List of people with surname Brown

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

Activism

• Gerald W. Brown, American whistleblower
• H. Rap Brown (born 1943), American civil rights activist
• Hallie Quinn Brown (1849-1949), African-American educator, writer, activist
• John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American abolitionist
• John W. Brown (labor leader) (1867–1941), a Canadian-born labour leader in the United States
• Lyn Mikel Brown (born 1956), American academic, author, feminist, and youth activist
• Oliver Brown (American activist) (1918–1961), plaintiff of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case concerning school segregation
• Olympia Brown (1835–1926), American women's suffragist

Art and architecture

• Bob Brown (comics), comic book artist
• Christy Brown (1932–1981), Irish author, painter and poet
• David Robertson Brown (1869–1946), Canadian architect
• Dexter Brown (born 1942), British painter
• Ethel Isadore Brown (1872–1944) American painter
• Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893), English painter
• Georgia Louise Harris Brown (1918–1999), American architect
• Helen Brown (1917–1986), New Zealand artist
• Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886), American sculptor
• Lancelot "Capability" Brown (1716–1783), English landscape gardener
• John Brown (architect) (1805–1876), English architect in the 19th century
• John George Brown (1831–1913), American painter born Durham, England
• Laurie Halsey Brown, American artist
• Martin Brown (artist) (born 1959), illustrator of children's books
• Neave Brown (1929–2018), American-born British architect
• Nyuju Stumpy Brown (1924–2011), Australian painter
• Ralph Brown (sculptor) (1928–2013), British sculptor

Business

• Bobbi Brown (born 1957), makeup artist and entrepreneur
• David Brown (entrepreneur) (1904–1993), English entrepreneur
• Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) (born c. 1966), spokesman for Halifax bank in the U.K.

Crime

• Nathaniel Bar-Jonah (1957–2008), born David Paul Brown, convicted kidnapper and child sexual assaulter
• Jason Derek Brown (born 1969), suspected murderer listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
• John A. Brown, Jr. (died 1997), an American murderer executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin
• John Ronald Brown (1922–2010), unlicensed United States sex-change operation surgeon
• Nixzmary Brown (1998–2006), American murder victim from Brooklyn, New York
• Mr Brown, the code name used by Peter Macari during his extortion of 500,000 dollars from Qantas in March 1971.

Engineering, science, and medicine

• Alexander Crum Brown (1838–1922), Scottish chemist
• Barnum Brown (1873–1963), American paleontologist
• Charlotte Blake Brown (1846 – 1904), pioneering American doctor
• David K. Brown (1928–2008), British naval architect and author
• George Brown (1650–1730), Scots arithmetician and inventor
• Ernest William Brown (1866–1938), English mathematician and astronomer
• George Harold Brown (1908–1987), American research engineer
• George R. Brown (1898–1983), American entrepreneur
• Gerald E. Brown (1926–2013), American theoretical physicist
• G. Spencer-Brown (1923–2016), English mathematician
• Harold P. Brown (1869–1932), inventor, anti-alternating current activist
• Herbert C. Brown (1912–2004) Nobel Prize chemist
• Howard Junior Brown (1924–1975), physician, public health official, and gay-rights activist
• Jeannette Brown (born 1934), American organic medicinal chemist, historian, and author
• John Brown (doctor) (1735–1788), Scottish physician
• John Brown (industrialist) (1816–1896), inventor of a process for rolling armour-plate
• John Brown (physician) (1810–1882), Scottish physician and essayist
• John Campbell Brown (born 1947), Scottish Royal Astronomer
• Judith K. Brown, American phytopathologist
• Justin Brown (aquanaut) (born circa 1982), American aquanaut
• Lowell S. Brown (born 1934), American physicist
• Michael E. Brown (born 1965), astronomer
• Michael Glyn Brown (1957–2013), American surgeon
• Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941), American geneticist
• Moses Brown (1738–1836), American inventor
• N. E. Brown (Nicholas Edward Brown, 1849–1934), botanist
• Rachel Fuller Brown (1898–1980), American scientist
• Robert Brown (Scottish botanist from Montrose) (1773–1858), botanist
• Robert Hanbury Brown (1916–2002), British astronomer and physicist
• Roger Brown (psychologist) (1925–1997), American social psychologist
• Roy Brown Jr. (1916–2013), American car designer and engineer
• Samuel Brown (Royal Navy officer) (1774–1852), British civil engineer
• Thomas Brown (engineer) (1772–1850), English surveyor, engineer, businessman, and landowner
• Thomas Brown (naturalist) (1785–1862), English naturalist
• Thomas Townsend Brown (1905–1985), American inventor
• William Brown (bridge designer) (1928–2005), British bridge designer

