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Politics

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Walter Brown (Lord Provost) Walter Brown (c.1770–c.1840) was a Scottish wine merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1827 to 1829. Life In 1810, "Walter Brown, merchant" is living at 3 Buccleuch Place in Edinburgh's South Side. It is unclear if this is W ...
, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1827–1829 * Walter L. Brown (1846–1924), New York politician * Walter Folger Brown (1869–1961), U.S. Postmaster General *
Walter George Brown Walter George Brown (September 6, 1875 – April 1, 1940) was a Presbyterian Church in Canada minister who opposed the formation of the United Church of Canada and was a United Reform Movement MP in the House of Commons of Canada. Early life ...
(1875–1940), Canadian Member of Parliament, 1939–1940 * Walter B. Brown (1920–1998), American politician and businessman from South Carolina * Walt Brown (politician) (Walter Frederick Brown, born 1926), Oregon state senator, Socialist Party USA presidential candidate


Sports

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Jumbo Brown Walter George "Jumbo" Brown (April 30, 1907 – October 2, 1966) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Giants ...
(Walter George Brown, 1907–1966), American baseball player *
Walter Brown (baseball) Walter Irving Brown (April 23, 1915 – February 3, 1991) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played part of the 1947 season in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that origi ...
(1915–1991), American baseball pitcher * Walter Brown (canoeist) (1925–2011), Australian canoer * Walter Brown (cricketer) (1868–1954), Indian-born English cricketer * Walter Brown (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), English football forward * Walt Brown (racing driver) (1911–1951), American racecar driver *
Walter A. Brown Walter Augustine Brown (February 10, 1905 – September 7, 1964) was the founder and original owner of the Boston Celtics, as well as an important figure in the development of ice hockey in the United States. Life He was born in Hopkinton, Ma ...
(1905–1964), founding owner of the Boston Celtics


Other

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Walter Francis Brown Walter Francis Brown (10 January 1853 Providence, Rhode Island, – 7 November 1929 Venice, Italy) was an American painter and illustrator. Career Walter Francis Brown was born to the marriage of Samuel Welch Brown (1824–1907) and Mary Elizab ...
(1853–1929), American painter and illustrator *
Walter Lewis Brown Walter Lewis Brown (January 4, 1861 – October 16, 1931) was an American librarian. Brown served as president of the American Library Association from 1916 to 1917. Brown was instrumental in establishing a public library in Buffalo, New York, no ...
(1861–1931), American librarian *
Walter Brown (soldier) Walter Ernest Brown, (3 July 1885 – 28 February 1942) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth forces. H ...
(1885–1942), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross *
Walter Brown (mathematician) Walter Brown FRSE (29 April 1886, Glasgow – 14 April 1957, Marandellas, Rhodesia) was a Scottish mathematician and engineer. Life The younger son of Hugh A. Brown, a headmaster in Paisley, Walter was educated at Allan Glen's School and ...
(1886–1957), Scottish mathematician and engineer *
Walter Brown (singer) Walter Brown (August 17, 1917 – June 1956) was an American blues shouter who sang with Jay McShann's band in the 1940s and co-wrote their biggest hit, "Confessin' the Blues". Brown was born in Dallas, Texas. He joined McShann's orchestra, whic ...
(1917–1956), American blues shouter who sang with Jay McShann's band *
Walter Brown (actor) Walter Brown (9 February 1927 – 31 October 2013) was a New Zealand film and television actor. He was born Ian Walter Brown in Auckland, New Zealand on 9 February 1927. Selected filmography * ''Information Received'' (1961) - Vic Farlow * ''The ...
(1927–2013), actor from New Zealand *
Walt Brown (creationist) Walter T. Brown (born August 1937) is a young Earth creationist, who is the director of his own ministry called the Center for Scientific Creation. ''The Skeptic's Dictionary'' considers him to be one of the leaders of the creation science movement ...
(born 1937), lecturer on creationism *
Walter Brown (chaplain) The Reverend Walter Leslie Brown (13 August 1910 – 6 June 1944) was a Canadian military chaplain who was attached to the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade during Operation Overlord. He was murdered by Waffen-SS sold ...
(1910–1944), Canadian military chaplain *
Walter the Softy Walter Brown (pejoratively nicknamed "Walter the Softy") is a fictional character that appears in the British comic magazine '' The Beano''. He is the rival and antagonist to Dennis the Menace who is vilified because of his lack of interest in ...
Fictional Character in
The Beano ''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-run ...
, also known as Walter Brown


See also

* USS ''Walter S. Brown'' (DE-258), US Navy escort destroyer named after a machinist's mate killed at Pearl Harbor * Walter Browne (disambiguation) {{hndis, Brown, Walter