association football player and coach
• Andrew Brown (sailor) (born 1977), New Zealand sailing sportsman
• Arkeith Brown (born 1986), American football player
• Barrie Brown (born 1931), Australian rules footballer
• Barry Brown (boxer), New Zealander boxer of the 1950s
• Bill Brown (American football) (born 1938), running back
• Bill Brown (cricketer) (born 1912), Australian cricketer
• Bill Brown (Scottish footballer) (1931–2004), Scots/English goalkeeper
• Bob Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1941), American NFL football player
• Bob Brown (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Salford
• Bobby Brown (footballer born 1923), Scottish football player and manager
• Bobby Brown (third baseman) (born 1924), American Major League Baseball player and American League president
• Brown (Middlesex cricketer) (before 1789 – after 1791), English cricketer
• Carlos Brown (footballer) (1882–1926), Argentine association football player
• Charles Wreford-Brown, former captain of the English national association football team
• Chris Brown (running back, born 1981), American football player
• Dante Brown (born 1980), American football player
• Darby Brown (1929-1988), Australian boxer of the 1940s and '50s
• David Brown (cricketer born 1942), English cricketer
• David Brown (golfer) (before 1886 – 1930), Scottish golfer
• Don Brown (American football) (born 1955), American college football coach
• Dougie Brown, Scottish cricketer
• Edwin Brown (1898–1972), Australian rugby league footballer
• Eliseo Brown (29 October 1888 – after 1911), Argentine association football player
• Ernesto Brown (1885–1935), Argentine association football player
• Fa'amanu Brown (born 1994), New Zealand rugby league player
• Gates Brown (1939–2013), American baseball player
• Gene Brown, American basketball player
• George Brown (cricketer, born 1887) (1887–1964), English cricketer
• Gilbert Brown (born 1971), American NFL football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers
• Godfrey Brown (1915–1995), British runner
• Herb Brown (born 1936), American basketball coach
• Ike Brown (1942–2001), American baseball player
• Jackie Brown (boxer), professional boxer
• James Brown (footballer born 1987), English footballer for Hartlepool United F.C.
• James A. Brown (1900–1965), American college sports coach
• Jammal Brown (born 1981), American NFL football left tackle for the New Orleans Saints
• Jared Brown (born 1973), American football player
• Jason Brown (born 1994), American Olympic medalist figure skater
• Jim Brown (born 1936), American football player and film actor
• Jim Brown (pitcher) (1860–1908), American baseball player
• Joe Brown (boxer) (1926–1997), American boxer
• Joe Brown (climber) (born 1930), English climber
• Joe Brown (footballer born 1920), English footballer
• Joe Brown (footballer born 1929), English footballer and manager
• Joe Brown (footballer born 1988), English footballer
• John Brown (bridge), expert contract bridge player and author
• John Brown (cyclist), New Zealand cyclist
• John Brown (footballer born 1915), Scottish association football player
• John Brown (footballer born 1940), English association football player
• John Brown (footballer born 1962), Scottish association football player
• Johnny Brown (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
• Johnny Brown (English boxer) (1902–1976), English boxer of the 1910s and '20s
• Jonathan Brown (Australian rules footballer) (born 1981)
• Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer) (born 1990), football player for Cardiff City
• Jophery Brown (1945–2014), American baseball player
• Jorge Brown (1880–1936), Argentine association football player
• José Luis Brown (born 1956), Argentine association football player
• Juan Domingo Brown (1888–1931), Argentine association football player
• Kerrith Brown (born 1962), British judoka
• Kevin Brown (catcher) (born 1973), American baseball player
• Kevin Brown (ice hockey) (born 1974), English-born Canadian ice hockey player
• Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher) (born 1965), American baseball player
• Kevin Brown (left-handed pitcher) (born 1966), American baseball player
• Kevin Brown (rugby league) (born 1984), English rugby league footballer
• Kevin Brown (defensive tackle) (born 1985), American football player
• Kiel Brown (born 1984), Australian field hockey midfielder
• Kwame Brown (born 1982), American basketball player