Fiction

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

Film, television, and theater

• A. Whitney Brown (born 1952), American comedian
• Aaron Brown (journalist) (born 1948), American broadcast journalist
• Alton Brown (born 1962), American TV chef
• Arnold Brown (comedian), Scottish comedian
• Barry Brown (actor) (1951–1978), American actor
• Bille Brown (1952–2013), Australian actor and playwright
• Bruce Brown (born 1937), American documentary filmmaker
• Bryan Brown (born 1947), Australian actor
• Candy Brown (born 1958), American actress and dancer
• Clancy Brown (born 1959), American actor
• Clarence Brown (1890–1987), American movie director
• David Brown (producer) (1916–2010), American movie producer
• George Brown (union official), president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
• Harry Brown (journalist) (1930–2002), Canadian radio and television host
• James Brown (actor) (1920–1992), American actor
• James Brown (sportscaster) (born 1951), American television sports personality
• Joe Brown (judge) (born 1947), television judge on the Judge Joe Brown show
• Joe E. Brown (1892–1973), American actor and comedian
• Josh Brown (actor) (born 1990), actor
• Kimberly J. Brown (born 1984), American actress
• Melville W. Brown (1887 – 1938), American film director and screenwriter
• Robert Brown (British actor) (1921–2003), English actor
• Robert Brown (American actor) (born 1927), American actor
• Robert Latham Brown (born 1947), producer, production manager, and author
• Samantha Brown (born 1970), Travel Channel host
• Theo Wade Brown (1950–2002), British designer and eccentric, well-known member of the London special effects community
• Tom Brown (actor) (1913–1990), film and television actor
• Treg Brown (1899-1984) was the sound effects editor on the Warner Bros. Cartoons

History, philosophy, and religion

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

Literature

• Alice Brown (writer) (1856–1948), American novelist
• Andrew Brown (writer) (born 1955), British journalist and writer
• Bill Brown (critical theory), American author and professor of English at the University of Chicago
• Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810), American novelist
• Dale Brown (born 1956), American novelist
• Dan Brown (born 1964), American novelist; author of The Da Vinci Code
• Dee Brown (writer) (1908–2002), American novelist and historian
• Edna A. Brown (1875–1944), American author
• Emma Elizabeth Brown (1847–?), American writer, artist
• Eric Brown (writer) (born 1960), science fiction author
• Fredric Brown (1906–1972), science fiction and mystery author
• George Douglas Brown (1869–1902), Scottish novelist
• George Mackay Brown (1921–1996), Scottish poet, author, and dramatist
• Harry Brown (writer) (1917–1986), American screenwriter and novelist
• Helen Brown (author) (born 1954), New Zealand author and columnist
• Helen Gurley Brown (1922–2012), author, publisher, and businesswoman
• J. B. Selkirk (James Brown of Selkirk, 1832–1904), Scottish poet and essayist
• James Cooke Brown (1921–2000), sociologist
• John Brown (essayist) (1715–1766), English divine and author
• John Brown (fugitive slave) (c. 1810–1876), writer of Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings and Escape of John Brown
• Marc Brown (author) (born 1946), American author and illustrator
• Norman O. Brown (1913–2002), American literary scholar
• Phoebe Hinsdale Brown (1783–1861), American hymnwriter
• Rita Mae Brown (born 1944), American writer and social activist
• Rosel George Brown (1926–1967), American science fiction author
• Thomas Edward Brown (1830–1897), Manx poet, scholar, and divine
• Ticasuk Brown (1904–1982), Iñupiaq educator poet and writer
• Tina Brown (born 1953), English journalist and author, biographer of Diana, Princess of Wales
• Tom Brown Jr. (born 1950), an American outdoorsman and nature writer
• Tom Brown (satirist) (c. 1663–1704), English translator and satirist
• William Wells Brown (1814–1884), African American writer and abolitionist

