David or Dave Brown may refer to:

People

Arts and entertainment

David Brown (British artist) David Brown (active 1792 ‒ 1797) was a British landscape and genre painter. According to Walter Gilbey, Brown was a house and sign painter who "cherished higher artistic ambitions and had set his heart on learning to painting like George Mo ...

(), British painter *

David Robertson Brown David Robertson Brown (August 28, 1869 – March 28, 1946) was a Canadian architect. Early life and education David Robertson Brown was born in Montreal on August 28, 1869, the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Robertson. He was educated at th ...

(1869–1946), Canadian architect *

David Brown (American artist) David Brown is an American contemporary artist, known for his landscapes and portraiture of his local community of Old Saybrook, Connecticut. He lives and works in what has become known as the "Hay House". It is the oldest such structure east of ...

, American visual artist based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, active since 2004 *

Dave Brown (cartoonist) Dave Brown (born 4 December 1957) is a British political cartoonist for the ''Independent'' newspaper in London. Brown began his career at ''The Sunday Times'' in 1989, working for other publications before joining ''The Independent'' in 1998. ...

(born 1957), British cartoonist for ''The Independent'' in the UK * David Brown (producer) (1916–2010), American movie producer * Dave Brown (comedian) (born 1973), British actor and comedian * David Brown (radio host), American lawyer, radio personality and journalist *

David Jay Brown David Jay Brown (born 1961) is an American writer, interviewer and consciousness researcher. Brown has studied parapsychology, and the effects of psychoactive drugs. With parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake, he studied pets and people who appar ...

(born 1961), American writer, interviewer, and consciousness researcher *

David W. Brown David W. Brown is an American author who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a regular contributor to ''The Atlantic'', ''The New York Times'', ''Scientific American'', and ''The New Yorker''. Career as an author His work generally concern ...

, American author

Business

David Brown (1734–1804) David Brown (24 June 1734 - 13 May 1804) was a Scottish-Danish merchant and shipowner. His trading house, established in a partnership with his brotherJohn Brown (1723–1808) was active in overseas trade. He served as Lord Governor of Tranquebar ...

, Scottish-Danish merchant and shipowner * David Brown (entrepreneur) (1904–1993), British entrepreneur (David Brown & Sons, Aston Martin, Vosper Thorneycroft) *

Dave Brown (entrepreneur) Dave Brown (born February 28, 1976) is an American entrepreneur. He is the owner/founder of Holiday Matinee, a creative agency and co-founder of Better Looking Records, an independent record label. Work Brown established Holiday Matinee in Febr ...

(born 1976), American entrepreneur

Music

David Arthur Brown David Arthur Brown is an American musician and the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for the US band Brazzaville. Life and career David Arthur Brown was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 19, 1967. He was a runaway who later became i ...

(born 1967), American vocalist and songwriter * David Brown (American musician) (1947–2000), American musician, bass player with Santana, 1966–1976 * David Brown (Australian musician) (born 1956), Australian musician, active since 1978 * David Brown (British musician) (born 1987), better known as Boyinaband, YouTube personality and musician *

David Brown (double-bassist) Rising Appalachia is an American Appalachian music, Appalachian folk music group led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith (musician), Chloe Smith. Leah also performs as a solo artist. Based between Atlanta, New Orleans, and ...

, American double-bassist with Rising Appalachia * David Brown (singer), ''American Idol'' contestant in 2005 * David Brown, American guitarist with

Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man (song), Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo ...

* David Brown, vocalist with Canadian band The New Cities * David Darnell Brown (1981), birth name of Young Buck, American Southern rapper * David Debrandon Brown (1985), American singer-songwriter known professionally as Lucky Daye

Politics and law

* David Brown (Canadian politician) (born 1990), Ottawa city councillor * Dave Brown (Montana politician) (1948–1998), member of the Montana House of Representatives * Dave Brown (Minnesota politician) (born 1961), member of the Minnesota Senate * David Brown, mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia in 2004–2008 * David Brown (Massachusetts protester) (1740–1812), convicted of sedition because of his criticism of the United States federal government * David Brown (police officer) (born 1960), superintendent of the Chicago Police Department since April 2, 2020 * David Paul Brown, convicted kidnapper and child sexual assaulter, who changed his name to

Nathaniel Bar-Jonah Nathaniel Benjamin Levi Bar-Jonah (born David Paul Brown; February 15, 1957 – April 13, 2008) was an American convicted child molester and suspected cannibalistic serial killer who was sentenced to 130 years in prison without the possibilit ...

(1957–2008)

Religion

David Brown (East India Company chaplain) David Brown (1763–1812) was an English chaplain in Bengal and founder of the Calcutta Bible Society. Life He was born in Yorkshire, and was educated first under private tuition at Scarborough, and then at a grammar school at Hull under Joseph ...

