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 (plaintiff) (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
- Grace Brown (1886–1906), American skirt factory worker who was murdered
- 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 (1947–2019), 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
- Roland W. Brown (1893–1961), American paleobotanist
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Arnold Brown (comedian), Scottish comedian
- Barry Brown (actor) (1951–1978), American actor
- Bille Brown (1952–2013), Australian actor and playwright
- Blake Ellender Brown, birth name of Blake Lively (born 1987), American actress
- 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
- Eric Lawrence Brown, birth name of Eric Lively (born 1981), American actor
- Ernest Wilson Brown, Jr., birth name of Ernie Lively (born 1947), American actor
- George Brown (union official), president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
- Harry Brown (journalist) (1930–2002), Canadian radio and television host
- Ian Brown (director) (born 1951), British theatre director
- 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
- Millie Bobby Brown (born 2004), English actress and model
- 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
- Yvette Nicole Brown, American actress
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
- 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
- Angie Brown, UK singer
- 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
- Danny Joe Brown (1951–2005), American singer, member of the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet
- 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 rapper
- George Brown (musician) (born 1949), male 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), birth name of Swae Lee, American rapper
- Les Brown (bandleader) (1912–2001), big band leader
- 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
- 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
- Sam Brown (singer), British singer, daughter of Joe Brown
- 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
- Vicki Brown (1940–1991), English singer
- Wilfred Brown (1921–1971), English tenor
- Willie Brown (musician) (1900–1952), American delta blues guitarist and singer
- 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
Politics
Australia
- Bob Brown (born 1944), Australian Greens politician
- Bob Brown (Australian Labor politician) (born 1933)
- Carol Brown (politician) (born 1963), Australian senator
- John Brown (Australian politician) (born 1931), Australian Labor Party politician and federal minister
- Neil Brown (Australian politician) (born 1940), Liberal Party politician and federal minister
- Peter Broun, known for most of life as Peter Nicholas Brown (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (1829–1846)
- Robert Leslie Brown (born c. 1951), 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 1922–27
New Zealand
- Arthur Winton Brown (1856–1916), 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 (British politician) (1881–1962), British politician
- George Brown, Baron George-Brown (1914–1985), British politician
- Gordon Brown (born 1951), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- James Brown (Scottish politician) (1862–1939), Member of Parliament for Ayrshire, UK
- Robert Brown (English politician) (1921–1996), 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
- Basil W. Brown (1927–1997), Michigan state senator
- Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826–1885), governor of Missouri
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Jerry Brown (born 1938), governor of California from 1975 until 1983 and 2011 until 2019
- Jim N. Brown (1926-1991), Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
- J. Marshall Brown (1924 – deceased prior to 2013), 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 A. Brown (1903-1963), Michigan state senator
- 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 (1941–1996), Secretary of Commerce, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Scott Brown (born 1959), U.S. senator from Massachusetts
- Sherrod Brown (born 1952), U.S. senator from Ohio
- Thomas Brown (Florida politician) (1785–1867), American politician
- Vanessa L. Brown (born 1966), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who was convicted of bribery
- Vernon J. Brown (1874-1964), Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
- Wayne Brown (politician) (1936–2013), American politician and accountant
- William E. Brown Jr. (1896-1970), Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan
- W. K. Brown (c. 1923–2011), Louisiana state representative
- Willie Brown (politician) (born 1934), American mayor of San Francisco
Sports
- A. J. Brown (American football) (born 1997), American football player
- 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
- Allen Brown (1943-2020), American football player
- Alyssa Brown (born 1989), Canadian artistic gymnast
- 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 Zealand boxer of the 1950s
- Beniquez Brown (born 1993), American football player
- 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) (1923–2020), Scottish football player and manager
- Bobby Brown (third baseman) (born 1924), American Major League Baseball player and American League president
- 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
- Donatello Brown (born 1991), American football player
- Dougie Brown (born 1969), Scottish cricketer
- Dustin Brown (ice hockey) (born 1984), American ice hockey player
- Dustin Brown (tennis) (born 1984), German tennis player
- 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
- Frankie Brown (born 1987), Scottish association footballer
- 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
- Jackie Brown (Scottish boxer) (1935–2020), Scottish 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
- Jordan Brown (American football) (born 1997), American football 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
- 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
- Kyron Brown (born 1996), American football player
- Lewis Brown (rugby league) (born 1986), New Zealand Rugby League player
- Larry Brown (basketball) (born 1940), professional basketball player and coach
- Mace Brown, American baseball player
- Marquise Brown (born 1997), American football player
- 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
- Miles Brown (American football) (born 1997), American football 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
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gollark: Also, it isn't considered that as far as I'm aware since you are not actually (explicitly) ranking options.
gollark: That's a big group of things.
gollark: Score voting: you assign a score (1-5 or whatever) to each option. The option with the highest total score wins.
gollark: Approval voting: you can check multiple options on the ballot. The candidate/thing/whatever with the most votes wins.
gollark: No.
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