Military

• Eric Brown (pilot) (1919–2016), British test pilot
• George Brown (British Army officer) (1790–1865)
• George Scratchley Brown (1918–1978), Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Harry W. Brown (1898–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Jacob Brown (1775–1828), U.S. Army officer in the War of 1812, later commanding general, U.S. Army
• John Brown (British Army soldier) (died 1964), British POW and spy during the Second World War
• Peter Brown (VC) (1837–1894), Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Roy Brown (RAF officer) (1893–1944), Canadian World War I flying ace
• Tom Brown (British Army soldier) (1705–1746), hero of the Battle of Dettingen
• Walter Brown (VC), DCM (1885–1942), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William Brown (admiral) (1777–1857), Irish-born Argentine Navy admiral
• William Brown (sailor), black woman who served in the Royal Navy disguised as a man
• William Brown (soldier) (18th century), American Revolutionary War soldier

Music

• Arthur Brown (musician) (born 1942), English rock and roll singer
• Ayla Brown (born 1988), American singer, college basketball player and former American Idol contestant
• Barry Brown (singer) (1962–2004), Jamaican reggae singer
• Bill Brown (composer) (born 1969), American composer
• Bobby Brown (born 1969), American rhythm and blues singer
• Charles Brown (musician) (1922–1999), American blues singer
• Chastity Brown (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
• Chris Brown (born 1989), American rhythm and blues singer and dancer
• Chuck Brown (1936–2012), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Clifford Brown (1930–1956), American jazz trumpeter
• David Brown (Australian musician), Australian musician
• David Brown (American musician) (1947–2000), American musician
• Dennis Brown (1957–1999), Jamaican reggae singer
• Earle Brown (1926–2002), American experimental composer
• Eban Brown (born 1972), American pop vocalist, lead singer of The Stylistics
• Errol Brown (1943–2015), British-Jamaican songwriter, lead singer of (Hot Chocolate)
• Foxy Brown (rapper) (born 1979), American female rapper
• George Brown (musician) (born 1949), drummer for Kool & the Gang
• Gertrude Foster Brown (1867–1956), concert pianist, teacher, suffragette
• Harold Ray Brown (born 1946), member of the 1970s band War
• Ian Brown (born 1963), solo artist and former lead singer in The Stone Roses
• Iona Brown (1941–2004), British violinist and conductor
• Ivadell Brown, musician and vocalist
• James Brown (1933–2006), American soul and funk singer and bandleader
• Jason "J" Brown (born 1976), former member of boy-band 5ive
• Jocelyn Brown (born 1950), American R&B and dance music singer
• Joe Brown (singer) (born 1941), British singer
• Julie Brown (born 1958), American actress and singer
• Junior Brown (born 1952), American country singer
• Kane Brown (born 1993), American country music singer and songwriter
• Kate Moore Brown (1871-1945), American music educator
• Khalif Brown (born 1995), American rapper known professionally as Swae Lee
• Les Brown (bandleader) (1912–2001), big band leader
• Lew Brown (1893–1958), American lyricist
• Melanie Brown (born 1975), English pop singer
• Pearly Brown (aka Reverend, or Blind, Pearly Brown; 1915–1986), American musician
• Peter Brown (singer) (born 1953), singer, songwriter, and producer
• Robert E. Brown (1927–2005), American ethnomusicologist
• Rosemary Brown (spiritualist) (1916–2001), spirit medium and classical pianist
• Ruth Brown (1928–2006), American singer
• Stephen Brown (composer) (born 1948), Canadian composer, conductor, and teacher
• Steve Brown (bass player) (1890–1965), American jazz musician and string bass player from New Orleans
• Steve Brown (composer), British television composer
• Texas Johnny Brown (1928–2013), American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
• Timothy Brown (hornist), British hornist, brother of Iona
• Tom Brown (trombonist) (1888–1958), American jazz trombonist and bandleader
• The 5 Browns, classical piano musical group: Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra, and Desirae
• Vicki Brown (1940–1991), English singer
• Wilfred Brown (1921–1971), English tenor
• Willie Brown (musician) (1900–1952), American delta blues guitarist and singer

