List of people with surname Brown
Encyclopedia
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
- H. Rap BrownH. Rap BrownJamil Abdullah Al-Amin , also known as H. Rap Brown, was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, and during a short lived alliance between SNCC , later the Justice Minister of the Black Panther Party...
, American civil rights activist - Gerald W. BrownGerald W. BrownGerald W. "Jerry" Brown is an American whistleblower who concerned himself with deficiencies in passive fire protection systems in US and Canadian nuclear power plants.-Thermo-Lag scandal:...
, American whistleblowerWhistleblowerA whistleblower is a person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities occurring in a government department, a public or private organization, or a company... - John Brown (abolitionist)John Brown (abolitionist)John Brown was an American revolutionary abolitionist, who in the 1850s advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery in the United States. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre during which five men were killed, in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas, and made his name in the...
(1800–1859), American abolitionist - John W. BrownJohn W. BrownJohn W. Brown was a labor union leader.Born in Canada, he moved to Maine and worked as a joiner at the Bath Iron Works, where he became involved with the labor movement...
(1867–1941), a Canadian-born labour leader in the United States - Oliver Brown (civil rights)Oliver Brown (civil rights)Oliver L. Brown was the plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of 1954. The Court overturned the doctrine of separate but equal for public schools....
, plaintiff of the 1954 Brown v. Board of EducationBrown v. Board of EducationBrown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 , was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which...
case concerning school segregationRacial segregationRacial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home... - Olympia BrownOlympia BrownOlympia Brown was an American suffragist. She is regarded as the first woman to graduate from a theological school, as well as becoming the first full time ordained minister...
(1835–1926), American women's suffragist
Art and architecture
- Bob Brown (comics)Bob Brown (comics)William Robert "Bob" Brown was an American comic book artist with an extensive career from the early 1940s through the 1970s. With writers Edmond Hamilton and Gardner Fox, Brown created the DC Comics hero Space Ranger, drawing the character's complete run from his debut in the try-out comic...
, comic book artist - Christy BrownChristy BrownChristy Brown was an Irish author, painter and poet who had cerebral palsy. He is most famous for his autobiography My Left Foot, which was later made into an Academy Award-winning film of the same name....
, an Irish author, painter and poet - Lancelot "Capability" Brown (1716–1783), English landscape gardener
- Ford Madox BrownFord Madox BrownFord Madox Brown was an English painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his most notable painting was Work...
(1821–1893), English painter - Henry Kirke BrownHenry Kirke BrownHenry Kirke Brown was an American sculptor.-Life:He began to paint portraits while still a boy, studied painting in Boston under Chester Harding, learned a little about modelling, and in 1836-1839 spent his summers working as a railroad engineer to earn enough to enable him to study further.He spent...
(1814–1886), American sculptor - John Brown (architect)John Brown (architect)John Brown was a 19th-century architect in Norwich, in the county of Norfolk, England. He is best known for his churches, especially cathedrals. He was also, along with his two sons, the surveyor for Norwich Cathedral.Some of his architectural works:...
, English architect in the 19th century - John George BrownJohn George BrownJohn George Brown , British and American painter, was born in Durham, England, on 11 November 1831. He studied at Newcastle-on-Tyne, in the Edinburgh Academy. His parents apprenticed him to a glass worker at the age of fourteen, in an attempt to dissuade him from pursuing painting...
(1831–1913), American painter born Durham, England - Martin Brown (artist)Martin Brown (artist)Martin Brown is an Australian artist who was born in Melbourne and from a very early age, could draw. His father used to bring home slabs of paper from work, and Martin would doodle, until eventually he became an artist. His inspiration came from many cartoons, such as bugs bunny, which he liked...
, illustrator of children's books
Business
- Bobbi BrownBobbi BrownBobbi Brown is the founder and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Her products are sold in over 988 stores and 56 countries worldwide.-Biography:From a young age, Bobbi loved makeup...
, makeup artist and entrepreneur - Sir David Brown (entrepreneur)David Brown (entrepreneur)Sir David Brown was an English entrepreneur, managing director of his family firm David Brown Limited and one time owner of shipbuilders Vosper Thornycroft and automobile manufacturer Aston Martin....
(1904–1993), English entrepreneur - Howard Brown (Halifax Bank), spokesman for Halifax bank in the U.K.
Crime
- Chris Brown (singer), Girlfriend beater, convicted domestic assaulter
- David P. BrownNathaniel Bar-JonahNathaniel Benjamin Levi Bar-Jonah , born David Paul Brown, was a convicted felon and alleged cannibal who was serving a 130-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole in Montana after being convicted of kidnapping, aggravated assault, and sexual assault of various children...
, convicted kidnapper and child sexual assaulter - Jason Derek BrownJason Derek BrownJason Derek Brown is an American fugitive wanted for first degree murder and armed robbery in Phoenix, Arizona on November 29, 2004. On December 8, 2007 he was named by the FBI as the 489th fugitive to be placed on the Ten Most Wanted list....
, suspected murderer listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted FugitivesFBI Ten Most Wanted FugitivesThe FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, and William Kinsey Hutchinson, International News Service Editor-in-Chief, who were discussing ways to promote capture of the...
list - John A. Brown, Jr.John A. Brown, Jr.John Ashley Brown, Jr. was an American murderer. He was tried and executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin.- Crime :...
(died 1997), an American murderer executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin - John David Brown, a Missouri fugitive and murderer who caused panic in the Rolla area in 1987
- John Ronald BrownJohn Ronald BrownJohn Ronald Brown was a United States surgeon who was convicted of second-degree murder after a patient died while Brown was practicing medicine without a license.- Early life :The son of a physician,...
, unlicensed United States sex-change operation surgeon - Nixzmary BrownNixzmary BrownNixzmary Brown was a seven-year-old abused child and murder victim from the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn section of New York City, New York...
, American murder victim from Brooklyn, New York
Engineering, science, and medicine
- Alexander Crum BrownAlexander Crum BrownAlexander Crum Brown FRSE FRS was a Scottish organic chemist.-Biography:Born in Edinburgh, the half-brother of the physician and essayist John Brown, he studied for five years at the Royal High School, succeeded by one year at Mill Hill School in London...
, Scottish chemist who devised the diagramatic system of representing chemical bonds - Barnum BrownBarnum BrownBarnum Brown , a paleontologist born in Carbondale, Kansas, and named after the circus showman P.T. Barnum, discovered the second fossil of Tyrannosaurus rex during a career that made him one of the most famous fossil hunters working from the late Victorian era into the early 20th century.Sponsored...
(1873–1963), American paleontologist - David K. Brown (1928–2008) British naval architect and author
- Ernest William BrownErnest William BrownErnest William Brown FRS was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States....
(1866–1938), English mathematician and astronomer - George H. Brown (engineer) (1908–1987), American research engineer who developed color television
- George R. BrownGeorge R. BrownGeorge Rufus Brown was a prominent Houstonian entrepreneur. Brown led Brown & Root Inc. to become one of the largest construction companies in the world and helped to foster the political career of Lyndon B. Johnson. The George R. Brown Convention Center and the George R...
American entrepreneur who co-founded the engineering and construction company, Brown and Root, now known as KBR - Gerald E. BrownGerald E. BrownGerald Edward "Gerry" Brown is an American theoretical physicist who works on nuclear physics and astrophysics. Since 1968 he has been a professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is currently a distinguished professor emeritus of the C. N...
(born 1926), American theoretical physicist - G. Spencer-BrownG. Spencer-BrownGeorge Spencer-Brown is a polymath best known as the author of Laws of Form. He describes himself as a "mathematician, consulting engineer, psychologist, educational consultant and practitioner, consulting psychotherapist, author, and poet.".-Life:Spencer-Brown passed the First M.B...
(born 1923), English mathematician - Harold P. BrownHarold P. BrownHarold Pitney Brown was the American credited with building the original electric chair based on the design by Dr. Alfred P. Southwick...
, inventor of the electric chair - Herbert C. BrownHerbert C. BrownHerbert Charles Brown was a chemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate for his work with organoboranes....
, (1912–2004) Nobel Prize chemist - Howard J. BrownHoward Junior BrownDr. Howard Brown , a founder of the National Gay Task Force and a former New York City Health Services Administrator, helped change the image of gay men and lesbians in the United States by coming out publicly in 1973.- Background :Born in Peoria, Illinois, on April 15, 1924, to a civil engineer,...
(1924–1975), physician, public health official, and gay-rights activist - John Brown (doctor)John Brown (doctor)John Brown was a Scottish physician.Brown was born in Berwickshire and after attending the parish school at Duns, he moved to Edinburgh and enrolled in divinity classes at the university of Edinburgh and worked part time as a private tutor...
