Brown is a color. It can also refer to:

In art and architecture:

• Bob Brown (comics), comic book artist
• Capability Brown, English landscape gardener
• Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893), English painter
• Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886), American sculptor
• John Brown (architect), a British architect in the 19th century
• John George Brown (1831–1913), American painter born Durham, UK
• Oliver Madox Brown (1855–1874), son of Ford Madox Brown

In drama, film, and television:

• Alton Brown, American TV chef
• Arnold Brown (comedian), Scottish comedian
• Barry Brown, (1951-1978), American actor
• Clarence Brown, American movie director
• David Brown (producer) (born 1916), American movie producer
• Foxy Brown (1974 film), 1974 blacksploitation film starring Pam Grier
• George Brown (Union official), president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes
• Harry Brown (journalist), Canadian radio and television host
• James Brown (TV personality) (born 1951), American television sports personality
• Joe Brown (judge) (born 1947), television judge on the Judge Joe Brown show
• Joe E. Brown (comedian) (1892–1973), American actor and comedian
• Mrs. Brown, 1997 film about Queen Victoria and her Scottish servant, John Brown
• Robert Brown (actor) (1921–2003), British actor
• Robert Latham Brown, producer, production manager, and author
• 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

In engineering, science, and medicine:

• Alexander Crum Brown, Scottish chemist who devised the diagramatic system of representing chemical bonds
• Ernest William Brown, mathematician and astronomer
• George H. Brown (1908-1987), American research engineer who developed color television
• G. Spencer-Brown (born 1923), British mathematician
• Harold P. Brown, inventor of the electric chair
• Herbert C. Brown, chemist
• John Brown (doctor) (1735–1788), a Scottish physician who developed his own medical system
• John Brown (physician) (1810–1882), a Scottish physician and essayist
• John Brown (professor), Scottish Royal Astronomer
• Sir John Brown (industrialist) (1816–1896), the inventor of a process for rolling armour-plate
• Michael E. Brown, astronomer
• Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941), American geneticist
• Moses Brown (1738–1836), American inventor
• Peter Brown (anthropologist), researcher
• Robert Brown (botanist) (1773–1858), botanist
• Robert Hanbury Brown (1916–2002), British astronomer and physicist
• Thomas Brown (engineer) (1772–1850) English surveyor, engineer, businessman, and landowner
• Thomas Brown (naturalist) (1785–1862), English naturalist
• Thomas Townsend Brown (1905–1985), American physicist
• William Brown (bridge designer) (1928–2005), British bridge designer

In literature:

• Alice Brown (writer) (1856-1948), American novelist
• Bill Brown (critical theory), American author and professor of English at the University of Chicago
• Charles Brockden Brown, American novelist
• Dee Brown (novelist), American novelist and historian
• Eric Brown, science fiction author
• Dan Brown, American 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 (born 1922), author, publisher, and businesswoman
• 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
• Tom Brown (naturalist) (born 1950), an American outdoorsman and nature writer
• Tom Brown (satirist) (1663(2?)–1704), English translator and satirist
• William Wells Brown (1814–1884), African American writer and abolitionist

In military:

• Brown shirts, paramilitary organization of the NSDAP
• George Brown (soldier) (1790–1865), British Army officer
• George Scratchley Brown (1918–1978), Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Harry Brown (VC) (1898–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Jacob Jennings Brown (1775–1828), U.S. Army officer in the War of 1812
• John Brown (spy), British POW and spy during the Second World War
• Peter Brown (VC) (1837–1894), Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Tom Brown (hero) (1705–1746), hero of the Battle of Dettingen
• William Brown (soldier) (18th century), American Revolutionary War soldier
• William Brown (admiral) (1777–1857), Irish-born Argentine Navy admiral
• William Brown (sailor), Black Scottish woman who served in the Royal Navy disguised as a man

In music:

• Andy Brown (musician), a musician from Zimbabwe
• Arthur Brown, British rock and roll singer
• Bill Brown (composer) (born 1969), American composer
• Bobby Brown, American rhythm and blues singer
• Brown, P.O.D. album
• Charles Brown (musician), American blues singer
• Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter
• David Brown (musician), American musician
• David Brown (Australian musician), Australian musician
• George Brown (musician) (born 1949), drummer for Kool & the Gang
• Harold Brown, member of the 1970s band War
• James Brown (musician) (born 1933), American soul and funk singer and bandleader
• Joe Brown (singer) (born 1941), British singer
• “John Brown”, a Bob Dylan song
• “John Brown's Body”, Union marching song of the American Civil War
• Julie Brown, American actress and singer
• Junior Brown, American country singer
• Les Brown, big band leader
• Lew Brown, American lyricist
• Melanie Brown, British singer
• 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
• Steve Brown (bass player) (1890–1965), American jazz musician and string bass player from New Orleans
• Steve Brown (composer), British television composer
• Tom Brown (trombonist) (1888–1958), American jazz trombonist and bandleader
• Willie Brown (musician) (1900–1952), American delta blues guitarist and singer

In 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 (clergyman) (1784–1858), Scottish clergyman and writer
• John Brown (theologian) (1722–1787), Scottish clergyman and Biblical commentator
• John Brown (vicar) (died 1845), an eloquent British evangelical preacher and Vicar of St. Mary's Leicester
• Thomas Brown (philosopher) (1778–1820), Scottish philosopher
• William Brown (clergyman) (1766–1835), Scottish clergyman and hebraist

In Australian politics:

• Bob Brown (born 1944), Australian politician
• Peter Nicholas Brown (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (1829–1846)
• Thomas Brown (Western Australian politician) (1803–1863), Australian pastoralist and politician

In Canadian politics:

• Bill Brown (politician) (born 1973), Canadian city councillor at Dryden, Ontario
• George Brown (Canadian politician) (1818–1880), Scottish-born Canadian politician
• Rosemary Brown, Canadian politician
• William Brown (Manitoba politician), Canadian politician in Manitoba, 1922–1927

In United Kingdom politics:

• Ernest Brown, British politician
• Gordon Brown, British Labour politician
• George Brown, Baron George-Brown (1914–1985), British politician
• James Brown (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

In American politics:

• Benjamin Gratz Brown, Governor of Missouri
• Charles Brown (California), candidate for Congress in Northern California
• George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Representative from California
• Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense) (born 1927), American physicist
• Henry B. Brown (1836–1914), U.S. Supreme Court Justice
• Henry E. Brown, Jr. (born 1935), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• James Brown (senator) (1766–1835), U.S. Senator from Louisiana
• James S. Brown (1824–1878), American mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
• Jerry Brown, Governor of California from 1975–1983
• John Brown (Kentucky) (1757–1837), member of Continental Congress from Virginia
• John Brown (Maryland) (died 1815), United States representative from Maryland
• John Brown (North Carolina) (1737–1812), pioneer and statesman from North Carolina
• John Brown (Pennsylvania) (1772–1845), United States representative from Pennsylvania
• John Brown (Rhode Island) (1736–1803), United States representative from Rhode Island
• John Brewer Brown (1836–1898), United States representative 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 representative from New York
• John William Brown (1913–1993), Governor of Ohio for eleven days in 1957
• John Y. Brown, Sr. (1900–1985), United States Representative from Kentucky
• John Y. Brown, Jr. (born 1933), Kentucky governor
• Joseph E. Brown (1821–1894) American governor of Georgia
• Pat Brown, Governor of California from 1959–1967
• Thomas Brown (politician) (1785–1867), American politician
• Willie Brown (politician) (born 1934), African-American mayor of San Francisco

In other politics:

• Peter Brown (politician) (born 1939), New Zealand First MP
• Peter Brown (South African politician) (1924-2004), founding member of the South African Liberal Party

In sports:

• Bill Brown (cricketer) (born 1912), Australian cricketer
• Bill Brown (goalkeeper) (1931–2004), Scots/English goalkeeper
• Bill Brown (football) (born 1938), American football running back
• Bob Brown (footballer), football manager
• Bob Brown (NFL) (born 1941), American NFL football player
• Bob Brown (runner) (born 1969), British ultra-distance runner
• Bobby Brown (born 1969), American R&B singer
• Bobby Brown (baseball) (born 1924), American Major League Baseball player and American League president
• Bobby Brown (football), Scottish football player and manager
• Charles Wreford Brown, former captain of the England Soccer Team
• Cleveland Browns, a team in the National Football League
• David Brown (cricketer) (born 1942), English cricketer
• David Brown (golfer) (died 1930), Scottish golfer
• Dougie Brown, Scottish cricketer
• George Brown (cricketer) (1887–1964), English cricketer
• Gilbert Brown (born 1971), American NFL football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers
• Godfrey Brown (1915–1995), British runner
• Jackie Brown (boxer), Professional boxer
• Jammal Brown (born 1981), American NFL football left tackle for the New Orleans Saints
• James Brown (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer for Hartlepool United F.C.
• Jim Brown (born 1936), American football player and film actor
• Joe Brown (climber) (born 1930), English climber
• Joe Brown (boxer) (1926–1997), American boxer
• John Brown (bridge expert), a contract bridge expert
• John Brown (footballer), football player for Rangers Football Club
• Larry Brown, professional basketball coach
• Marian Brown, part of the San Francisco Twins
• Martha Brown (born 1900), American figure skater
• Mordecai Brown ("Three Fingers"), pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Paul Brown, American football coach
• Peter Brown (rugby player) (born 1941), Scottish rugby player
• Sean Brown, professional ice hockey player
• St. Louis Browns, two different teams in Major League Baseball:
  • The first team (1883–98) played in the American Association and then the National League, and is now known as the St. Louis Cardinals
  • The second team (1902–53), which played in the American League, relocated and became the Baltimore Orioles
• Steve Brown (footballer) (born 1966), English footballer
• Tom Brown (19th-century baseball player) (1860–1927), Liverpool-born American baseball player and manager
• Tom Brown (tennis player) (born 1921), a fine amateur tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s
• Tommy Brown (born 1927), American Major League Baseball infielder
• Willie Brown (football player) (born 1940), American football Hall-of-Fame cornerback
• Vivian Brown, part of the San Francisco Twins

In entrepreneurship:

• Bobbi Brown, makeup artist and entepreneur
• Sir David Brown (entrepreneur) (1904–1993), British entepreneur

In transportation:

• Arthur Whitten Brown (1886–1948), Scottish aviator
• David M. Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut

In slavery and servitude:

• 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

In activism:

• H. Rap Brown, American civil rights activist
• John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American abolitionist
• John W. Brown (1867–1941), a Canadian-born labor leader in the United States
• Olympia Brown (1835–1926), American women's suffragist

In crime:

• David P. Brown, convicted kidnapper and child sexual assaulter
• 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

In fiction:

• Brown family, hobbits who appear in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien
• Charlie Brown, cartoon character in Peanuts by Charles Schultz
• Doctor Emmett Brown, the "crazy, wild-eyed" scientist from the Back to the Future Trilogy, played by Christopher Lloyd
• Father Brown, fictional detective created by G. K. Chesterton
• John Brown, protagonist of the 1999 film Inspector Gadget
• Lavender Brown, character in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling
• Tom Brown (character), a fictional character in novels by Thomas Hughes and George MacDonald Fraser
• William Brown, fictional schoolboy character from Just William

In business:

• "Brown", the nickname of the United Parcel Service stemming from an advertising campaign highlighting the color of its delivery trucks
• John Brown & Company, a shipbuilding company based in Clydebank, Scotland that was part-owner of Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval
• John Brown Publishing, British magazine publisher with a stable including Viz and Fortean Times

In banking:

• Brown Bros. & Co., Philadelphia bank/trading company established in 1818
• Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., the oldest and largest partnership bank in the United States
• Howard Brown, spokesman for Halifax bank in the U.K.

In education:

• Brown University, American Ivy League university
• Brown v. Board of Education, U.S. Supreme Court case of Topeka, Kansas, 347 US 483 1954 which desegregated public schools in the United States of America
• George Brown College, a college in the western part of downtown Toronto, Ontario
• Robert A. Brown, President of Boston University

In other fields:

• Derren Brown, British magician and psychological illusionist
• Margaret Brown (1867–1932), American socialite and philanthropist, Titanic survivor, also known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
• Peter Brown (historian) (born 1935), Irish historian specializing in the period of Late Antiquity and study of the cult of saints

See also:

• Braun
• Broun
• Browne
• Brow#People named Brown

Surnames

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