Politics

Sports

• Alfredo Brown (1886–1958), Argentine association football player
• Ali Brown (born 1970), English cricketer
• Allan Brown (footballer) (1926–2011), Scottish football player and manager
• Allan Brown (soccer) (born 1984), South African-born Canadian association football player
• Andrew Brown (soccer) (1870–1948), Scottish American association football player and coach
• Andrew Brown (sailor) (born 1977), New Zealand sailing sportsman
• Andrew Brown (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Antonio Brown (born 1988), American football player
• Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1978), American football player
• Arkeith Brown (born 1986), American football player
• Ashley Brown (soccer) (born 1994), Australian footballer
• Barrie Brown (1931–2014), Australian rules footballer
• Barry Brown (boxer) (1931–2004), New Zealander boxer of the 1950s
• Bill Brown (American football) (born 1938), running back
• Bill Brown (cricketer) (1912–2008), Australian cricketer
• Bill Brown (goalkeeper) (1931–2004), Scots/English goalkeeper
• Blair Brown (American football) (born 1994), American football player
• Bob Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1941), American NFL football player
• Bob Brown (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Salford
• Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923), Scottish football player and manager
• Bobby Brown (third baseman) (born 1924), American Major League Baseball player and American League president
• Brown (Middlesex cricketer) (before 1789 – after 1791), English cricketer
• Carlos Brown (footballer) (1882–1926), Argentine association football player
• Charles Wreford-Brown (1866–1951), former captain of the English national association football team
• Chris Brown (running back) (born 1981), American football player
• Cyril Brown (1918–1990), English footballer
• Dante Brown (born 1980), American football player
• Darby Brown (1929–1988), Australian boxer of the 1940s, and 1950s
• David J. Brown (cricketer, born 1942), English cricketer
• David Brown (golfer) (before 1886 – 1930), Scottish golfer
• Don Brown (American football) (born 1955), American college football coach
• Dougie Brown (born 1969), Scottish cricketer
• Edwin Brown (1898–1972), Australian rugby league footballer
• Eliseo Brown (1888 – after 1911), Argentine association football player
• Ernesto Brown (1885–1935), Argentine association football player
• Errol Brown (cricketer) (born 1952), Jamaican cricketer
• Evan Brown (American football) (born 1996), American football player
• Fa'amanu Brown (born 1994), New Zealand rugby league player
• Fadol Brown (born 1993), American football player
• Gates Brown (1939–2013), American baseball player
• Gene Brown, American basketball player
• George Brown (cricketer, born 1887) (died 1964), English cricketer
• Gilbert Brown (born 1971), American NFL football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers
• Godfrey Brown (1915–1995), British runner
• Herb Brown (born 1936), American basketball coach
• Ike Brown (1942–2001), American baseball player
• Ira Brown (born 1982), Japanese basketball player
• Jackie Brown (English boxer) (1909–1971), professional boxer
• James Brown (footballer, born 1987), English footballer for Hartlepool United F.C.
• James A. Brown (1900–1965), American college sports coach
• Jammal Brown (born 1981), American NFL football left tackle for the New Orleans Saints
• Jared Brown (born 1973), American football player
• Jason Brown (born 1994), American Olympic medalist figure skater
• Jayon Brown (born 1995), American football player
• Jim Brown (born 1936), American football player and film actor
• Jim Brown (pitcher) (1860–1908), American baseball player
• Joe Brown (boxer) (1926–1997), American boxer
• Joe Brown (climber) (born 1930), English climber
• Joe Brown (footballer, born 1920), English footballer
• Joe Brown (footballer, born 1929), English footballer and manager
• Joe Brown (footballer, born 1988), English footballer
• John Brown (bridge) (born 1887; deceased), expert contract bridge player and author
• John Brown (cyclist), New Zealand cyclist
• John Brown (footballer, born 1915), Scottish association football player
• John Brown (footballer, born July 1940), English association football player
• John Brown (footballer, born 1962), Scottish association football player
• Johnny Brown (rugby league) (born 1943), Australian rugby league footballer
• Johnny Brown (English boxer) (1902–1976), English boxer of the 1910s, and 1920s
• Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer) (born 1981)
• Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer) (born 1990), football player for Cardiff City
• Jophery Brown (1945–2014), American baseball player
• Jordan Brown (Australian soccer) (born 1996), Australian footballer
• Jorge Brown (1880–1936), Argentine association football player
• José Luis Brown (born 1956), Argentine association football player
• Juan Domingo Brown (1888–1931), Argentine association football player
• Kerrith Brown (born 1962), British judoka
• Kevin Brown (catcher) (born 1973), American baseball player
• Kevin Brown (ice hockey) (born 1974), English-born Canadian ice hockey player
• Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher) (born 1965), American baseball player
• Kevin Brown (left-handed pitcher) (born 1966), American baseball player
• Kevin Brown (rugby league) (born 1984), English rugby league footballer
• Kevin Brown (defensive tackle) (born 1985), American football player
• Kiel Brown (born 1984), Australian field hockey midfielder
• Kwame Brown (born 1982), American basketball player
• Lewis Brown (rugby league) (born 1986), New Zealand Rugby League player
• Larry Brown (basketball) (born 1940), professional basketball player and coach
• Martha Brown (figure skater) (born 1900), American figure skater
• Melissa Brown (tennis) (born 1968), retired American tennis player
• Michael Brown (footballer, born 1977), English footballer for Wigan Athletic
• Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970), American basketball head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers
• Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963), retired American professional basketball player and assistant coach
• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1985), American NHL ice hockey player
• Mitch Brown (rugby league) (born 1987), Australian Rugby League player
• Monty Brown (born 1970), American professional wrestler
• Mordecai Brown ("Three Fingers", 1876–1948), pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Moses Brown (basketball) (born 1999), American basketball player
• Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1976), former player for Melbourne
• Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1978), former player for Richmond and the Western Bulldogs
• Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1988), player with Collingwood
• Nathan Brown (rugby league, born 1973), Australian rugby league player and coach
• Nathan Brown (rugby league, born 1993), Australian rugby league player
• Neal Brown (born 1980), American football coach
• Noah Brown (American football) (born 1996), American football player
• Omar Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
• Orlando Brown Jr. (born 1996), American football player
• Paul Brown (1908–1991), American football coach
• Peter Brown (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Peter Brown (rugby union) (born 1941), Scottish rugby union footballer
• Phil Brown (footballer, born 1959), English football player and manager of Hull City A.F.C.
• Phil Brown (footballer, born 1966), English football player and manager of Matlock Town F.C.
• R. M. Brown (1885–1927), American college sports coach
• R. R. Brown (1879–1950), American athlete, coach, and administrator
• Rachel Brown (born 1980), English football player
• Rod Brown (born 1978), American basketball player
• Rod Brown (gridiron football) (born 1963), American player of gridiron football
• Roger Brown (defensive tackle) (born 1937), American football player
• Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942) (died 1997), American basketball player
• Roger Brown (basketball, born 1950), American basketball player
• Roger Brown (footballer) (1952–2011), English footballer
• Roger Brown (defensive back) (born 1966), American football player
• Ronnie Brown (born 1981), American football player
• Ruben Brown (born 1972), American football player
• Sailor Brown (1915–2008), English footballer
• Scott Brown (footballer, born April 1985), English footballer
• Scott Brown (footballer, born May 1985), English footballer
• Scott Brown (footballer, born June 1985), Scottish footballer
• Sean Brown (born 1976), professional ice hockey player
• Shannon Brown (born 1985), American basketball player
• Sheldon Brown (American football) (born 1979), professional American football player
• Sherwood Brown (born 1991), American basketball player
• Steve Brown (footballer, born 1966), English footballer
• Steve Brown (footballer, born 1972), English footballer
• Stevens Brown (1875–1957), English cricketer
• Stuart Brown (born 1972), British sidecarcross rider
• Tim Brown (figure skater) (1938–1989), American figure skater
• Tim Brown (darts player) (born 1944), Australian darts player
• Tim Brown (American football) (born 1966), American NFL football player and 1987 Heisman Trophy winner
• Tim Brown (footballer) (born 1981), New Zealand association football player
• Tim Brown (Canadian football) (born 1984), American player of Canadian football
• Tom Brown (center fielder) (1860–1927), Liverpool-born American baseball player and manager
• Tom Brown (tennis) (1922–2011), American amateur tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s
• Tommy Brown (baseball) (born 1927), American Major League Baseball infielder
• Tony Brown (English footballer) (born 1945), English footballer who mainly played for West Bromwich Albion
• Tony Brown (rugby union) (born 1975), New Zealand rugby footballer who played mainly for Otago
• Tony Brown (defensive back, born 1995) (born 1995), American football player
• Troy Brown (born 1971), wideout for the New England Patriots
• Wendy Brown (heptathlete) (born 1966), American heptathlete
• Wes Brown (born 1979), English football player for Manchester United
• Willie Brown (American football) (born 1940), American football Hall-of-Fame cornerback
• Brown (Middlesex cricketer), late 18th century English cricketer