• Lewis Brown (rugby league) (born 1986), New Zealand Rugby League player
• Larry Brown (basketball), professional basketball coach
• Martha Brown (figure skater) (born 1900), American figure skater
• Melissa Brown (tennis) (born 1968), retired American tennis player
• Michael Brown (footballer, born 1977), English footballer for Wigan Athletic
• Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970), American basketball head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers
• Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963), retired American professional basketball player and assistant coach
• Mike Brown (ice hockey winger, born 1985), American NHL ice hockey player
• Mitch Brown (rugby league), (born 1987), Australian Rugby League player
• Monty Brown, American professional wrestler
• Mordecai Brown ("Three Fingers"), pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Nathan Brown (Australian footballer born 1976), former player for Melbourne
• Nathan Brown (Australian footballer born 1978), former player for Richmond and the Western Bulldogs
• Nathan Brown (Australian footballer born 1988), player with Collingwood
• Nathan Brown (rugby league born 1973), Australian rugby league player and coach
• Nathan Brown (rugby league born 1993), Australian rugby league player
• Neal Brown (born 1980), American football coach
• Omar Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
• Paul Brown (1908–1991), American football coach
• Peter Brown (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Peter Brown (rugby union) (born 1941), Scottish rugby union footballer
• Phil Brown (footballer born 1959), English football player and manager of Hull City A.F.C.
• Phil Brown (footballer born 1966), English football player and manager of Matlock Town F.C.
• R. M. Brown, American college sports coach
• R. R. Brown (1879–1950), American athlete, coach, and administrator
• Rachel Brown (born 1980), English football player
• Rod Brown (born 1978), American basketball player
• Rod Brown (gridiron football) (born 1963), American player of gridiron football
• Roger Brown (defensive tackle) (born 1937), American football player
• Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942) (1942–1997), American basketball player
• Roger Brown (basketball, born 1950), American basketball player
• Roger Brown (footballer) (1952–2011), English footballer
• Roger Brown (defensive back) (born 1966), American football player
• Ronnie Brown (born 1981), American football player
• Ruben Brown (born 1972), American football player
• Sailor Brown (born 1915), English footballer
• Scott Brown (footballer born April 1985), English footballer
• Scott Brown (footballer born May 1985), English footballer
• Scott Brown (Scottish footballer), (born 1985) Scottish footballer
• Sean Brown, professional ice hockey player
• Shannon Brown (born 1985), American basketball player
• Sheldon Brown (American football) (born 1979), professional American football player
• Sherwood Brown (born 1991), American basketball player
• Steve Brown (footballer born 1966) (born 1966), English footballer
• Steve Brown (footballer born 1972) (born 1972), English footballer
• Stuart Brown (sidecarcross rider), British sidecarcross rider
• Tim Brown (figure skater) (1938–1989), American figure skater
• Tim Brown (darts player) (born 1944), Australian darts player
• Tim Brown (American football) (born 1966), American NFL football player and 1987 Heisman Trophy winner
• Tim Brown (footballer) (born 1981), New Zealand association football player
• Tim Brown (Canadian football) (born 1984), American player of Canadian football
• Tom Brown (center fielder) (1860–1927), Liverpool-born American baseball player and manager
• Tom Brown (tennis) (born 1921), American amateur tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s
• Tommy Brown (baseball) (born 1927), American Major League Baseball infielder
• Tony Brown (English footballer), English footballer who mainly played for West Bromwich Albion
• Tony Brown (rugby union), New Zealand rugby footballer who played mainly for Otago
• Troy Brown (born 1971), wideout for the New England Patriots
• Wendy Brown (athlete) (born 1966), American heptathlete
• Wes Brown (born 1979), English football player for Manchester United
• Willie Brown (American football) (born 1940), American football Hall-of-Fame cornerback
• Brown (Middlesex cricketer), late 18th century English cricketer

