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.

Notable Unique People

Activism

Gerald W. Brown (1941–2019), American whistleblower
H. Rap Brown (born 1943), American civil rights activist
Hallie Quinn Brown (1849–1949), African-American educator, writer, activist
Lyn Mikel Brown (born 1956), American academic, author, feminist, and youth activist
Olympia Brown (1835–1926), American women's suffragist

Art and architecture

Christy Brown (1932–1981), Irish author, painter and poet
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
Joan Brown (artist) (born 1945), American artist
Lancelot "Capability" Brown (1716–1783), English landscape gardener
Laurie Halsey Brown, American artist
Neave Brown (1929–2018), American-born British architect
Nyuju Stumpy Brown (1924–2011), Australian painter

Business

Bobbi Brown (born 1957), makeup artist and entrepreneur

Crime

Kenyel Brown (1979–2020), American criminal
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah (1957–2008), born David Paul Brown, convicted kidnapper and child sexual assaulter
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

Barnum Brown (1873–1963), American paleontologist
Charlotte Blake Brown (1846–1904), pioneering American doctor
Edgar H. Brown (born 1926), American mathematician
Gerald E. Brown (1926–2013), American theoretical physicist
G. Spencer-Brown (1923–2016), English mathematician
James Campbell Brown (1843–1910), British chemist
Jeannette Brown (born 1934), American organic medicinal chemist, historian, and author
Lowell S. Brown (born 1934), American physicist
N. E. Brown (Nicholas Edward Brown, 1849–1934), botanist
Roland W. Brown (1893–1961), American paleobotanist

Fiction

Amber Brown, title character in a series of books by Paula Danziger
Bingo Brown, title character in a series of books by Betsy Byars
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
Lavender Brown, fellow student in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
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
Vanbeest Brown, pseudonym of Harry Bertram in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Guy Mannering
Agent Brown in The Matrix

Film, television, and theater

A. Whitney Brown (born 1952), American comedian
Ajiona Alexus Brown (born 1996), American actress better known as Ajiona Alexus
Alden Brown, birth name of Peter North (born 1957), Canadian-born pornographic actor
Alton Brown (born 1962), American TV chef
Bille Brown (1952–2013), Australian actor and playwright
Blake Ellender Brown, birth name of Blake Lively (born 1987), American actress
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
Millie Bobby Brown (born 2004), English actress and model
Quinne Brown (born 1979), South African actress
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
Treg Brown (1899-1984) was the sound effects editor on the Warner Bros. Cartoons
Yvette Nicole Brown (born 1971), American actress

History, philosophy, and religion

Archie Brown (born 1938), British academic and historian
Truesdell Sparhawk Brown (1906–1992), American historian of ancient Greece

Literature

Dale Brown (born 1956), American novelist
Emma Elizabeth Brown (1847–1???), American writer, artist
Fredric Brown (1906–1972), science fiction and mystery author
J. B. Selkirk (James Brown of Selkirk, 1832–1904), Scottish poet and essayist
Lillian Brown (1914-2020), American writer, radio and television producer, educator, and make-up artist
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
Ticasuk Brown (1904–1982), Iñupiaq educator poet and writer
Tina Brown (born 1953), English journalist and author, biographer of Diana, Princess of Wales

Music

Angie Brown (born 1963), UK singer
Ayla Brown (born 1988), American singer, college basketball player and former American Idol contestant
Chastity Brown (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
Chuck Brown (1936–2012), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
Clifford Brown (1930–1956), American jazz trumpeter
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
Gertrude Foster Brown (1867–1956), concert pianist, teacher, suffragette
Iona Brown (1941–2004), British violinist and conductor
Ivadell Brown, musician and vocalist
James Brown (1933–2006), vocalist, musician, and composer nicknamed "the hardest working man in show business."
Jocelyn Brown (born 1950), American R&B and dance music 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
Khalif Brown (born 1995), birth name of Swae Lee, American rapper
Lew Brown (1893–1958), American lyricist
Melanie Brown (born 1975), English pop singer
Odell Brown (1940–2011), American jazz organist
Pearly Brown (aka Reverend, or Blind, Pearly Brown; 1915–1986), American musician
Ruth Brown (1928–2006), American singer
Texas Johnny Brown (1928–2013), American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
Vicki Brown (1940–1991), English singer
Wilfred Brown (1921–1971), English tenor
The Browns, American country and folk music vocal trio
- Bonnie Brown (musician) (1938–2016)
- Jim Ed Brown (1934–2015)
- Maxine Brown (country singer) (1931–2019)
The 5 Browns, classical piano musical group: Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra, and Desirae

Disambiguation

Australia

Peter Broun (1797–1846), known for most of life as Peter Nicholas Brown, first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (1829–1846)