Other fields

• Archie Brown (born 1938), British academic and historian
• Arthur Whitten Brown (1886–1948), Scottish aviator
• Claudine K. Brown (1949–2016), Museum director
• David M. Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut
• Derren Brown (born 1971), English magician and psychological illusionist
• Edgar H. Brown (born 1926), American mathematician
• Gillian Brown (1923–1999), British diplomat, the second female British ambassador
• Henry Box Brown (c. 1816–1897), slave who had himself mailed in a box to freedom
• Jill E. Brown (born 1950), African American aviator
• John Brown (servant) (1826–1883), Scottish servant of Queen Victoria
• Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) (1816–1874), founder of Kerrville, Texas
• Keith L. Brown (1925–2016), American diplomat and lawyer
• Kirsty M. Brown, served as the Chairman of the World Adult Resources Committee
• Louis M. Brown (1909–1996), US lawyer and pioneer of preventive law
• Louise Brown (born 1978), the first "test-tube baby"
• Margaret Brown (1867–1932), American socialite and philanthropist, Titanic survivor, also known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
• Marian and Vivian Brown (born 1927), notable San Francisco twins
• mrbrown, a prominent Singaporean blogger
• Robert A. Brown (born 1951), President of Boston University
• Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) (1944–2008), bicycle mechanic, writer, and webmaster
• Violet Brown (1900-2017), oldest verified person in Jamaica
• William Penn Brown (1841–1929), American philatelic pioneer

