List of people with surname Brown

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

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

Activism

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

Art and architecture

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

Business

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

Crime

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

Engineering, science, and medicine

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

Fiction

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

Film, television, and theater

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

History, philosophy, and religion

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

Literature

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

Military

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

Music

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

Politics

Australia

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

Canada

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

New Zealand

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

South Africa

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

United Kingdom

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

United States

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

Sports

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

Other fields

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