(1762–1812), English chaplain in Bengal * David Brown (Free Church of Scotland) (1803–1897), Scottish professor of theology at the University of Aberdeen * David Brown (bishop) (David Allan Brown, 1922–1982), Bishop of Guildford 1973–1982 * David Brown (theologian) (David William Brown, born 1948), Scottish professor of theology, aesthetics, and culture, University of St. Andrews

Science

* David Alexander Brown (1916–2009), Australian geologist * Dave Brown (meteorologist) (born 1946), American meteorologist at WMC-TV and former professional wrestling commentator * David Brown (meteorologist) (born 1959), Australian meteorologist * David R. Brown (neuroscientist) (born 1964), Australian-born research scientist *

David Brown (geneticist) David Brown (born 1968) is an American scientist best known for his work in the field of microRNA (miRNA). He was the Director of Drug Discovery and in vivo Research at Mirna Therapeutics, now retired. He previously held the position of direct ...

(born 1968), American geneticist * David J. Brown (computer scientist) (born 1957), American computer scientist *

David R. Brown (engineer) David Randolph Brown (October 31, 1923 – April 16, 2016) was an American computer scientist. He was a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology leadership team that created Project Whirlwind, "one of the first large-scale, high-speed co ...

(1923–2016), American computer scientist *

David F. M. Brown David F. M. Brown is an American physician, emergency medicine specialist, teacher, researcher, and administrator. He is the MGH Trustees Endowed Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and served as Chief of the Department of Em ...

, American physician

Sports

American football

* Dave Brown (cornerback) (1953–2006), NFL cornerback *

Dave Brown (quarterback) David Michael Brown (born February 25, 1970) is a former professional American football quarterback who played for Duke University and later in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals. Brown grew up in West ...

(born 1970), NFL quarterback for New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, 1992–2001

Association football

Davey Brown David "Davey" Brown (November 18, 1898 in East Newark, New Jersey – September 17, 1970 in Kearny, New Jersey David Brown (footballer, born 1887) David Brown (26 November 1887 – 1970) was a Scottish Association football, footballer who played extensively in both England and Scotland. He played in the English Football League, Football League for Barrow A.F.C., Barrow, Crewe Alexandra F ...

(1887–1970), Scottish striker for numerous clubs *

David Brown (footballer, born 1889) David Crichton Brown (26 July 1889 – after 1909) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Greenock Morton. Football career Brown began his career at Forthill Athletic. After a trial at Reading, Brown joined ...

(1889–?), Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Greenock Morton *

David Brown (footballer, born 1963) David Brown (born 21 October 1963) is an English footballer, who played as a defender. He made one (non-contracted) appearance in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football ...

, defender for Tranmere Rovers *

David Brown (footballer, born 1978) David Alistair Brown (born 2 October 1978) is an English former footballer who last played for Conference National side Wrexham as a striker. Career Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Brown began his career with Oldham Athletic, but signed fo ...

, striker who plays for Wrexham Football Club * David Brown (footballer, born 1989), striker who plays for Bradford Park Avenue *

David C. Brown David C. Brown was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,02 ...

, English footballer who played for Burnley in 1896–1897

Australian rules football

David Brown (footballer, born 1946) David Brown (born 4 September 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Football Club, Geelong in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links

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, Australian rules footballer for Geelong *

David Brown (footballer, born 1967) David Brown (born 16 August 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). Brown, recruited from Pennant Hills, was tried at full-forward by Sydney in 1988 ...

, Australian rules footballer for Sydney Swans *

David Brown (footballer, born 1969) David Brown (born 29 September 1969) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Port Adelaide, Brown w ...

, Australian rules footballer for Adelaide and Port Adelaide

Cricket

David Brown (cricketer, born 1900) David Brown (29 July 1900 — 30 January 1951) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and civil servant. Brown was born in July 1900 at Dunfermline. A club cricketer for both Dunfermline Cricket Club and Fifeshire County, Brown made two appearan ...

(1900–1951), Scottish cricketer *

David Brown (Scottish cricketer) David Basil Stuart Brown (14 June 1941 – 11 March 2011) was a Scottish cricketer. Brown was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Insch, Aberdeenshire. Brown made his first-class debut for Scotland against Ireland in 1973. He played ...

(1941–2011), Scottish cricketer *

David J. Brown (cricketer) David John Brown (born 30 January 1942) is a former English cricketer who played in twenty six Test matches between 1965 and 1969. Cricket writer Colin Batemen described Brown as a "rangy, popular paceman...ithgutsy determination and uncomplai ...

(born 1942), English Test cricketer *

David W. J. Brown David Wyndham James Brown (26 February 1942 – 17 August 2021) was an English cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire between 1964 and 1967. Brown was a middle-order batsman. On his first-class debut in 1964 he top-scored with a solid 50 in ...

(1942–2021), English cricketer *

David Owen Brown David Owen Brown (born 8 December 1982 in Burnley, Lancashire) is an English first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-armed medium bowler. Early life Brown was born in Burnley, Lancashire, attending Queen Elizabeth's Gra ...

(born 1982), English cricketer

Ice hockey

Dave Brown (ice hockey) David James Brown (born October 12, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks. He was primarily know ...