Disambiguation pages

• Aaron Brown (disambiguation)
• Abe Brown (disambiguation)
• Adam Brown (disambiguation)
• Adrian Brown (disambiguation)
• Al Brown (disambiguation)
• Alan Brown (disambiguation)
• Albert Brown (disambiguation)
• Alex Brown (disambiguation)
• Alexander Brown (disambiguation)
• Alfred Brown (disambiguation)
• Alice Brown (disambiguation)
• Allan Brown (disambiguation)
• Alistair Brown (disambiguation)
• Amanda Brown (disambiguation)
• Andre Brown (disambiguation)
• Andrew Brown (disambiguation)
• Andy Brown (disambiguation)
• Anne Brown (disambiguation)
• Anthony Brown (disambiguation)
• Arnold Brown (disambiguation)
• Arthur Brown (disambiguation)
• Barbara Brown (disambiguation)
• Barry Brown (disambiguation)
• Ben Brown (disambiguation)
• Benjamin Brown (disambiguation)
• Bert Brown (disambiguation)
• Bertram Brown (disambiguation)
• Bill Brown (disambiguation)
• Billy Brown (disambiguation)
• Bob Brown (disambiguation)
• Bobby Brown (disambiguation)
• Bonnie Brown (disambiguation)
• Brian Brown (disambiguation)
• Bud Brown (disambiguation)
• Buster Brown (disambiguation)
• Cameron Brown (disambiguation)
• Carl Brown (disambiguation)
• Carlos Brown (disambiguation)
• Carol Brown (disambiguation)
• Carolyn Brown (disambiguation)
• Catherine Brown (disambiguation)
• Cecil Brown (disambiguation)
• Chad Brown (disambiguation)
• Charles Brown (disambiguation)
• Charlotte Brown (disambiguation)
• Chris Brown (disambiguation)
• Cindy Brown (disambiguation)
• Clarence Brown (disambiguation)
• Cliff Brown (disambiguation)
• Clive Brown (disambiguation)
• Colin Brown (disambiguation)
• Courtney Brown (disambiguation)
• Craig Brown (disambiguation)
• Curtis Brown (disambiguation)
• Dana Brown (disambiguation)
• Daniel Brown (disambiguation)
• Darrell Brown (disambiguation)
• David Brown (disambiguation)
• Dean Brown (disambiguation)
• Dee Brown (disambiguation)
• Dennis Brown (disambiguation)
• Derek Brown (disambiguation)
• Derrick Brown (disambiguation)
• Dick Brown (disambiguation)
• Donald Brown (disambiguation)
• Donna Brown (disambiguation)
• Dorothy Brown (disambiguation)
• Doug Brown (disambiguation)
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• Edith Brown (disambiguation)
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• Eugene Brown (disambiguation)
• Foxy Brown (disambiguation)
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• Geoffrey Brown (disambiguation)
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• Georgia Brown (disambiguation)
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• Ivor Brown (disambiguation)
• J. T. Brown (disambiguation)
• Jack Brown (disambiguation)
• Jackie Brown (disambiguation)
• Jake Brown (disambiguation)
• James Brown (disambiguation)
• Jamie Brown (disambiguation)
• Jason Brown (disambiguation)
• Jeff Brown (disambiguation)
• Jeffrey Brown (disambiguation)
• Jeremiah Brown (disambiguation)
• Jeremy Brown (disambiguation)
• Jermaine Brown (disambiguation)
• Jerry Brown (disambiguation)
• Jesse Brown (disambiguation)
• Jim Brown (disambiguation)
• Joe Brown (disambiguation)
• John Brown (disambiguation)
• John Henry Brown (disambiguation)
• John Robert Brown (disambiguation)
• John Young Brown (disambiguation)
• John Brown, Jr. (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Brown (disambiguation)
• Jordan Brown (disambiguation)
• Joseph Brown (disambiguation)
• Josh Brown (disambiguation)
• Joyce Brown (disambiguation)
• Judith Brown (disambiguation)
• Julie Brown (disambiguation)
• Justin Brown (disambiguation)
• Karen Brown (disambiguation)
• Karl Brown (disambiguation)
• Kate Brown (disambiguation)—also covering Katharine, Katie, Kathy, Kathleen, and similar
• Keith Brown (disambiguation)