(1735–1788), a Scottish physician who developed his own medical system - John Brown (orthodontic technician), Scottish lecturer in orthodontics and OTAOrthodontic Technicians AssociationThe Orthodontic Technicians Association is the professional body that represents orthodontic technology specialists in the United Kingdom affiliated with the British Orthodontic Society.-Offices:...
councillor - John Brown (physician)John Brown (physician)John Brown FRSE FRCPE was a Scottish physician and essayist. He was the son of the clergyman John Brown , and was born in Biggar, Scotland. He is best known for his 3 volume collection Horae Subsecivae—"Leisure Hours" , including essays and papers on art, medical history and biography...
(1810–1882), a Scottish physician and essayist - John Brown (professor), Scottish Royal Astronomer
- Sir John Brown (industrialist)John Brown (industrialist)Sir John Brown , British industrialist, was born in Sheffield. He was known as the Father of the South Yorkshire Iron Trade....
(1816–1896), the inventor of a process for rolling armour-plate - Michael E. BrownMichael E. BrownMichael E. Brown has been a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology since 2003....
, astronomer - Michael Stuart BrownMichael Stuart BrownMichael Stuart Brown is an American geneticist and Nobel Laureate. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph L. Goldstein in 1985 for describing the regulation of cholesterol metabolism.- Life and career :...
(born 1941), American geneticist - Moses BrownMoses BrownMoses Brown was a co-founder of Brown University and a New England abolitionist and industrialist, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machines during the American industrial revolution, including Slater Mill.-Early life:Brown was the son of...
(1738–1836), American inventor - Nicholas Edward Brown, botanist
- Rachel Fuller BrownRachel Fuller BrownRachel Fuller Brown was a chemist best known for her long-distance collaboration with microbiologist Elizabeth Lee Hazen in developing the first useful antifungal antibiotic, Nystatin, while doing research for the Division of Laboratories and Research of the New York State Department of Health....
, American scientist, co-developer of Nystatin - Robert Brown (botanist)Robert Brown (botanist)Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope...
(1773–1858), botanist - Robert Hanbury BrownRobert Hanbury BrownRobert Hanbury Brown, AC FRS was a British astronomer and physicist born in Aruvankadu, India. He made notable contributions to the development of radar and he later conducted pioneering work in the field of radio astronomy...
(1916–2002), British astronomer and physicist - Roger Brown (psychologist)Roger Brown (psychologist)Roger William Brown , an American social psychologist, was born in Detroit.-Early Life and Education:...
American social psychologist - Captain Samuel Brown (1774–1852), British civil engineer
- Thomas Brown (engineer)Thomas Brown (engineer)Thomas Brown was an English surveyor, civil engineer, businessman and landowner.Born at Disley in Cheshire, he had interests in coal-mining, particularly in the Haughton and Hyde areas of Greater Manchester, as well as lime burning and mineral extraction interests...
(1772–1850) English surveyor, engineer, businessman, and landowner - Thomas Brown (naturalist)Thomas Brown (naturalist)Captain Thomas Brown was a British naturalist and malacologist.Born in Perth, Scotland, he was educated at the Edinburgh High School. At the age of twenty, he joined the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, raising to the rank of captain in 1811. When he was quartered in Manchester, he became...
(1785–1862), English naturalist - Thomas Townsend BrownThomas Townsend BrownThomas Townsend Brown was an American physicist.-Early and middle years:Brown was born in Zanesville, Ohio; his parents were Lewis K. and Mary Townsend Brown. In 1921, Brown discovered what was later called the Biefeld-Brown effect while experimenting with a Coolidge X-ray tube. This is a vacuum...
(1905–1985), American physicist - William Brown (bridge designer)William Brown (bridge designer)William Brown was a structural engineer and bridge designer who specialised in suspension bridges. He is credited with the idea of designing bridge decks with an aerofoil-shaped cross section for stability in a wide variety of wind conditions.He was one of the principal designers at Freeman Fox &...
(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 DanzigerPaula DanzigerPaula Danziger was a U.S. and e.u. children's author. She grew up in Metuchen, NJ. She lived in New York City and in Bearsville, NY...
- Bingo Brown, title character in a series of books by Betsy ByarsBetsy ByarsBetsy Cromer Byars is an American author of children's books. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal...
- Bob Brown (The Unit)Bob Brown (The Unit)Sergeant First Class Robert Davis "Bob" Brown is a fictional character on the CBS television series The Unit. He is portrayed by Scott Foley.-Character Overview:...
, a character in the American TV show The UnitThe UnitThe Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force... - Buster BrownBuster BrownBuster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault who was known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company. This mischievous young boy was loosely based on a boy near Outcault's home in Flushing, New York...
an early 20th century U.S. comic strip character - Charlie BrownCharlie BrownCharles "Charlie" Brown is the protagonist in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.Charlie Brown and his creator have a common connection in that they are both the sons of barbers, but whereas Schulz's work is described as the "most shining example of the American success story", Charlie...
central hero of PeanutsPeanutsPeanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
cartoon by Charles Schulz - Cleveland BrownCleveland BrownCleveland Orenthal Brown is a character from the animated television series Family Guy, and its spin-off series The Cleveland Show. He is voiced by Mike Henry. In the first seven seasons of Family Guy, Brown is a frequently recurring character. As one of Peter Griffin's neighbors and friends,...
character on the television shows Family GuyFamily GuyFamily Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
and The Cleveland ShowThe Cleveland ShowThe Cleveland Show is an American animated television series that premiered on September 27, 2009, as a part of the "Animation Domination" lineup on Fox in the United States... - Doctor Emmett Brown, the "crazy, wild-eyed" scientist from the Back to the Future trilogyBack to the Future trilogyThe Back to the Future trilogy is a comedic science fiction adventure film series written by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, directed by Zemeckis, produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The main plot follows the adventures of a high school student Marty McFly and...
, played by Christopher LloydChristopher LloydChristopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and more... - Encyclopedia BrownEncyclopedia BrownLeroy "Encyclopedia" Brown is the main character in a long series of children's novels written by Donald J. Sobol since 1963.-Style:...
, boy detective - Father BrownFather BrownFather Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 52 short stories, later compiled in five books. Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor , a parish priest in Bradford who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922...
, Catholic priest and detective in stories by G. K. ChestertonG. K. ChestertonGilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG was an English writer. His prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, plays, journalism, public lectures and debates, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics, and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction.... - John Brown, protagonist of the 1999 film Inspector GadgetInspector Gadget (film)Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American live-action comedy film loosely based on the 1983 animated cartoon series Inspector Gadget. It starred Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw, Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny, and Dabney Coleman as Chief Quimby...
- Lavender Brown, fellow student in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
- Paddington BrownPaddington BearPaddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He appeared on 13 October 1958 and was subsequently featured in several books, most recently in 2008, written by Michael Bond and first illustrated by Peggy Fortnum....
, bear in Michael BondMichael BondThomas Michael Bond, OBE is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books.-Life:Bond was educated at Presentation College, a Catholic school in Reading...
's children's stories - Rembrandt BrownRembrandt BrownRembrandt Lee Brown is a fictional character played by Cleavant Derricks on the science fiction television show Sliders. In 1994, Rembrandt was living in San Francisco. Rembrandt is a musician, whose stage name is The Crying Man because of his ability to "cry real tears" on stage...
, musician in US TV show SlidersSlidersSliders is an American science fiction television series. It was broadcast for five seasons, beginning in 1995 and ending in 2000. The series follows a group of travelers as they use a wormhole to "slide" between different parallel universes. The show was created by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Tormé... - Sally BrownSally BrownSally Brown is the younger sister of Charlie Brown in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz. She was first mentioned in early 1959 and throughout a long series of strips before her first appearance in August 1959.-Appearance:...
, sister of Charlie Brown in Peanuts cartoon by Charles Schulz - Teela BrownTeela BrownTeela Brown is a fictional character created by Larry Niven in the Ringworld novels. Teela was a member of the crew recruited by Puppeteer Nessus for an expedition to the Ringworld. Her sole qualification was that she was the sixth generation of a line of ancestors all born because - in each case -...
, heroine of Larry Niven's RingworldRingworldRingworld is a Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. It is followed by three sequels, and preceded by four prequels, and ties into numerous other books set in Known Space...
SF series with in-born good luck - Tom Brown (character)Tom Brown (character)Tom Brown is a fictional character created by author Thomas Hughes in his semi-autobiographical work Tom Brown's Schooldays which is set at a real English public school — Rugby School for Boys — in the 1830s when Hughes himself had been a pupil there...
, plucky student in semi-autobiographical Tom Brown's SchooldaysTom Brown's SchooldaysTom Brown's Schooldays is a novel by Thomas Hughes. The story is set at Rugby School, a public school for boys, in the 1830s; Hughes attended Rugby School from 1834 to 1842...
by Thomas Hughes, later mentioned in George MacDonald FraserGeorge MacDonald FraserGeorge MacDonald Fraser, OBE was an English-born author of Scottish descent, who wrote both historical novels and non-fiction books, as well as several screenplays.-Early life and military career:...