Other fields

• Archie Brown (born 1938), British academic and historian
• Arthur Whitten Brown (1886–1948), Scottish aviator
• David McDowell Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut
• Derren Brown (born 1971), English magician and psychological illusionist
• Dame Gillian Brown (1923–1999), British diplomat, the second female British ambsssador
• Henry Box Brown (born 1815), slave who had himself mailed in a box to freedom
• John Brown (servant) (1826–1883), Scottish servant of Queen Victoria
• Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) (1816–1874), founder of Kerrville, Texas
• Louis M. Brown (1909–1996), US lawyer and pioneer of preventive law
• Louise Brown (born 1978), the first "test-tube baby"
• Margaret Brown (1867–1932), American socialite and philanthropist, Titanic survivor, also known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
• Marian and Vivian Brown (born 1927), notable San Francisco twins
• mrbrown, a prominent Singaporean blogger
• Robert A. Brown (born 1951), President of Boston University
• Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) (1944–2008), bicycle mechanic, writer, and webmaster
• Violet Brown (born 1900), oldest verified person in Jamaica
• William Penn Brown (1841–1929), American philatelic pioneer

Disambiguation pages

• Aaron Brown (disambiguation)
• Abe Brown (disambiguation)
• Adam Brown (disambiguation)
• Adrian Brown (disambiguation)
• Al Brown (disambiguation)
• Alan Brown (disambiguation)
• Albert Brown (disambiguation)
• Alex Brown (disambiguation)
• Alexander Brown (disambiguation)
• Alfred Brown (disambiguation)
• Alice Brown (disambiguation)
• Allan Brown (disambiguation)
• Alistair Brown (disambiguation)
• Amanda Brown (disambiguation)
• Andre Brown (disambiguation)
• Andrew Brown (disambiguation)
• Andy Brown (disambiguation)
• Anne Brown (disambiguation)
• Anthony Brown (disambiguation)
• Antonio Brown (disambiguation)
• Arnold Brown (disambiguation)
• Arthur Brown (disambiguation)
• Barbara Brown (disambiguation)
• Barry Brown (disambiguation)
• Ben Brown (disambiguation)
• Benjamin Brown (disambiguation)
• Bert Brown (disambiguation)
• Bertram Brown (disambiguation)
• Bill Brown (disambiguation)
• Billy Brown (disambiguation)
• Bob Brown (disambiguation)
• Bobby Brown (disambiguation)
• Bonnie Brown (disambiguation)
• Brian Brown (disambiguation)
• Bud Brown (disambiguation)
• Buster Brown (disambiguation)
• Cameron Brown (disambiguation)
• Carl Brown (disambiguation)
• Carlos Brown (disambiguation)
• Carol Brown (disambiguation)
• Carolyn Brown (disambiguation)
• Catherine Brown (disambiguation)
• Cecil Brown (disambiguation)
• Chad Brown (disambiguation)
• Charles Brown (disambiguation)
• Charlotte Brown (disambiguation)
• Chris Brown (disambiguation)
• Cindy Brown (disambiguation)
• Clarence Brown (disambiguation)
• Cliff Brown (disambiguation)
• Clive Brown (disambiguation)
• Colin Brown (disambiguation)
• Courtney Brown (disambiguation)
• Craig Brown (disambiguation)
• Curtis Brown (disambiguation)
• Dana Brown (disambiguation)
• Daniel Brown (disambiguation)
• Darrell Brown (disambiguation)
• David Brown (disambiguation)
• Dean Brown (disambiguation)
• Dee Brown (disambiguation)
• Dennis Brown (disambiguation)
• Derek Brown (disambiguation)
• Derrick Brown (disambiguation)
• Dick Brown (disambiguation)
• Donald Brown (disambiguation)
• Donna Brown (disambiguation)
• Dorothy Brown (disambiguation)
• Doug Brown (disambiguation)
• Dustin Brown (disambiguation)
• Earl Brown (disambiguation)
• Eddie Brown (disambiguation)
• Edgar Brown (disambiguation)
• Edith Brown (disambiguation)
• Edmund Brown (disambiguation)
• Edward Brown (disambiguation)
• Elizabeth Brown (disambiguation)
• Elliot Brown (disambiguation)
• Eric Brown (disambiguation)
• Ernest Brown (disambiguation)
• Eugene Brown (disambiguation)
• Foxy Brown (disambiguation)
• Frances Brown (disambiguation)
• Francis Brown (disambiguation)
• Frank Brown (disambiguation)
• Fred Brown (disambiguation)
• Garry Brown (disambiguation)
• Gary Brown (disambiguation)
• Gavin Brown (disambiguation)
• Geoffrey Brown (disambiguation)
• George Brown (disambiguation)
• George Washington Brown (disambiguation)
• Georgia Brown (disambiguation)
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• Gordon Brown (disambiguation)
• Greg Brown (disambiguation)
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• Harvey Brown (disambiguation)
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• Jason Brown (disambiguation)
• Jeff Brown (disambiguation)
• Jeffrey Brown (disambiguation)
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• John Henry Brown (disambiguation)
• John Robert Brown (disambiguation)
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• John Brown, Jr. (disambiguation)
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• Kate Brown (disambiguation) – also covering Katharine, Katie, Kathy, Kathleen, and similar
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• Woody Brown (disambiguation)

See also

• Braun (surname)
• Brawn (surname)
• Browne (surname)