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William Brown (congressman)
William Brown (congressman)
William Brown was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Frederick County, Virginia, Brown attended the common schools. He moved with his father to Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1784 and to Cynthiana, Kentucky, about 1795. Brown studied law and was admitted to the bar...

(1779–1833), U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1819–1821
William J. Brown (Indiana)
William J. Brown (Indiana)
William John Brown was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Born near Washington, Kentucky, Brown moved to Clermont County, Ohio, in 1808 with his parents, who settled near New Richmond. He attended the common schools and Franklin Academy in Clermont County...

(1805–1857), U.S. Representative from Indiana
William G. Brown, Sr.
William G. Brown, Sr.
William Gay Brown, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of William G. Brown, Jr..-Biography:...

(1800–1884), U.S. Representative from Virginia and West Virginia
William Brown (New Zealand)
William Brown (New Zealand)
William Brown was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He became the Member of Parliament in the 1st Parliament for the City of Auckland from 4 August 1854, when he replaced Thomas Houghton Bartley, who had resigned....

, (1809–1898), member of first New Zealand Parliament
William Gay Brown, Jr.
William Gay Brown, Jr.
William Gay Brown, Jr. was a lawyer, and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative. Congressman Brown was born in Kingwood, West Virginia in Preston County on April 7, 1856. He was the son of William G. Brown, Sr.. He served as a member of the 62nd,...

(1856–1916), U.S. Representative from West Virginia, son of William G. Brown
William Wallace Brown
William Wallace Brown
William Wallace Brown was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

(1836–1926), U.S.

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William Brown (congressman)
William Brown (congressman)
William Brown was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Frederick County, Virginia, Brown attended the common schools. He moved with his father to Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1784 and to Cynthiana, Kentucky, about 1795. Brown studied law and was admitted to the bar...

(1779–1833), U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1819–1821
William J. Brown (Indiana)
William J. Brown (Indiana)
William John Brown was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Born near Washington, Kentucky, Brown moved to Clermont County, Ohio, in 1808 with his parents, who settled near New Richmond. He attended the common schools and Franklin Academy in Clermont County...

(1805–1857), U.S. Representative from Indiana
William G. Brown, Sr.
William G. Brown, Sr.
William Gay Brown, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of William G. Brown, Jr..-Biography:...

(1800–1884), U.S. Representative from Virginia and West Virginia
William Brown (New Zealand)
William Brown (New Zealand)
William Brown was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He became the Member of Parliament in the 1st Parliament for the City of Auckland from 4 August 1854, when he replaced Thomas Houghton Bartley, who had resigned....

, (1809–1898), member of first New Zealand Parliament
William Gay Brown, Jr.
William Gay Brown, Jr.
William Gay Brown, Jr. was a lawyer, and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative. Congressman Brown was born in Kingwood, West Virginia in Preston County on April 7, 1856. He was the son of William G. Brown, Sr.. He served as a member of the 62nd,...

(1856–1916), U.S. Representative from West Virginia, son of William G. Brown
William Wallace Brown
William Wallace Brown
William Wallace Brown was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

(1836–1926), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
William R. Brown
William R. Brown
William Ripley Brown was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Buffalo, New York, Brown studied at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire...

(1840–1916), U.S. Representative from Kansas
William M. Brown
William M. Brown
William M. Brown was a Republican Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and an electee to the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

(1850–1915), U.S. Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, electee to the U.S. House of Representatives
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...

, Canadian politician, 1922–1927
William Brown (UK politician)
William Brown (UK politician)
William John Brown was a British politician and Member of Parliament .He was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1929 general election as a Labour MP for Wolverhampton West but lost his seat at the 1931 general electionHe returned to Parliament at a wartime by-election in 1942...

(1894–1960), UK Member of Parliament for Rugby 1942–1950
William John Brown (1894–1960), UK politician and Member of Parliament
William Henry Brown
William Henry Brown
William Henry Brown was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Palmerston North electorate from 1960 to 1967, when he died.-References:...