's Flashman series - Vanbeest Brown, pseudonym of Harry Bertram in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Guy ManneringGuy ManneringGuy Mannering or The Astrologer is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. According to an introduction that Scott wrote in 1829, he had originally intended to write a story of the supernatural, but changed his mind soon after starting...
- William Brown (fictional boy), naughty schoolboy hero of Just WilliamJust WilliamJust William is the first book of children's short stories about the young school boy William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton, and published in 1922. The book was the first in the series of William Brown books which was the basis for numerous television series, films and radio adaptations...
by Richmal Crompton - AgentAgent (The Matrix)Agents are a group of characters in the Matrix series. They are sentient computer programs, displaying high-level Artificial Intelligence, and are representatives, or "Agents", of the main antagonists within the Matrix fictional universe. They are guardians within the computer-generated world of...
Brown in The MatrixThe MatrixThe Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
Film, television, and theater
- A. Whitney BrownA. Whitney BrownAlan Whitney Brown is an Emmy Award-winning writer and comedian probably best known for his recurring appearances on Saturday Night Live in the 1980s opposite Dennis Miller in a biting satirical...
, American comedian - Aaron BrownAaron BrownAaron Brown is an American broadcast journalist most recognized for his coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks, his first day on air at CNN...
, American broadcast journalist - Alton BrownAlton BrownAlton Crawford Brown is an American television personality, author, actor, and cinematographer. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats and the mini-series Feasting on Asphalt and Feasting on Waves, and he is the host and main commentator on Iron Chef America...
, American TV chef - Arnold Brown (comedian)Arnold Brown (comedian)Arnold Brown is a Scottish comedian, one of the main figures in the alternative comedy scene of the early 1980s. Originally an accountant, Brown worked hard at live standup, until he found a knack of presenting observational comedy in a slow, meandering but entertaining style...
, Scottish comedian - Barry Brown (actor) (1951–1978), American actor
- Bruce BrownBruce BrownBruce Brown is an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film...
(b. 1937), American documentary filmmaker - Bryan BrownBryan BrownBryan Neathway Brown, AM is an Australian actor.-Early life:Brown was born in Sydney, the son of John Brown and Molly Brown, a house cleaner who worked as a pianist in the early days of the Langshaw School of Ballet. He grew up in the south-western Sydney suburb of Bankstown and began working at...
, Australian actor - Clancy BrownClancy BrownClarence J. "Clancy" Brown III is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles in live action as The Kurgan in the cult classic film Highlander, Byron Hadley in the award-winning The Shawshank Redemption, Brother Justin Crowe in HBO's critically acclaimed Carnivàle, and Career...
(b. 1959), American actor - Clarence BrownClarence BrownClarence Brown was an American film director.-Early life:Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, to a cotton manufacturer, Brown moved to the South when he was 11. He attended Knoxville High School and the University of Tennessee, both in Knoxville, Tennessee, graduating from the university at the age of...
, American movie director - David Brown (producer)David Brown (producer)David Brown was an American film producer.-Early life and career:Brown was born in New York City, the son of Lillian and Edward Fisher Brown. He was best known as the producing partner of Richard D. Zanuck. They were jointly awarded the Irving G...
(born 1916), American movie producer - George Brown (Union official)George Brown (Union official)George Browne was at one time the president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. In 1943 he was tried and convicted for extortion, as his real loyalties were to the Chicago Outfit, with conspirator Willie Bioff.-References:...
, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes - Harry Brown (journalist)Harry Brown (journalist)Harold Andrew Brown was a Canadian radio and television host, who was associated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
, Canadian radio and television host - James Brown (TV personality)James Brown (TV personality)James Brown , commonly called "J.B.", is an American sports announcer known for being the host of The NFL Today on CBS and Inside the NFL on Showtime. He is the former host of the FOX network's NFL pregame show, Fox NFL Sunday.-Early life:Born on February 25, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to John and...
(born 1951), American television sports personality - Joe Brown (judge)Joe Brown (judge)Joseph "Joe" Brown is a judge and host of a court show which shares his name.-Early life:Raised in South Central Los Angeles, Brown graduated at the top of his class at Dorsey High School, then earned a bachelor's degree in political science and in 1973 a Juris Doctor degree at UCLA...
(born 1947), television judge on the Judge Joe Brown show - Joe E. Brown (comedian)Joe E. Brown (comedian)Joseph Evans Brown was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville...
(1892–1973), American actor and comedian - Kimberly J. BrownKimberly J. BrownKimberly J. Brown is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Marah Lewis #3 on The Guiding Light and Marnie Piper in the Halloweentown film series .-Career:...
(born 1984), American actress - Martin Brown (producer), producer of Moulin Rouge!Moulin Rouge!Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...
- Robert Brown (British actor) (1921–2003), English actor
- Robert Brown (US actor)Robert Brown (US actor)Robert Brown , is a television actor from the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:Brown was born in Trenton, New Jersey...
(born 1927), American actor - Robert Latham BrownRobert Latham BrownRobert Latham Brown is a film producer, line producer, production manager, author, and teacher. In his 30-year film career, he has worked with Mel Brooks, George Lucas, Paul Verhoeven, Steven Spielberg and many others. His expertise in budgeting and line producing inspired Mel Brooks to nickname...
, producer, production manager, and author - Samantha BrownSamantha BrownSamantha Elizabeth Brown is an American television host, notable for her work as the host of several Travel Channel shows including Girl Meets Hawaii, Great Vacation Homes, Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Great Weekends, Passport to China, and Samantha Brown's Asia. Ms...
, Travel Channel host - Theo Wade BrownTheo Wade BrownTheo Wade Brown British carpenter, designer and engineer.Brown was also a bon viveur, amateur musician and genuine British eccentric...
(1950–2002), British designer and eccentric, well-known member of the London special effects community - Tom Brown (actor)Tom Brown (actor)Thomas Brown was an American child model, and later a film and television actor....
(1913–1990), film and television actor
History, philosophy, and religion
- Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army)Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army)Arnold Brown, OC was the 11th General of The Salvation Army .He was born in London, England, the son of officers of the Army. While he was still a young boy, his family immigrated to Canada, and it was from the corps in Belleville that he entered training, becoming an officer in 1935...
(1913–2002), 11th General of The Salvation Army - George Brown (missionary)George Brown (missionary)George Brown was an English Methodist missionary and ethnographer.- Early life and education :George Brown was born at Barnard Castle, Durham, England, the son of George Brown, barrister, and his wife Elizabeth, née Dixon, sister of the wife of Rev. Thomas Buddle, missionary in New Zealand...
(1835–1917), English missionary to Fiji, Samoa - John Brown (clergyman)John Brown (clergyman)John Brown , Scottish divine, grandson of John Brown of Haddington, was born at Whitburn, Linlithgowshire.He studied at Glasgow university, and afterwards at the divinity hall of the Burgher branch of the Secession church at Selkirk, under the celebrated George Lawson...
(1784–1858), Scottish clergyman and writer - John Brown (theologian)John Brown (theologian)John Brown of Haddington , was a Scottish divine and author. His works include “The Self-Interpreting Bible”, “The Dictionary of the Bible”, and “A General History of the Christian Church”.-Career:...
(1722–1787), Scottish clergyman and Biblical commentator - John Brown (vicar)John Brown (vicar)John Brown attended Queens' College, Cambridge. He was Vicar of St. Mary's Leicester and famous for his evangelical preaching....
(died 1845), an eloquent British evangelical preacher and Vicar of St. Mary's Leicester - Peter Brown (historian)Peter Brown (historian)Peter Robert Lamont Brown is Rollins Professor of History at Princeton University. His principal contributions to the discipline have been in the field of late antiquity and, in particular, the religious culture of the later Roman Empire and early medieval Europe.-Life:Peter Brown was born in...
(born 1935), Irish historian specializing in the period of Late Antiquity and study of the cult of saints - Thomas Brown (philosopher)Thomas Brown (philosopher)Thomas Brown FRSE was a Scottish metaphysician.He was born at Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbright, where his father Rev. Samuel Brown was parish clergyman. He was a wide reader and an eager student...
(1778–1820), Scottish philosopher - William Brown (clergyman)William Brown (clergyman)William Brown was a Scottish clergyman; born 1766; died 1835; for forty-three years minister of Eskdalemuir, Scotland.He is the author of Antiquities of the Jews Carefully Compiled from Authentic Sources, and Their Customs Illustrated from Modern Travels, in two volumes, with a map showing the...
(1766–1835), Scottish clergyman and Hebraist
Literature
- Alice Brown (writer)Alice Brown (writer)Alice Brown was an American novelist, poet and playwright, best known as a writer of local color stories. She also contributed a chapter to the collaborative novel, The Whole Family ....