(born 1962), retired NHL ice hockey right winger * David Brown (ice hockey) (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey goaltender from Ontario

Rugby league

Dave Brown (rugby) Dave Brown was a pioneer of rugby league football in Australia. He played in the opening 2 seasons of the new sport for Eastern Suburbs, 1908 and 1909. A centre, Brown made 14 appearances for the East's club during the 1908 and 1909 seasons ...

, rugby league and rugby union player in Australia *

Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1913) David Michael Brown (4 April 1913 – 23 February 1974) was one of Australia's greatest rugby league footballers. Brown in his distinctive headgear was said to be one of the most admired sights in the game during the 1930s. He won two premiers ...

(1913–1974), Australian rugby league footballer *

Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1940) David Brown is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. Dave Brown came to the St George Dragons as a 2 year old from Newcastle, New South Wales and played three first grade seasons between 1960 and 1962. He was a d ...

, Australian rugby league footballer of the 1960s *

Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1957) Dave Brown, (born 5 December 1957) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football in the Bris ...

, Australian rugby league footballer

Other sports

Dave Brown (baseball) David Brown (June 9, 1895 – disappeared April 27, 1925)

(1895–?), Negro league baseball player *

Dave Brown (basketball) David Charles Brown (February 22, 1933 – June 15, 2009) was a basketball coach who briefly coached the Dallas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association in 1973. He was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and graduated from Edgewood High School ...

(1933–2009), former basketball coach *

David Brown (Canadian football) David Brown (born July 11, 1994) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). University career Brown played U Sports football for the Western Mustangs football, Wester ...

(born 1994), Canadian football offensive lineman * David Brown (golfer) (1861–1936), Scottish golfer * David Brown (rower, born 1928) (1928–2004), American rower and Olympic gold medalist *

David Brown (ski jumper) David Brown (born 16 September 1965) is a Canadian former ski jumper from Thunder Bay, Ontario who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages ...

(born 1965), Canadian ski jumper * David Edward Brown (1858–?), British rower *

David Brown (parathlete) David Brown (born October 19, 1992) is a visually impaired American sprint runner. He competed over 100–400 m distances at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics and 2013 and 2015 world championships and won the 100 m event in 2015 and 2016. He current ...

(born 1992), American Paralympic champion * Dave Brown (bowls) (1939–2007), Canadian lawn bowler

Other people

* David Brown (musicologist) (1929–2014), English musicologist, Tchaikovsky specialist * David R. Brown (graphic designer), American graphic designer and academic administrator *

David Brown (pharmacology professor) David Anthony Brown is Professor of Pharmacology at University College London, having joined the department in April 1987 and served as Head of Department from October 1987 to April 2002. Education He graduated from University College with a BSc ...

, English professor of pharmacology *

David S. Brown David Scott Brown (born 29 September, 1966) is a Horace E. Raffensperger professor of history at Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania, United States. He is the author of several books, including biographies of Richard Hofstadter and F. Scott Fitzge ...

(born 1966), American historian *

David K. Brown David K. Brown (1928–2008) was a noted British naval architect. Born in Leeds, he joined the Admiralty and became a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He rose through the ranks to become the Deputy Chief Naval Architect, befor ...

(1928–2008), British naval architect, author, and historian * David Tilden Brown (1823–1889), American psychiatrist *

David Brown (Royal Navy officer) Vice-Admiral Sir David Worthington Brown (28 November 1927 – 13 July 2005) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer, Plymouth. Naval career Educated in HMS ''Conway'', Brown joined the Royal Navy in June 1945.Debrett's People ...

(1927–2005), British admiral * David M. Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut *

David Brown (Scottish Jew) The history of the Jews in Scotland goes back to at least the 17th century. It is not known when Jews first arrived in Scotland, with the earliest concrete historical references to a Jewish presence in Scotland being from the late 17th cen ...

, the first Jew known to have lived in Edinburgh in 1691 * David Brown (translator) (c. 1806–1829), Cherokee translator and clergyman *

(born David Paul Brown; 1957-2008), child molester and possible serial killer

Fictional characters

* David Brown (''Emmerdale''), a fictional character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''

Businesses

* David Brown Automotive (founded 2013), a British manufacturer of limited edition automobiles ** David Brown Mini Remastered (2017–present), a city car produced by the British car manufacturer **

David Brown Speedback The David Brown Speedback is a grand tourer produced by the British car manufacturer David Brown Automotive. It is the company's first model, and was presented in April 2014 at the "Top Marques" in Monaco. The Speedback is built in Silverstone, Eng ...

(2014–present), a grand tourer produced by the British car manufacturer *

David Brown Ltd. David Brown Engineering Limited is an English engineering company, principally engaged in the manufacture of gears and Transmission (mechanics), gearboxes. Their major gear manufacturing plant is in Swan Lane, Lockwood, West Yorkshire, Lockwoo ...

(founded 1860), an English engineering company