(1899–1967), New Zealand politician of the National Party
William Robson Brown
William Robson Brown
William Robson Brown was a British Conservative politician. He was elected in 1950 as the first Member of Parliament for the new Surrey constituency of Esher. Robson-Brown served until his retirement in 1970, preceding Carol Mather.- References...

(1900–1975), UK Conservative politician
William Brown (Australian politician)
William Brown (Australian politician)
William Walter Charles Brown is a former Australian politician.Born in Melbourne, he was educated at state schools and then at Taylor's College, after which he became an apprentice cabinet-maker. He served in the military from 1941-1946, and was an organiser and Victorian Secretary of the...

(born 1920), Australian Senator
William Holmes Brown
William Holmes Brown
William Holmes Brown was the Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives from 1974 to 1994.-External links:* William H. Brown, Jr., Swarthmore '51* William Holmes Brown, J.D. '54...

, (1929–2001), Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1974–1994
William Andreas Brown
William Andreas Brown
William Andreas Brown was U.S. Ambassador to Thailand 1985–88 and U.S. Ambassador to Israel 1988-1992.-External links:* * 1882 to 2008And is my grandfather=)...

(born 1930), U.S. Ambassador to Israel, 1988–1992
William J. Brown
William J. Brown
William J. Brown was elected Ohio Attorney General in 1970 and served until leaving office in January 1983 following the results of the 1982 election. Brown was elected as a Democrat. Brown's tenure in office is one of the longest on record for the Ohio Attorney General's office.While in office,...

, Ohio Attorney General, elected 1970
William Stuart Brown
William Stuart Brown
William Stuart Brown was an Australian diplomat and convicted child molester.Brown initially worked for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a diplomat in Jakarta, Indonesia until 1984...

(1952–2004), Australian diplomat and convicted child molester

Clergymen or theologians

William Laurence Brown
William Laurence Brown
William Laurence Brown , Scottish divine , was born in Utrecht, where his father was minister of the English church....

(1755–1830), Scottish divine (theologian)
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
William Montgomery Brown
William Montgomery Brown
William Montgomery Brown was an Anglican bishop and communist author, of Galion, Ohio. Bishop William Montgomery Brown was one of the most fascinating individuals in the history of the Episcopal Church in the twentieth century, for he was, according to his obituary, "the first Bishop of his...

(1818–1937), Episcopalian bishop and Communist author
William E. Brown
William E. Brown
Archbishop William Brown is the Founder and Current Presiding Bishop of The New Day Fellowship of Independent and Global Churches & Ministries, Inc. - Early life :...

, first African-American archbishop in the state of Virginia

Military people

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...

(c. 1755–1808), American Revolutionary War soldier
William Brown (Royal Navy officer)
William Brown (Royal Navy officer)
Rear-Admiral William Brown was an officer of the British Royal Navy whose service during the Napoleonic Wars was lengthy but marred by controversy for his part in the recriminations following the partial victory at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805...

(1764–1814), British Royal Navy admiral
William Brown (admiral)
William Brown (admiral)
Admiral William Brown was born in Foxford, County Mayo, Ireland on June 22, 1777 and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 3, 1857...

(or Guillermo Brown) (1777–1857), Irish-Argentine Navy admiral
William Brown (sailor)
William Brown (sailor)
William Brown was reputed to be a Black person, born female, who joined the Royal Navy as a man. The story goes that Brown was born in Edinburgh, joined in 1804 and served until 1816, even after Brown's birth sex was discovered in 1815....

(birth name unknown), Black woman who served in the Royal Navy 1804–1816, disguised as a man
William H. Brown
William H. Brown
William H. Brown was a United States Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...

(1836–1896), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
William Maurice Brown
William Maurice Brown
William Maurice Brown was the first principal of Faujdarhat Cadet College, one of the 12 Cadet Colleges of Bangladesh. He was then a retired Lieutenant Colonel of New Zealand Army. William Maurice Brown, Lt...