(1856–1948), American novelist - Bill Brown (critical theory)Bill Brown (critical theory)Bill Brown is a professor of English at the University of Chicago. He occupies the named chair previously held by Wayne Booth and has served as the chair of the University's English Language and Literature Department. His work focuses on American literature, with his second book, A Sense of Things,...
, American author and professor of English at the University of Chicago - Charles Brockden BrownCharles Brockden BrownCharles Brockden Brown , an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period, is generally regarded by scholars as the most ambitious and accomplished US novelist before James Fenimore Cooper...
, American novelist - Dale BrownDale BrownDale Brown is an American author and aviator, most famous for his aviation techno-thriller novels, with thirteen New York Times best sellers to his name.Brown was born in Buffalo, New York...
(born 1956), American novelist - Dan BrownDan BrownDan Brown is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels, which are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour time period, feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories...
, American novelist; author of The Da Vinci Code - Dee Brown (novelist)Dee Brown (novelist)Dorris Alexander "Dee" Brown was an American novelist and historian.His most famous work, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee details some of the violence and oppression suffered by Native Americans at the hands of American expansionism.-Life:Born in Alberta, Louisiana, a sawmill town, Brown grew up in...
, American novelist and historian - Eric Brown, science fiction author
- Fredric BrownFredric BrownFredric Brown was an American science fiction and mystery writer. He was born in Cincinnati.He had two sons: James Ross Brown and Linn Lewis Brown ....
, science fiction and mystery author - George Douglas BrownGeorge Douglas BrownGeorge Douglas Brown was a Scottish novelist, best known for his highly influential realist novel The House with the Green Shutters , which was published the year before his death at the age of 33.-Life and work:...
(1869–1902), Scottish novelist - George Mackay BrownGeorge Mackay BrownGeorge Mackay Brown , was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character...
(1921–1996), Scottish poet, author, and dramatist - Harry Brown (writer)Harry Brown (writer)Harry Peter McNab Brown, Jr. was an American poet, novelist and screenwriter.-Life:Born in Portland, Maine, he was educated at Harvard University, where he was friends with American poet, Robert Lowell...
(1917–1986), American screenwriter and novelist - Helen Gurley BrownHelen Gurley BrownHelen Gurley Brown , is an author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years.-Personal life and career:...
(born 1922), author, publisher, and businesswoman - James Cooke BrownJames Cooke BrownDr. James Cooke Brown was a sociologist and science fiction author. He is notable for creating the artificial language Loglan and for designing the Parker Brothers board game Careers....
(1921–2000), sociologist - J B Selkirk, James Brown of Selkirk, Scottish Poet and Essayist
- John Brown (essayist)John Brown (essayist)John Brown was an English divine and author.His father, a descendant of the Browns of Coalston, near Haddington, became Vicar of Wigton in that year...
(1715–1766), English divine and author - John Brown (fugitive slave)John Brown (fugitive slave)John Brown also known by his slave name, 'Fed', was a slave in Virginia. He moved at age ten to North Carolina where he was separated from his mother...
(c. 1810-1876), writer of Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings and Escape of John Brown - Norman O. BrownNorman O. BrownNorman Oliver Brown was an American classicist.-Life:Brown's father was an Anglo-Irish mining engineer. His mother was a Cuban of Alsatian and Cuban origin...
(1913–2002), American literary scholar - Rita Mae BrownRita Mae BrownRita Mae Brown is an American writer. She is best known for her first novel Rubyfruit Jungle. Published in 1973, it dealt with lesbian themes in an explicit manner unusual for the time...
(born 1944), American writer and social activist - Rosel George BrownRosel George BrownRosel George Brown was an American science fiction author.-Biography:Born New Orleans, Louisiana, she lived in the city of her birth with her husband after concluding her formal education at Sophie Newcomb College, where she majored in Greek, and at the University of Minnesota where she received...
(1926–1967), American science fiction author - Thomas Edward BrownThomas Edward BrownThomas Edward Brown , commonly referred to as T.E. Brown was a Manx poet, scholar and theologian.Brown was born at Douglas, Isle of Man. His father, the Rev. Robert Brown, shared with the parish schoolmaster in tutoring the clever boy until, at the age of fifteen, he was entered at King William's...
(1830–1897), Manx poet, scholar, and divine - Tina BrownTina BrownTina Brown, Lady Evans, CBE , is a journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host and author of The Diana Chronicles, a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales. Born a British citizen, she took United States citizenship in 2005 after emigrating in 1984 to edit Vanity Fair...
(born 1953), English journalist and author, biographer of Princess DianaDiana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century... - Tom Brown (naturalist)Tom Brown (naturalist)Tom Brown, Jr. is an American naturalist, wilderness tracker and the author of numerous books, including a series of field guides. Brown attributes his tracking skills and his spiritual philosophy to the teachings of a Lipan Apache elder named Stalking Wolf, who instructed Brown during his childhood...
(born 1950), an American outdoorsman and nature writer - Tom Brown (satirist)Tom Brown (satirist)Tom Brown was an English translator and writer of satire, largely forgotten today save for a four-line gibe he wrote concerning Dr John Fell....
(c. 1663-1704), English translator and satirist - William Wells BrownWilliam Wells BrownWilliam Wells Brown was a prominent African-American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery in the Southern United States, Brown escaped to the North in 1834, where he worked for abolitionist causes and was a prolific writer...
(1814–1884), African American writer and abolitionist
Military
- Chris Wreford-Brown, commanded HMS Conqueror (S48)HMS Conqueror (S48)HMS Conqueror was a nuclear-powered fleet submarine that served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1990. She was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead...
, first nuclear-powered submarine to sink a ship. - George Brown (soldier)George Brown (soldier)General Sir George Brown GCB, KH, PC , was a British soldier notable for commands in the Peninsular War and the Crimean War.-Military career:Brown was born and educated in Elgin, Scotland...
(1790–1865), British Army officer - George Scratchley BrownGeorge Scratchley BrownGeorge Scratchley Brown was a United States Air Force general who served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he served as the senior military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council and the Secretary of Defense...
(1918–1978), Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Harry Brown (VC)Harry Brown (VC)Harry W. Brown, VC was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War.-Biography:Harry Brown, from Ganonoque, Ontario, was born on 10 May 1898. He was a farmer in civilian life...
(1898–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross - Jacob Jennings Brown (1775–1828), U.S. Army officer in the War of 1812, later commanding general, U.S. Army
- John Brown (spy)John Brown (spy)John Henry Owen "Busty" Brown DCM was a Quartermaster Sergeant in the Royal Artillery in the British Army, who served in France at the beginning of the Second World War...
, British POW and spy during the Second World War - Peter Brown (VC)Peter Brown (VC)Peter Brown was a Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
(1837–1894), Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross - Roy Brown (1893–1944), Canadian World War I flying ace
- Tom Brown (hero)Tom Brown (hero)Sir Thomas Brown was born in Kirkleatham, in present day Redcar and Cleveland, England. He was a hero of the Battle of Dettingen, in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a British monarch personally led his troops into battle. Brown fought as a private...
(1705–1746), hero of the Battle of Dettingen - Walter Ernest BrownWalter Ernest BrownWalter Ernest Brown VC, DCM was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth forces. He was born in Tasmania and worked as a grocer before enlisting in the Australian Army in...
VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, DCMDistinguished Conduct MedalThe Distinguished Conduct Medal was an extremely high level award for bravery. It was a second level military decoration awarded to other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to non-commissioned personnel of other Commonwealth countries.The medal was instituted in 1854, during the Crimean...
(1885–1942) Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross - William Brown (soldier)William Brown (soldier)William Brown was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Stamford and enlisted in the 5th Connecticut Regiment as a corporal on 23 May 1775, and re-enlisted as a private on 9 April 1777, for the duration of the war in the 8th Connecticut Regiment...
(18th century), American Revolutionary War soldier - William Brown (admiral)William Brown (admiral)Admiral William Brown was an Irish-born Argentine Admiral. Brown's victories in the Independence War, the Argentina-Brazil War, and the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata earned the respect and appreciation of the Argentine people, and today he is regarded as one of Argentina's national...
(1777–1857), Irish-born Argentine Navy admiral - William Brown (sailor)William Brown (sailor)William Brown was a Black woman who joined the Royal Navy as a man. One story is that Brown was born in Edinburgh, joined in 1804 and served at least until at least 1816, even after Brown's birth sex was discovered in 1815...
, Black woman who served in the Royal Navy disguised as a man
Music
- Arthur Brown (musician)Arthur Brown (musician)Arthur Brown is an English rock and roll musician best known for his flamboyant, theatrical style and significant influence on Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Marilyn Manson, George Clinton, Kiss, King Diamond, and Bruce Dickinson, among others, and for his number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and...
