Ray or Raymond Brown may refer to:
Music
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Ray Brown (musician)
Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop into ...
(1926–2002), American jazz double bassist
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Raymond Harry Brown
Raymond Harry "Ray" Brown (born November 7, 1946) is an American composer, arranger, trumpet player, and jazz educator. He has performed as trumpet player and arranged music for Stan Kenton (early 1970s), Bill Watrous, Bill Berry, Frank Capp &n ...
(born 1946), American jazz trumpeter with Stan Kenton big band
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Ray Brown Jr. (born 1949), American jazz and blues pianist and singer
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Raymond Lee Brown
Raymond Lee Brown is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. Brown was a longtime member of the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns.
Influences
Brown was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. While in high school, Brown was friends with Gar ...
, American trumpeter, Earth, Wind, & Fire
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Ray Brown & the Whispers, 1960s Australian rock band with a singer Ray Brown
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Raymond Brown (musician), former bassist of American band This Will Destroy You
Sports
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Ray Brown (National League pitcher)
Paul Percival "Ray" Brown (January 31, 1889 - May 29, 1955) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs.
Brown pitched in just one big-league game, twirling a complete-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on ...
(1889–1955), baseball pitcher for Chicago Cubs in 1909
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Ray Brown (Negro leagues pitcher)
Raymond Brown (February 23, 1908 – February 8, 1965) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball, almost exclusively for the Homestead Grays.
During his career, he was widely considered the best pitcher in the Negro leagues ...
(1908–1965), Negro league baseball pitcher
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Ray Brown (cricketer) (born 1950), Australian cricketer
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Ray Brown (footballer)
Raymond Moscrop Brown ( 11 February 1928 - 2005) was an English footballer, who played for Queen's Park, Notts County, Third Lanark, Dumbarton, Dunfermline Athletic and Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in ...
(1928–2005), English footballer
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Ray Brown (American football, born 1936)
Raymond Lloyd Brown (September 7, 1936 – December 25, 2017) was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, he was drafted by the Baltimore Colt ...
(1936–2017), professional American football defensive back and quarterback
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Ray Brown (offensive lineman)
Leonard Ray Brown Jr. (born December 12, 1962) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) He played as a guard for 20 season. He became a coach, last serving as the offensive line coach fo ...
(born 1962), offensive guard for the Washington Redskins
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Ray Brown (safety)
Raymond Madison Brown (January 12, 1949 – October 26, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Texas State which is now known as West Texas ...
(born 1949), defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons
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Ray Brown (rugby league)
Ray Brown (born 12 April 1957) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played club football in th ...
(born 1957), Australian rugby footballer for Western Suburbs, Manly, New South Wales
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Ray Brown (runner)
Ray Brown (born August 11, 1961) is a retired American middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 meters
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance r ...
(born 1961), American middle-distance runner
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Ray Brown (wrestler)
Ray Brown (born 16 February 1943) is an Australian wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling ...
(born 1943), Australian Olympic wrestler
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Raymond Brown (basketball)
Raymond Brown (born July 5, 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for the University of Idaho.
He played for the Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based i ...
(born 1965), American basketball player
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Raymond Brown (swimmer)
Raymond Brown (born May 6, 1969) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada.
Brown competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu ...
(born 1969), Canadian swimmer
Other
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Raymond A. Brown (1915–2009), American civil rights lawyer
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Raymond E. Brown
Raymond Edward Brown (May 22, 1928 – August 8, 1998) was an American Sulpician priest and prominent biblical scholar. He was regarded as a specialist concerning the hypothetical "Johannine community", which he speculated contributed to the au ...
(1928–1998), biblical scholar and Roman Catholic priest in the United States
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Raymond Frederick Brown Sir Raymond Frederick Brown (July 19, 1920 – September 3, 1991), along with his partner George Calder Cunningham, was the founder of Racal, and the British government's chief arms salesman from 1966 to 1969.
Brown was born at 4 Nettleton Road, ...
(1920–1991), English industrialist, founder of Racal
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Ray Brown (designer)
Ray Brown (born 27 September 1959) is an Australian tailor and clothing designer. He has designed custom clothing for numerous celebrity rock musicians, and operates his own brand for stage wear, ''It's a Ray!''
Early life
Brown was born in ...
(born 1959), Australian clothing designer
* Raymond Brown, pleaded guilty for criminal conspiracy to commit second degree murder, see
2003 John McDonogh High School shooting
The John McDonogh High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on April 14, 2003 at John McDonogh High SchoolYoung, Tara.Student's death sparks crescendo of revenge" ''The Times-Picayune''. Wednesday February 11, 2004. Retrieved on J ...
See also
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Raymond Brown Hesselyn (1921–1963), New Zealand fighter in World War II
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Raymond L. Brown (disambiguation) Raymond L. Brown may refer to:
* Ray Brown (American football, born 1936) (1936–2017), former professional American football defensive back and quarterback
* Raymond Lee Brown
Raymond Lee Brown is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. Bro ...
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