• Kelly Brown (disambiguation)
• Ken Brown (disambiguation)
• Kenneth Brown (disambiguation)
• Kent Brown (disambiguation)
• Kerry Brown (disambiguation)
• Kevin Brown (disambiguation)
• Kim Brown (disambiguation)
• Kyle Brown (disambiguation)
• Larry Brown (disambiguation)
• Laurie Brown (disambiguation)
• Lawrence Brown (disambiguation)
• Leanne Brown (disambiguation)
• Lee Brown (disambiguation)
• Leon Brown (disambiguation)
• Leroy Brown (disambiguation)
• Les Brown (disambiguation)
• Leslie Brown (disambiguation)
• Levi Brown (disambiguation)
• Lewis Brown (disambiguation)
• Lisa Brown (disambiguation)
• Lloyd Brown (disambiguation)
• Louise Brown (disambiguation)
• Lucy Brown (disambiguation)
• Lyn Brown (disambiguation)
• Malcolm Brown (disambiguation)
• Marc Brown (disambiguation)
• Marcus Brown (disambiguation)
• Margaret Brown (disambiguation)
• Marilyn Brown (disambiguation)
• Mark Brown (disambiguation)
• Martha Brown (disambiguation)
• Martin Brown (disambiguation)
• Marty Brown (disambiguation)
• Mary Brown (disambiguation)
• Matt Brown (disambiguation)
• Max Brown (disambiguation)
• Maxine Brown (disambiguation)
• Maxwell Brown (disambiguation)
• Mel Brown (disambiguation)
• Melissa Brown (disambiguation)
• Melville Brown (disambiguation)
• Melvin Brown (disambiguation)
• Michael Brown (disambiguation)
• Mick Brown (disambiguation)
• Mitch Brown (disambiguation)
• Nancy Brown (disambiguation)
• Natalie Brown (disambiguation)
• Nathan Brown (disambiguation)
• Neil Brown (disambiguation)
• Nicholas Brown (disambiguation)
• Norman Brown (disambiguation)
• Oliver Brown (disambiguation)
• Orlando Brown (disambiguation)
• Owen Brown (disambiguation)
• Pamela Brown (disambiguation)
• Pat Brown (disambiguation)
• Patrick Brown (disambiguation)
• Paul Brown (disambiguation)
• Percy Brown (disambiguation)
• Peter Brown (disambiguation)
• Phil Brown (disambiguation)
• Philip Brown (disambiguation)
• Preston Brown (disambiguation)
• Rachel Brown (disambiguation)
• Ralph Brown (disambiguation)
• Randy Brown (disambiguation)
• Raymond Brown (disambiguation)
• Rebecca Brown (disambiguation)
• Reggie Brown (disambiguation)
• Ricardo Brown (disambiguation)
• Richard Brown (disambiguation)
• Rick Brown (disambiguation)
• Rob Brown (disambiguation)
• Robert Brown (disambiguation)
• Robin Brown (disambiguation)
• Roger Brown (disambiguation)
• Ronald Brown (disambiguation)
• Ronnie Brown (disambiguation)
• Rosemary Brown (disambiguation)
• Roy Brown (disambiguation)
• Russell Brown (disambiguation)
• Ruth Brown (disambiguation)
• Ryan Brown (disambiguation)
• Sam Brown (disambiguation)
• Samuel Brown (disambiguation)
• Sandra Brown (disambiguation)
• Sandy Brown (disambiguation)
• Sarah Brown (disambiguation)
• Scott Brown (disambiguation)
• Shannon Brown (disambiguation)
• Sharon Brown (disambiguation)
• Sheldon Brown (disambiguation)
• Sidney Brown (disambiguation)
• Simon Brown (disambiguation)
• Spencer Brown (disambiguation)
• Stan Brown (disambiguation)
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• Timothy Brown (disambiguation)
• Tom Brown (disambiguation)
• Tommy Brown (disambiguation)
• Tony Brown (disambiguation)
• Travis Brown (disambiguation)
• Vernon Brown (disambiguation)
• Victor Brown (disambiguation)
• Victoria Brown (disambiguation)
• Vincent Brown (disambiguation)
• Walter Brown (disambiguation)
• Warren Brown (disambiguation)
• Wayne Brown (disambiguation)
• Wendy Brown (disambiguation)
• Wesley Brown (disambiguation)
• Will Brown (disambiguation)
• William Brown (disambiguation)
• William Henry Brown (disambiguation)
• Willie Brown (disambiguation)
• Wilson Brown (disambiguation)
• Woody Brown (disambiguation)

See also

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