, English rock and roll singer - Ayla BrownAyla BrownAyla Marie Brown is an American NCAA basketball player and recording artist from Wrentham, Massachusetts. She is also known for her American Idol showing placing in the Top 16 on season 5 in 2005/06. She is the elder daughter of United States Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts and WCVB-TV...
, (born 1988) American singer, college basketball player and former American Idol contestant - Barry Brown (singer)Barry Brown (singer)Barry Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny Lee, but remaining popular throughout his career.-Biography:...
, Jamaican reggae singer - Bill Brown (composer)Bill Brown (composer)Bill Brown IV is an American composer.-Video games:*Jurassic Park: Trespasser *Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six *Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear *Michael Crichton's Timeline...
(born 1969), American composer - Bobby BrownBobby BrownRobert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...
, (born 1969) American rhythm and blues singer - Chris Brown (singer), American rhythm and blues singer and dancer
- Charles Brown (musician)Charles Brown (musician)Charles Brown , born in Texas City, Texas was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced the development of blues performance during the 1940s and 1950s...
, American blues singer - Clifford BrownClifford BrownClifford Brown , aka "Brownie," was an influential and highly rated American jazz trumpeter. He died aged 25, leaving behind only four years' worth of recordings...
, American jazz trumpeter - David Brown (musician)David Brown (musician)David Brown was the primary bass guitar player for the band Santana from 1966 until 1971, then again from 1973 until 1976. David grew up in Daly City, California...
, American musician - David Brown (Australian musician)David Brown (Australian musician)David Brown is a musician from Melbourne, Australia, who has played bass guitar or guitar in a series of improvisatory ensembles from 1978 to the present day....
, Australian musician - Dennis BrownDennis BrownDennis Emmanuel Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a sub-genre of reggae...
, Jamaican reggae singer - Eban Brown (born 1972), American jazz vocalist/guitarist, lead singer of The StylisticsThe StylisticsThe Stylistics are a soul music vocal group, and were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and were composed of lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herbie Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads, graced by the...
- Earle BrownEarle BrownEarle Brown was an American composer who established his own formal and notational systems...
, American experimental composer - Foxy Brown, 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 BrownIan BrownIan George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career...
solo artist and former lead singer in The Stone RosesThe Stone RosesThe Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s... - Iona BrownIona BrownIona Brown, OBE was a British violinist and conductor.Elizabeth Iona Brown was born in Salisbury. Her parents Antony and Fiona were both musicians...
, British violinist and conductor, sister of Timothy - James Brown (musician) (1933–2006), American soul and funk singer and bandleader
- Jason 'J' BrownJason 'J' BrownJason Paul "J" Brown is an English singer who is best known as one of the lead vocalists in the former boyband, Five...
, former member of boy-band, 5ive. - Jocelyn BrownJocelyn BrownJocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
, American R&B and dance music singer - Joe Brown (singer)Joe Brown (singer)Joe Brown, MBE is an English entertainer.He has worked as a rock and roll singer and guitarist for more than five decades. He was a stage and television performer in the late 1950s and a UK recording star in the early 1960s...
(born 1941), British singer - Julie BrownJulie BrownJulie Ann Brown is an American actress, comedienne, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, television director. Brown is perhaps best known for her work in the 1980s, where she often played a quintessential valley girl character...
, American actress and singer - Junior BrownJunior BrownJamieson "Junior" Brown is an American country guitarist and singer. He has released nine studio albums in his career, and has charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts. Brown's signature instrument is the "guit-steel" double neck guitar, a hybrid of electric guitar and lap steel...
, American country singer - Les Brown (bandleader)Les Brown (bandleader)Les Brown, Sr. and the Band of Renown are a big band that began in the late 1930s, initially as the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils that Brown led while a student at Duke University. He was the first president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences...
, big band leader - Lew BrownLew BrownLew Brown was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States.Brown was born as Louis Brownstein in Odessa, Russian Empire...
, American lyricist - Melanie BrownMelanie BrownMelanie Janine "Scary Spice" Brown , often better known as Mel B, is an English pop singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter...
, English pop singer - Peter Brown (singer)Peter Brown (singer)Peter Brown is an artist, songwriter and record producer. He grew up in Palos Heights, another Chicago suburb. His mother, Virginia, was artistic and musically talented and gave Peter music lessons at a very young age. Peter’s father, Maurice, was an electronic engineer and unwittingly helped him...
(born 1953), singer, songwriter, and producer - Robert E. BrownRobert E. BrownRobert E . "Bob" Brown was an ethnomusicologist who is credited with coining the term "world music" . He was also well known for his recordings of music from Indonesia...
(1927–2005), American ethnomusicologist - Rosemary Brown (spiritualist)Rosemary Brown (spiritualist)Rosemary Brown was a spirit medium who claimed that dead composers dictated new musical works to her. She created a small media sensation in the 1970s by presenting works dictated to her by Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Franz Schubert, Edvard Grieg,...
(1916–2001), spirit medium and classical pianist - Ruth BrownRuth BrownRuth Brown was an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, composer and actress, noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and " He Treats Your Daughter Mean".For these...
, American singer - Sam Brown (disambiguation)
- Steve Brown (bass player)Steve Brown (bass player)Steve Brown was a jazz musician best known for his work on string bass. Like many of his fellow New Orleans, Louisiana bassists, he played both string bass and tuba professionally, as the two instruments fill similar roles in different types of bands.Brown was the younger brother of trombonist...
(1890–1965), American jazz musician and string bass player from New Orleans - Steve Brown (composer)Steve Brown (composer)Steve Brown is a British composer.He wrote the book and lyrics and composed the score for Spend Spend Spend, which chronicled Viv Nicholson's rise and fall after winning a fortune in the football pools in the early 1960s....
, British television composer - Timothy BrownTimothy Brown (hornist)Timothy Brown is a British horn player, a leading chamber musician and co-principal of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He was a member of the Melos Ensemble in its second phase...
, British hornist, brother of Iona - Tom Brown (trombonist)Tom Brown (trombonist)Tom Brown , sometimes known by the nickname Red Brown, was an early New Orleans dixieland jazz trombonist. He also played string bass professionally....
(1888–1958), American jazz trombonist and bandleader - The Five Browns; classical piano musical group; Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra, and Desirae.
- Vicki Brown (1940–1991) English singer
- Wilfred BrownWilfred BrownWilfred Brown was an accomplished English tenor.He was born in Horsham, Sussex and educated at Collyer's School, then at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and Trinity College of Music. Brown was a lifelong member of the Religious Society of Friends...
English tenor - Willie Brown (musician)Willie Brown (musician)Willie Brown was an American delta blues guitarist and singer.- Life and career :Born Willie Lee Brown in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Brown played with such notables as Charley Patton, and Robert Johnson. He was not known to be a self-promoting frontman, preferring to "second" other musicians...
(1900–1952), American delta blues guitarist and singer
Australia
- Bob BrownBob BrownRobert James Brown is an Australian senator, the inaugural Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens and was the first openly gay member of the Parliament of Australia...
(born 1944), Australian green politician - Bob Brown (Australian Labor politician)
- Carol Brown, Australian Senator
- Robert Leslie BrownRobert Leslie BrownRobert Leslie Brown is an Australian politician. He has been a Shooters and Fishers Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since May 2006, when he filled a casual vacancy sparked by the retirement of long-time party leader John Tingle...
, Australian Shooters Party politician - Peter Nicholas Brown (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (1829–1846)
- Thomas Brown (Western Australian politician)Thomas Brown (Western Australian politician)Thomas Brown was an early settler in colonial Western Australia, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council....
(1803–1863), Australian pastoralist and politician
Canada
- George Brown (Canadian politician)George Brown (Canadian politician)George Brown was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation...
(1818–1880), Scottish-born Canadian politician - Rosemary Brown (politician)Rosemary Brown (politician)Rosemary Brown, PC, OC, OBC, née Wedderburn , was a Canadian politician.- Early years :Rosemary Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal...
(1930–2003) - William Brown (Manitoba politician)William Brown (Manitoba politician)William Brown was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927.Brown lived in Roland, Manitoba...
, politician in Manitoba, 1922–1927
South Africa
- Peter Brown (South African politician)Peter Brown (South African politician)Peter McKenzie Brown was a founding member of the Liberal Party of South Africa and succeeded Alan Paton as its national chairman in 1958....
(1924–2004), founding member of the South African Liberal Party
United Kingdom
- Ernest BrownErnest BrownAlfred Ernest Brown CH was a British politician who served as leader of the Liberal Nationals from 1940 until 1945.-Biography:...
(1881–1962), British politician - Gordon BrownGordon BrownJames Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
(born 1951), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010 - George Brown, Baron George-BrownGeorge Brown, Baron George-BrownGeorge Alfred Brown, Baron George-Brown, PC was a British Labour politician, who served as the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960 to 1970, and served in a number of positions in the Cabinet, most notably as Foreign Secretary, in the Labour Government of the 1960s...
