Charles Brown

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Charles Brown is the name of:

In politics:

• Charles M. Brown (1903–1995), Atlanta politician (for whom the airport Charlie Brown Field is named)
• Charles Brown (California) (born 1949), USAF Lt. Colonel Retired, candidate for Congress in Northern California
• Charles Brown (Taranaki) (1820–1901), New Zealand politician
• Charles Brown (Labour politician) (1884–1940), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Mansfield 1929–1940

In literature:

• Charlie Brown, principal character in the comic strip Peanuts
• Charles Farrar Browne (1834–1867), U.S. humor writer (pen name: "Artemus Ward")
• Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810), U.S. novelist
• Charles Brown, friend of poet John Keats
• Charles N. Brown, founder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy industry magazine Locus
• Charles Brown, aka Kite Man, minor villain in Batman comic books

In entertainment:

• Charles Brown (musician) (1922–1999), blues singer
• Charles E. Brown (1863–1924), founder of BBC/Asea Brown Boveri
• Charlie Brown (hip-hop musician), member of Leaders of the New School
• Carlinhos Brown (Portuguese for Charlie Brown), Brazilian musician
• "Charles Brown", the assumed name of Charlotte Charke (1713–1760), actress and transvestite
• "Charlie Brown (song)", 1959 Leiber & Stoller R&B hit for The Coasters

In sports:

• Charles Wreford-Brown (1866–1951), British footballer
• Charles Edward Brown (1871–1938), Major League Baseball player
• Charlie Brown (American football), (1958- )National Football League player
• Charles Brown (UMBC), Athletic director at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

In military history:

• Charles Brown (soldier), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Charles Brown (Medal of Honor), American 1871 Korean Expedition sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

In obscurity:

• Charlie Brown (student)