(1910–1975), Lt. Colonel; first principal of Faujdarhat Cadet College

Athletes

William Brown (footballer) (1909–1996), English football (soccer) player
William Brown (footballer born 1865), English football (soccer) player
William Brown (tennis), pro tennis player from the early 1970s
William Brown (Tasmanian cricketer)
William Brown (Tasmanian cricketer)
William Brown was an English-born cricket player, who emigrated to Australia and played a First-class cricket game for Tasmania. He only played one first-class game in his career, however he had the honour of captaining the team for that match...

, first-class cricketer
William Brown (cricketer)
William Brown (cricketer)
William Brown was a first class cricketer who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, against Sussex at Hove in 1902 and against Ireland in Dublin in 1908....

, cricketer

Writers

William Hill Brown
William Hill Brown
William Hill Brown was an American novelist, the author of what is usually considered the first American novel, The Power of Sympathy and "Harriot, Or The Domestick Reconciliation"¹ as well as the serial essay "The Reformer" published in Isaiah Thomas' Massachusetts Magazine.In both,...

(1765–1793), American novelist
William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown was a prominent abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery in the Southern United States, Brown escaped to the North, where he worked for abolitionist causes and was a prolific writer...

(1814–1884), African American writer and abolitionist
William Slater Brown
William Slater Brown
William Slater Brown was a novelist, biographer and translator of french literature. Most notably, he was a friend of the poet E. E...

(1897–1997), novelist, biographer and translator

Academics

William Jethro Brown
William Jethro Brown
William Jethro Brown was an Australian jurist and professor of law.-Early life:Brown was the son of James Brown, a farmer, and his wife Sophia Jane, née Torr, and was born at Mintaro, South Australia. Brown was educated at Stanley Grammar School, Watervale, South Australia, and taught for a while...

(1868–1930), Australian jurist and professor of law
William E. Brown (academic), president of Cedarville University
Cedarville University
Cedarville University is a private, independent Baptist, Evangelical Christian university located in Cedarville, Ohio, known for its conservative theology. Its environment and culture are underscored by its foundations in Biblical teachings which influence student life and school policy...
William Arthur Brown
William Arthur Brown
William Arthur Brown, CBE is an academic specialising in the field of industrial relations and the current Master of Darwin College, Cambridge.-Education and Academic Career:...

, (born 1945), academic, Master of Darwin College, Cambridge
William Brown (psychologist), a British psychologist

Other notable people

William Brown (journalist) (1737-1789), Canadian journalist and co-founder of the Quebec Gazette
Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet of Astrop (1784–1864), British merchant and banker
William D. Brown
William D. Brown
William D. Brown was the first pioneer to envision building a city where Omaha, Nebraska sits today. Many historians attribute Brown to be the founder of Omaha, although this has been disputed since the late nineteenth century. Alfred D...

, (1813–1868), founder of Omaha, Nebraska
William C. Brown
William C. Brown
William C. Brown was an American electrical engineer who helped to invent the crossed-field amplifier in the 1950s and also pioneered microwave power transmission in the 1960s....

(1916–1999), American electrical engineer
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), English structural engineer, bridge designer
William H. Brown, III
William H. Brown, III
William H. Brown, III is a Philadelphia attorney, who has had a distinguished career in public service and is viewed as a leader for the strides he made for African Americans in the legal profession...

, Prominent African American attorney, fourth Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
William Brown (tenor), American opera singer

Other

William Brown (fictional boy), fictional schoolboy from Just William
William Brown (ship)
William Brown (ship)
The William Brown was an American ship that sank in 1841, taking with her 31 passengers. A further 16 passengers were forced out of an overloaded lifeboat before the survivors were rescued. In the case of United States v. Holmes, crewman Alexander Holmes was charged with murder and convicted of...

, American ship which struck an iceberg and sank on April 19, 1841
William Brown Library and Museum
William Brown Library and Museum
The William Brown Library and Museum is a Grade II* listed building situated on the historic William Brown Street in Liverpool, England. The building currently houses part of the World Museum Liverpool and Liverpool Central Library....

, historic building in Liverpool, England
William Brown Street
William Brown Street
William Brown Street in Liverpool, England is a road that gives its name to the William Brown Street conservation area. It is remarkable for its concentration of public buildings....

, Liverpool