(1914–1985), British politician - James Brown (Scottish politician) (1862–1939), Member of Parliament for Ayrshire, UK
- Robert Brown (English politician)Robert Brown (English politician)Robert Crofton Brown was an English Labour Party politician.Brown was a district gas inspector with the Northern Gas Board and a branch secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers...
(born 1921), English politician - Robert Brown (Scottish politician)Robert Brown (Scottish politician)Robert E. Brown is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former MSP for Glasgow Region.-Career:A graduate of University of Aberdeen, he was Depute Procurator Fiscal of Dumbarton 1972-1974 and has since been a partner & consultant with a Glasgow firm of solicitors...
(born 1947), Scottish politician
United States
- Adam M. BrownAdam M. BrownAdam M. Brown was a U.S. politician. He served as Mayor of Pittsburgh in 1901.-Early life:Adam Mercer Brown was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania just north of Pittsburgh in 1826...
(1826–1901), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1901 - Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826–1885), Governor of Missouri
- Charles Brown (California)Charles Brown (California)Charles Duane 'Charlie' Brown is a retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel and was the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 2006 election and the 2008 election for California's 4th congressional district.-Life and career:...
(born 1949), candidate for Congress in Northern California - Elon R. BrownElon R. BrownElon Rouse Brown was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate from 1915 to 1918.-Life:He was the son of Elon Galusha Brown and Lucretia Brown. He graduated from Brown University in 1876...
(1857–1922), President pro tem of the NY State Senate 1915-1918 - Edward and Elaine BrownEdward and Elaine BrownEdward Lewis Brown and his wife, Elaine Alice Brown , residents of the state of New Hampshire, gained national news media attention in early 2007 for not paying the U.S. federal income tax and refusing to surrender to federal government agents after having been convicted of tax crimes...
, New HampshireNew HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
tax protestersTax protester (United States)A tax protester is someone who refuses to pay a tax on constitutional or legal grounds, typically because he or she believes that the tax laws are unconstitutional or otherwise invalid... - Eric BrownEric Brown (judge)Eric Brown is the former Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland on May 3, 2010, following the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer on April 2, 2010.Brown was the first Jewish Chief Justice in Ohio history...
, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court - several people named George Brown, including:
- George Brown, Jr.George Brown, Jr.George Edward Brown, Jr. was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and from 1973 to 1999, representing Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in California.-Background:Brown was born in Holtville, California...
(1920–1999), U.S. Representative from California - George H. Brown (congressman) (1810–1865), represented New Jersey 's 4th congressional district from 1853 to 1855.
- George Brown, Jr.
- Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)Harold Brown , American scientist, was U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the cabinet of President Jimmy Carter. He had previously served in the Lyndon Johnson administration as Director of Defense Research and Engineering and Secretary of the Air Force.While Secretary of Defense, he...
(born 1927), American physicist - Henry B. Brown (1836–1914), U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Henry E. Brown, Jr.Henry E. Brown, Jr.Henry Edward Brown, Jr. is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2001 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party...
(born 1935), U.S. Representative from South Carolina - James Brown (senator)James Brown (Senator)James Brown was a lawyer, U.S. Senator from Louisiana and Minister to France. He was the brother of John Brown, the cousin of John Breckinridge, James Breckinridge and Francis Preston, the brother-in-law of Henry Clay, the uncle of James Brown Clay, Henry Clay, Jr., John Morrison Clay, the great...
(1766–1835), U.S. Senator from Louisiana - James BrownJames Brown (Rin Tin Tin)James E. Brown was an American film and TV actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters in all 166 episodes of the 1954-1959 ABC Western television series, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin....
(1920-1992) American actor - James S. BrownJames S. BrownJames Sproat Brown was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Brown was born in 1824 in Hampden, Maine. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1840 and, after being admitted to the bar in 1843, began practicing law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1844...
(1824–1878), American mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin - J. E. "Buster" BrownJ. E. "Buster" BrownJames Edward Brown, known as J. E. "Buster" Brown , is an attorney and lobbyist in Austin, Texas, who served from 1981 to 2002 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 17, based in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and part of Harris counties, south and west of Houston...
(born 1940), Texas state senator - Jerry BrownJerry BrownEdmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is an American politician. Brown served as the 34th Governor of California , and is currently serving as the 39th California Governor...
(born 1938), Governor of California from 1975–1983 - John Brown (Kentucky)John Brown (Kentucky)John Brown was an American lawyer and statesman heavily involved with creating the State of Kentucky.Brown represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Congress . While in Congress, he introduced the bill granting Statehood to Kentucky. Once that was accomplished, he was elected...
(1757–1837), member of Continental Congress from Virginia - John Brown (Maryland)John Brown (Maryland)John Brown was an American Congressman from the seventh district of Maryland.Brown's birth date and location are unknown, but he served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1807 to 1808 and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh Congress in 1809...
(c.1760-1815), United States representative from Maryland - John Brown (North Carolina)John Brown (North Carolina)John Brown was a teacher, farmer, and statesman from Wilkes County, North Carolina. He was a Captain of militia during the Revolutionary War, served as one of the state Treasurers , and served in the North Carolina state legislature .-Background and family :John Brown was born in County...
(1737–1812), pioneer and statesman from North Carolina - John Brown (Pennsylvania)John Brown (Pennsylvania)John Brown was an American mill owner and statesman from Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress from 1821 to 1825. He moved to North Carolina in 1827, and died in Buncombe County on October 12, 1845. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North...
(1772–1845), United States representative from Pennsylvania - John Brown (Rhode Island)John Brown (Rhode Island)John Brown I was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island. In 1764, John Brown joined his brothers Nicholas Brown and Moses Brown as well as William Ellery, the Baptist Reverend James Manning, the Baptist Reverend Isaac Backus, the Congregationalist Reverend...
(1736–1803), United States representative from Rhode Island - John Brewer BrownJohn Brewer BrownJohn Brewer Brown was an American member of the United States House of Representatives, elected by Maryland's 1st congressional district....
(1836–1898), United States representative from Maryland - John C. BrownJohn C. BrownJohn Calvin Brown was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and the Governor of Tennessee from 1871 to 1875, the first Democrat to be elected to that position following the war.-Early life:...
(1827–1889), Tennessee governor - John Robert Brown (judge)John Robert Brown (judge)John Robert Brown was a United States federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1950s and 1960s, one of the "Fifth Circuit Four" pivotal in the civil rights movement....
(1909–1993), a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - John W. Brown (New York politician)John W. Brown (New York politician)John W. Brown was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
(1796–1875), United States representative from New York - John William BrownJohn William BrownJohn William Brown was a Republican politician from Ohio. He briefly served as the 58th Governor of Ohio from January 3, 1957 to January 14, 1957 and served as the 51st and 54th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio....
(1913–1993), Governor of Ohio for eleven days in 1957 - John Y. Brown, Sr.John Y. Brown, Sr.John Young Brown, Sr. was a state representative for nearly three decades, serving one term as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and as majority floor leader during the term of Gov. Edward T. Breathitt. A Democrat, he was elected to one term in the U.S...
(1900–1985), United States Representative from Kentucky - John Y. Brown, Jr.John Y. Brown, Jr.This article is about one of four John Young Browns, from Kentucky, that have served political office. For others see: John Young Brown ...
(born 1933), Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983 - Joseph E. BrownJoseph E. BrownJoseph Emerson Brown , often referred to as Joe Brown, was the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891...
(1821–1894) American governor of Georgia - Joseph O. BrownJoseph O. BrownJoseph Owen Brown served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1901 to 1903.-Biography:He was born on January 8, 1846 in what is today East Deer Township, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh. He served as Prothonotary of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1880 until 1887...
(1848–1903), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1901–1903 - Melissa BrownMelissa BrownMelissa Brown is an ophthalmologist from Flourtown, Pennsylvania who is a member of the Republican Party. She was also a three-time candidate for the US House of Representatives.-Personal:...
, ophthalmologist and several-time candidate from Pennsylvania for the United States House of Representatives - Pat BrownPat BrownEdmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr. was the 32nd Governor of California, serving from 1959 to 1967, and the father of current Governor of California Jerry Brown.-Background:...
(1905–1996), Governor of California from 1959–1967 - Raleigh BrownRaleigh BrownRaleigh Holden Brown was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1963–1967, who later became a state judge....
(1921–2009), Texas House of Representatives and state judge - Scott BrownScott BrownScott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State...
, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts - Sherrod BrownSherrod BrownSherrod Campbell Brown is the senior United States Senator from Ohio and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007...
(born 1952), U.S. Senator from Ohio - Thomas Brown (Florida politician) (1785–1867), American politician
- Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. (born 1934), American mayor of San Francisco
- W. K. BrownW. K. BrownWilliam K. Brown was from 1960 to 1972 a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Grant and Rapides parishes in Central Louisiana. His service corresponded with the administrations of Governors Jimmie Davis and John J...