Canada

Fergy Brown (1923–2013), Canadian politician

New Zealand

Len Brown (born 1956), controversial Auckland mayor

United States

Adam M. Brown (1826–1901), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1901
Adon P. Brown (1873–1942), New York state senator
Basil W. Brown (1927–1997), Michigan state senator
Cloria Brown (1942-2018), Missouri state representative
Corrine Brown (born 1946), Florida Representative from 1993 to 2017 and convicted felon
Edward and Elaine Brown (born 1942 and c. 1940), New Hampshire tax protesters
Elon R. Brown (1857–1922), President pro tem of the New York State Senate 1915 until 1918
Fred H. Brown (1879–1955), American lawyer and politician
Hank Brown (born 1940), United States Senator from Colorado 1991 to 1997, and five-term U.S. Representative of Colorado's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 1991
J. Marshall Brown (1924 – deceased prior to 2013), Louisiana state representative and Democratic national committeeman
Neal Brown (Wisconsin politician) (1861–1917), American politician
Pat Brown (1905–1996), governor of California from 1959–1967
Raleigh Brown (1921–2009), Texas House of Representatives and state judge
Ron Brown (1941–1996), Secretary of Commerce, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
Sherrod Brown (born 1952), U.S. senator from Ohio
Vanessa L. Brown (born 1966), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who was convicted of bribery

Sports

A. J. Brown (American football) (born 1997), American football player
Akeem Ennis-Brown (born 1995), English boxer
Alfredo Brown (1886–1958), Argentine association football player
Ali Brown (born 1970), English cricketer
Allen Brown (1943-2020), American football player
Alyssa Brown (born 1989), Canadian artistic gymnast
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
Beniquez Brown (born 1993), American football player
Blair Brown (American football) (born 1994), American football player
Carlon Brown, American basketball player, 2013-14 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Charles Wreford-Brown (1866–1951), former captain of the English national association football team
Cyril Brown (1918–1990), English footballer
Dante Brown (born 1980), American football player
Darby Brown (1929–1988), Australian boxer of the 1940s, and 1950s
Diane Brown (curling) (born 1946), American curler and coach
Donatello Brown (born 1991), American football player
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
Fa'amanu Brown (born 1994), New Zealand rugby league player
Fadol Brown (born 1993), American football player
Frankie Brown (born 1987), Scottish association footballer
Gates Brown (1939–2013), American baseball player
Gene Brown (1935–2020), American basketball player
Gilbert Brown (born 1971), American NFL football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers
Herb Brown (born 1936), American basketball coach
Ike Brown (1942–2001), American baseball player
Ira Brown (born 1982), Japanese basketball player
J'Covan Brown (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Jammal Brown (born 1981), American NFL football left tackle for the New Orleans Saints
Jared Brown (born 1973), American football player
Jayon Brown (born 1995), American football player
Jim Brown (born 1936), American NFL football player, Cleveland Browns
Jophery Brown (1945–2014), American baseball player
Jorge Brown (1880–1936), Argentine association football player
José Luis Brown (1956–2019), Argentine association football player
Juan Domingo Brown (1888–1931), Argentine association football player
Kerrith Brown (born 1962), British judoka
Kiel Brown (born 1984), Australian field hockey midfielder
Kris Brown (born 1976) American football placekicker
Kwame Brown (born 1982), American basketball player
Kyron Brown (born 1996), American football player
Mace Brown (1909–2002), American baseball player
Markel Brown (born 1992), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Marquise Brown (born 1997), American football player
Miles Brown (American football) (born 1997), American football player
Monty Brown (born 1970), American professional wrestler
Mordecai Brown ("Three Fingers", 1876–1948), pitcher in Major League Baseball
Neal Brown (born 1980), American football coach
R. M. Brown (1885–1927), American college sports coach
R. R. Brown (1879–1950), American athlete, coach, and administrator
Rod Brown (born 1978), American basketball player
Rod Brown (gridiron football) (born 1963), American player of gridiron football
Ronnie Brown (born 1981), American football player
Ruben Brown (born 1972), American football player
Sailor Brown (1915–2008), English footballer
Sean Brown (born 1976), professional ice hockey player
Shannon Brown (born 1985), American basketball player
Sherwood Brown (born 1991), American basketball player
Sky Brown (born 2009), Anglo-Japanese skateboarder
Stevens Brown (1875–1957), English cricketer
Stuart Brown (born 1972), British sidecarcross rider
Wes Brown (born 1979), English football player for Manchester United

Other fields

Claudine K. Brown (1949–2016), museum director
Derren Brown (born 1971), English magician and psychological illusionist
Jill E. Brown (born 1950), African American aviator
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"
Marian and Vivian Brown (1927–2013/14), notable San Francisco twins
mrbrown, a prominent Singaporean blogger
Violet Brown (1900–2017), oldest verified person in Jamaica
TBJZL (born 1993), English YouTuber