(ca. 1923-2011), Louisiana state representative
Sports
- Brown (Kent cricketer)Brown (Kent cricketer)Brown was an English cricketer who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1789 to 1791. He was mainly associated with Middlesex.-Bibliography:...
(first name unknown) - Allan Brown (1926–), Scottish football player and mmanager
- Andrew Brown (soccer)Andrew Brown (soccer)Andrew M. Brown was a Scottish soccer player, executive and coach who had a short tenure as coach of the United States men's national soccer team....
(1870–1948), Scottish American soccer player/coach - Barrie BrownBarrie BrownBarrie Brown is a former VFL footballer. In 1952 he played two games with the Richmond Football Club....
(born 1931), Australian rules footballer - Bill Brown (cricketer)Bill Brown (cricketer)William Alfred "Bill" Brown, OAM was an Australian cricketer who played 22 Tests between 1934 and 1948, captaining his country in one Test. A right-handed opening batsman, his partnership with Jack Fingleton in the 1930s is regarded as one of the finest in Australian Test history...
(born 1912), Australian cricketer - Bill Brown (goalkeeper)Bill Brown (goalkeeper)William Dallas Fyfe Brown was the goalkeeper with Tottenham Hotspur when they won the "double" of League championship and FA Cup in 1961 - the first club in the 20th century to do so....
(1931–2004), Scots/English goalkeeper - Bill Brown (football)Bill Brown (football)William Dorsey Brown is a former American football player. Brown was a running back in the National Football League for 14 seasons, including 13 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, and was named to the Pro Bowl four times.Brown attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
(born 1938), American football running back - Bob Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1941), American NFL football player
- Bob Brown (runner)Bob Brown (runner)Bob Brown is a British ultra-distance athlete.After racing in a number of long-distance triathlons, culminating in the 1997 World Deca-Ironman Championships in Monterrey, Mexico Bob went on to compete in the Trans-Australia Footrace, the 2004 Run Across America and a 2005 run across Europe which...
(born 1969), British ultra-distance runner - Bobby Brown (third baseman) (born 1924), American Major League Baseball player and American League president
- Bobby Brown (footballer born 1923), Scottish football player and manager
- Charles Wreford-Brown, former captain of the England Soccer Team
- Chris Brown (running back) (born 1981), American football player
- Chris Brown (fullback)Chris Brown (fullback)Christopher Michael Brown is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Tennessee....
(born 1986), American football player - David Brown (cricketer, born 1942) (born 1942), English cricketer
- David Brown (golfer)David Brown (golfer)David "Deacon" Brown was a Scottish golfer. He was a roofing slater by trade and a keen golfer. In 1886 he was working in Musselburgh when The Open Championship was about to be played. John Anderson, who was secretary of the Musselburgh Club at the time, invited him to play and provided him with a...
(died 1930), Scottish golfer - Dougie BrownDougie BrownDouglas Robert Brown is a former Scottish cricketer, currently employed as a coach for Warwickshire C.C.C.. He is an all-rounder who has represented both England and Scotland at One Day International level...
, Scottish cricketer - Edwin BrownEdwin BrownEdwin Stanley "Nigger" Brown was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 20s. A Queensland state and Australian international representative centre, he played club football in Toowoomba for Newtown....
(1898–1972), Australian rugby league footballer - Gene BrownGene BrownEugene "Gene" Brown is a retired American basketball player. He was an All-American at the University of San Francisco and was a significant player on their undefeated 1956 NCAA championship team....
, American basketball player - George Brown (cricketer)George Brown (cricketer)George Brown was an English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1921 to 1923. George Brown was born in Cowley, Oxfordshire, the son of Edwin Brown and Sarah Ann...
(1887–1964), English cricketer - Gilbert BrownGilbert BrownGilbert Jesse Brown, is a former nose tackle who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . Brown played 125 Packers games recording 292 tackles and seven sacks. Nicknamed "The Gravedigger," in honor of his celebratory dance following a thunderous tackle, Brown played in...
(born 1971), American NFL football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers - Godfrey BrownGodfrey BrownArthur Godfrey Kilner Brown was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics...
(1915–1995), British runner - Ike BrownIke BrownIsaac Brown was an infielder/outfielder in the Negro leagues and a utilityman in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 through 1974...
(1942–2001), American baseball player - Jackie Brown (boxer)Jackie Brown (boxer)For the Scottish flyweight boxer called Jackie Brown, see Jackie Brown .Jackie Brown was a flyweight boxer, who was British and European flyweight champion, and was also recognised by the National Boxing Association as the World flyweight champion.-Professional career:He had his first professional...
, professional boxer - Jammal BrownJammal Brown-New Orleans Saints:He was selected to attend the 2006 Pro Bowl alongside the player he protects, quarterback Drew Brees, after anchoring the line that got the Saints to the NFC Championship Game. Brown's prototypical size at left tackle makes him good at both run and pass blocking. He led the...
(born 1981), American NFL football left tackle for the New Orleans Saints - James Brown (footballer born 1987) (born 1987), English footballer for Hartlepool United F.C.
- Jim Brown (pitcher) (1860–1908), American baseball player
- Jim BrownJim BrownJames Nathaniel "Jim" Brown is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News...
(born 1936), American football player and film actor - Joe Brown (climber)Joe Brown (climber)Joseph Brown, CBE is an English climber, born the seventh and last child of a family in the Manchester suburb of Ardwick. He became famous for climbing during the 1950s, and was a member of the Valkyrie climbing club and founding member of the Rock and Ice climbing club. An early climbing partner...
(born 1930), English climber - Joe Brown (boxer)Joe Brown (boxer)Joe Brown was an accomplished boxer who won the undisputed Lightweight Championship of the World in 1956, making 11 successful defences before losing his crown in his old age to Carlos Ortiz in 1962. Brown was a classic boxer and a knockout puncher...
(1926–1997), American boxer - Joe Brown (footballer born 1920)Joe Brown (footballer born 1920)Joseph Samuel "Joe" Brown is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Chester.-References:...
, English footballer - Joe Brown (footballer born 1929)Joe Brown (footballer born 1929)Joseph "Joe" Brown is an English former footballer and manager.-Playing:Brown started his career with First Division Middlesbrough, where he came through from the juniors team. He joined Burnley in August 1952, but his time at the club was restricted to just six appearances because of a serious...
, English footballer and manager - Joe Brown (footballer born 1988)Joe Brown (footballer born 1988)Joseph William "Joe" Brown is an English footballer, currently playing for Bradford Park Avenue.-Career:...
, English footballer - José Luis Brown (born 1956), Argentine football (soccer) player
- John Brown (bridge), an expert contract bridge player and author
- John Brown (cyclist)John Brown (cyclist)John Brown is a former New Zealand cyclist.He represented New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games at Sydney where he won the silver medal in the men's road race.-References:...
, New Zealand cyclist - John Brown (footballer born 1915)John Brown (footballer born 1915)John Brown was a Scottish former association football player, who played as a goalkeeper. At club level he played for Clyde, Hamilton, Hibernian, Dundee and Kilmarnock, helping Clyde win the 1939 Scottish Cup...
, Scottish association football player - John Brown (footballer born 1940)John Brown (footballer born 1940)John Brown is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Bristol Rovers.Brown, who was born in Wadebridge in Cornwall started playing for his home town team, Wadebridge Town in 1958...
, English association football player - John Brown (footballer born 1962), Scottish association football player
- Johnny Brown (rugby league)Johnny Brown (rugby league)Johnny Brown is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 70s. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative halfback, he played his club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Norths, with whom he won the 1968 Rothmans Medal and the 1969...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Jonathan Brown (Australian rules footballer) (born 1981) Australian Rules Footballer
- Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer)Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer)Jonathan David Brown is a Welsh footballer and Wales under-21 international who plays for Southport.-Early life:Born in Bridgend, Brown attended the Archbishop McGrath School as a youngster...
(born 1990), football player for Cardiff City - Kerrith BrownKerrith BrownKerrith Brown is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he claimed the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division , alongside Brazil's Luis Onmura...
(born 1962), British judoka - Kiel BrownKiel BrownKiel Brown is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who won a gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2008 Champions Trophy in Rotterdam and has been selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
(born 1984), Australian field hockey midfielder - Kwame BrownKwame BrownKwame James Brown is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Charlotte Bobcats. The , center was the 1st overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards, and was the first number one draft pick to be selected straight out of high school...
(born 1982), American Basketball Player - Larry Brown (basketball)Larry Brown (basketball)Lawrence Harvey "Larry" Brown is an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats....
, professional basketball coach - Marian Brown, part of the San Francisco Twins
- Martha Brown (figure skater) (born 1900), American figure skater
- Melissa BrownMelissa Brown (tennis)Melissa Brown is a former American international tennis player who was a quarterfinalist at the 1984 French Open.- References :* *...
(born 1968), retired American tennis player - Michael Brown (English 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 (forward)Mike Brown (forward)Michael S. Brown is an American professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League ....
, American NFL ice hockey player - Monty BrownMonty BrownMonty Brown is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League linebacker, also known as Marcus Cor Von. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment, where he wrestled on its ECW brand under the ring name Marcus Cor Von...
, American professional wrestler - Mordecai BrownMordecai BrownMordecai Peter Centennial Brown , nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher at the turn of the 20th century. Due to a farm-machinery accident in his youth, Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand and eventually acquired his nickname as a result...
("Three Fingers"), pitcher in Major League Baseball - Nathan Brown (rugby league), Australian rugby league player and coach
- 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
- Paul BrownPaul BrownPaul Eugene Brown was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development of the National Football League...
, 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) (born 1959), English football player and manager of Hull City A.F.C.
- Phil Brown (footballer born 1966)Phil Brown (footballer born 1966)Philip James "Phil" Brown is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield, Stockport County, and Lincoln City...
(born 1966), English football player and manager of Matlock Town F.C. - Rachel BrownRachel BrownRachel Laura Brown is an English footballer, currently playing as goalkeeper for Everton Ladies and England Women. She is also the goalkeeper on Five's Superstars and works for Everton's Community Project.-Early Life:...
(born 1980), English football player - Ronnie BrownRonnie BrownRonnie G. Brown, Jr. is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers...
(born 1981), American football player - Ruben BrownRuben BrownRuben Parnell Brown is a former American football guard of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 14th overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh....
(born 1972), American football player - Sailor BrownSailor BrownRobert Albert John "Sailor" Brown was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.-Career:Brown was born on 7 November 1915 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was educated at St Peter's and Priory School...
(born 1915), English footballer - Scott Brown (Scottish footballer), (born 1985) Scottish footballer
- Scott Brown (English footballer)Scott Brown (English footballer)Scott Brown is an English football midfielder who last played for Morecambe of League Two.Starting his career with Everton in 2000, four years later he moved on to Bristol City, having failed to make an appearance for the Toffees. After three years with City, he transferred to Cheltenham Town in...
(born 1985), English footballer - Sean BrownSean BrownSean P. Brown is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, professional ice hockey player - Shannon BrownShannon BrownShannon Brown is an American professional basketball player who plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions. He last played in the National Basketball Association for the Los Angeles Lakers. Brown attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, was named Illinois Mr...
(born 1985), American basketball player - Sheldon Brown (football player)Sheldon Brown (football player)Sheldon Dion Brown is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
(b. 1979), professional American football player - Sheldon Brown (Born December 1965 South Africa Durban) Underwater Explorer & IANTD Technical Diving Instructor.
- Steve Brown (footballer born 1966) (born 1966), English footballer
- Steve Brown (footballer born 1972)Steve Brown (footballer born 1972)Steven Byron "Steve" Brown is a former English footballer now Assistant Manager at Dover Athletic.Born in Brighton, Brown spent his career as a defender for two different clubs. He started his career with in 1990 where he was to spend the bulk of his career...
(born 1972), English footballer - Tom Brown (center fielder) (1860–1927), Liverpool-born American baseball player and manager
- Tom Brown (tennis player)Tom Brown (tennis player)Thomas P. "Tom" Brown, Jr. was an American tennis player. He died at the age of 89. In the 1940s he was one of the best amateur players in the world, losing to Jack Kramer in the finals of both the U.S. Open in 1946 and Wimbledon in 1947...
(born 1921), a fine amateur tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s - 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 BrownTroy BrownTroy Fitzgerald Brown is a former NFL wide receiver, cornerback and punt returner in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall...
(born 1971), wideout for the New England Patriots - Tommy BrownTommy BrownThomas Michael "Buckshot" Brown was a Major League Baseball Utility player from to . Brown became the youngest player ever to hit a home run in the Major Leagues when he homered on August 20, 1945 at the age of 17...
(born 1927), American Major League Baseball infielder - Wesley BrownWes BrownWesley Michael "Wes" Brown is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland. Before joining Sunderland, Brown had spent his entire career at Old Trafford, having joined the Manchester United youth team in 1996...
(born 1979), English football player for Manchester United - Willie Brown (football player)Willie Brown (football player)William Ferdie Brown is a former American Football cornerback. He is currently on the coaching staff of the Oakland Raiders.-Playing career:...
(born 1940), American football Hall-of-Fame cornerback - Vivian Brown, part of the San Francisco Twins
- Wendy BrownWendy Brown (athlete)Wendy Renee Brown is a retired heptathlete and triple jumper from the United States. She competed in the heptathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in 18th place behind teammate Jackie Joyner Kersee's still current world record...
(born 1966), American heptathlete
Other fields
- Archie BrownArchie BrownArchibald Haworth Brown CMG, FBA, commonly known as Archie Brown , is a British political scientist and historian. In 2005, he became Emeritus Professor of Politics at Oxford University and an Emeritus Fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford, where he was a Professor of Politics and Director of St....
, British academic and historian - Arthur Whitten BrownArthur Whitten BrownSir Arthur Whitten Brown KBE was the navigator of the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight.-Life and work:...
(1886–1948), Scottish aviator - David M. Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut
- Derren BrownDerren BrownDerren Victor Brown is a British illusionist, mentalist, painter, writer and sceptic. He is known for his appearances in television specials, stage productions and British television series such as Trick of the Mind and Trick or Treat...
, English magician and psychological illusionist - Henry Box BrownHenry Box BrownHenry "Box" Brown was a 19th century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom by arranging to have himself mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists in a wooden crate...
(born 1815), slave who had himself mailed in a box to freedom - John Brown (servant)John Brown (servant)John Brown was a Scottish personal servant and favourite of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom for many years. He was appreciated by many for his competence and companionship, and resented by others for his influence and informal manner...
(1826–1883), Scottish servant of Queen Victoria - Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer)Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer)Joshua D. Brown was a Texas pioneer who in the 1850s became the first settler of Kerrville, the seat of Kerr County in the Texas Hill Country west of San Antonio....
, founder of KerrvilleKerrville, TexasKerrville is a city in Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population was 20,425 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the population was 22,826...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... - Louis M. BrownLouis M. BrownLouis M. Brown was an American attorney and pioneer of the field of preventive law, which focuses on avoiding litigation.Brown was the author of the 1950 textbook "Preventive Law" and the 1984 book "Lawyering Through Life: The Origin of Preventive Law." His philosophy of law is summarized by his...
(1909–1996), US lawyer and pioneer of preventive law - Louise BrownLouise BrownLouise Joy Brown is the first person to be conceived by in vitro fertilization, or IVF.-Birth:...
(1978- ), the first "test-tube baby" - Margaret BrownMargaret BrownMargaret Brown was an American socialite, philanthropist, and activist who became famous due to her involvement with the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic, after exhorting the crew of lifeboat 6 to return to look for survivors. It is unclear whether any survivors were found after life boat 6...
(1867–1932), American socialite and philanthropist, Titanic survivor, also known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" - mrbrownMrbrownLee Kin Mun , aka mrbrown, is a Singaporean blogger well known for his social and political commentary amidst Singapore's tight media restrictions. Affectionately known by many as Singapore's "Blogfather", mrbrown is one of the more notable bloggers in the Singaporean blogosphere. His podcast...
, a prominent Singaporean blogger - Robert A. BrownRobert A. BrownRobert A. Brown is the 10th president of Boston University. He was formerly the provost of MIT.-External links:*...
, President of Boston University - Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic)Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic)Sheldon Brown was an American bicycle mechanic and technical authority on bicycles. He contributed to numerous print and online sources related to bicycling, bicycle mechanics and maintenance, including his own website — and received numerous awards for his contributions.-Biography:Brown...
(1944 – 2008), bicycle mechanic, writer, and webmaster - William Penn BrownWilliam Penn BrownWilliam Penn Brown , of New York City, was an early pioneer in the hobby of stamp collecting. Brown was born in India of missionary parents and was raised in Japan before he emigrated to the United States and started a successful business selling stamps in New York City in 1860.-Philatelic...
(1841–1929), philatelicPhilatelyPhilately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...
pioneer - Mark BrownMark BrownMark Brown may refer to:* Mark A. Brown, American businessman and gaming industry executive* Mark N. Brown, NASA astronaut* Brownmark, bassist of Prince's Revolution* Mark Malloch Brown, United Kingdom politician...
(1994- ), pickle farmer
Disambiguation pages
- Bob Brown (disambiguation)Bob Brown (disambiguation)Bob Brown is the name of:*Bob Brown , former Australian Labor Party politician*Bob Brown , American baseball pitcher for the Boston Braves...
- George Brown (disambiguation)
- Jeff Brown (disambiguation)