John Brown most often refers to: *

John Brown (abolitionist) John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, Brown was captured ...

(1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to:

Academia

* John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Irish educator; third president of the University of Georgia * John Carter Brown (1797–1874), American book collector and antiquarian * John Macmillan Brown (1845–1935), Scottish-New Zealand academic, administrator and promoter of education for women * John Nicholas Brown I (1861–1900), American book collector and antiquarian * John Lott Brown (1924–2011), American university administrator and professor * John H. Brown (scholar) (born 1948), American scholar of public diplomacy

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* John Brown (historian) (died ), English miscellaneous writer *

John Mason Brown John Mason Brown (July 3, 1900 – March 16, 1969) was an American drama critic and author.Van Gelder, Lawrence (March 17, 1969). "John Mason Brown, Critic, Dead." ''The New York Times'' Life Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he graduated from Har ...

(1900–1969), American literary critic *Sir

John Gilbert Newton Brown Sir John Gilbert Newton Brown CBE (7 July 1916 – 3 March 2003) was Publisher of the Oxford University Press and has been credited as one of the great leaders of British publishing throughout its post World War II recovery. Biography He wa ...

(1916–2003), English book publisher * John Gregory Brown (born 1960), American novelist * John Brown (American author) (born 1966), American novelist and short story writer

Performing arts

* John Browne (composer) (1453–c. 1500), English composer * John Brown (actor) (1904–1957), English radio and film actor * Johnny Mack Brown (1904–1974), American film actor and college football player *

Johnny Brown (actor) Johnny Brown (June 11, 1937 – March 2, 2022) was an American actor, comedian and singer. He was most famous for his role as building superintendent Nathan Bookman on the 1970s CBS sitcom, '' Good Times''. Brown portrayed Bookman until the se ...

(1937–2022), American actor and singer * John Moulder-Brown (born 1953), English actor * John W. Brown (set decorator) (fl. 1960s–1970s)

Visual arts

John Brown (artist) John Brown (1752 – September 5, 1787) was a Scottish artist. Biography John Brown was born around 1752, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of a watchmaker. He studied in Edinburgh at the Trustees' Academy."Brown, John (ii)", Oxford Art Online Aro ...

(1752–1787), Scottish artist * John Crawford Brown (1805–1867), Scottish landscape painter * John Lewis Brown (1829–1892), French battle, animal, and genre painter *

John George Brown John George Brown (November 11, 1831 – February 8, 1913) was a British citizen and an American painter who specialized in genre scenes. Biography John George Brown was born in Durham, England on November 11, 1831. His parents apprenticed hi ...

(1831–1913), English-born American painter *

John William Brown (artist) John William Brown (1842–1928) was an English painter and stained glass designer. He was employed by Morris & Co. and later by James Powell and Sons, before he became a freelance designer, when he continued to undertake commissions for Powe ...

(1842–1928), English painter and stained-glass designer *

John Appleton Brown John Appleton Brown (July 12, 1844 – January 18, 1902) was an American landscape painter working largely in pastels and oils, born in West Newbury, Massachusetts. He showed talent at an early age and studied under Emile Lambinet in France. For ...

(1844–1902), American painter *

John Arnesby Brown Sir John Alfred Arnesby Brown (29 March 1866 in Nottingham – 16 November 1955 in Haddiscoe, Norfolk John Brown (1723–1808) John Brown (3 March 1723 - 16 January 1808) was a Scottish-Danish merchant and ship-owner. He was a joint founder of John & David Brown in 1759. The company owned 17 ships in 1787 but was liquidated the following year. He was also active in the Da ...

, Scottish-Danish merchant and shipowner *

John Brown (brewer) John Brown (31 December 1795 – 23 October 1890)''The Churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Tring, Hertfordshire''. Compiled by Ronald Geoffrey Spiers, 2004. PDF via "Churchyard Guide" aSt Peter & St Paul – Tringaccessed 24 April 2017. was a b ...

(1795–1890), English brewer *

John Brown (builder) John Brown (c. 1809–1876) was a Canadian architect, builder of Scotland, Scottish origin. Brown began his career as a stonemason's apprentice in Glasgow. At 23 he emigrated to the United States, to upstate New York. By 1838 he had moved aga ...

(1809–1876), Canadian builder *

John Brown (coalmine owner) J & A Brown was a privately owned Australian coal family firm founded by James Brown (1816–1894) and Alexander Brown (1827–1877). Firm's Beginning at Four Mile Creek In 1843 James Brown leased eighty acres at Four Mile Creek, near Ea ...

(1850–1930), coal baron and shipowner in New South Wales, Australia *Sir

John Brown (industrialist) Sir John Brown (6 December 1816 – 27 December 1896), British industrialist, was born in Sheffield. He was known as the Father of the South Yorkshire Iron Trade. Background He was born at Sheffield in Flavell's Yard, Fargate, on 6 December ...

(1816–1896), British industrialist; founder of the Atlas steelworks *

John Crosby Brown John Crosby Brown (May 22, 1838 – June 25, 1909) was a senior partner in the investment bank Brown Bros. & Co., founded by his family. Early life and education Brown was born on May 22, 1838, in New York City. He was the son of banker James B ...

(1838–1909), American banker; partner in Brown Bros. & Co. * John W. Brown (labor leader) (1867–1941), Canadian-born labor leader in the United States * John Brown (trade unionist) (1880/81–1961), British trade union leader and local councilor * John W. Brown (British trade unionist) (1886–?), British activist, general secretary of the International Federation of Trade Unions * John Seely Brown (born 1940), American researcher in organizational studies * John W. Brown (corporate executive) (fl. 1980s–2010s), American executive; president of Stryker Corporation

Military

* John Brown (British Army officer, died 1762), British Army general * John Brown (British Army soldier) (1908–1965), Royal Artillery quartermaster sergeant and espionage agent * John Brown of Pittsfield (1744–1780), American Revolutionary War officer * John Brown (sailor) (1826–1883), American sailor and Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * John Harties Brown (1834–1905), Canadian soldier who fought in the American Civil War * John Brown (Medal of Honor) (c. 1838–?), American sailor and peacetime Medal of Honor recipient * John H. Brown (Medal of Honor) (1842–1898), American soldier and Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * John H. Brown Jr. (1891–1963), United States Navy admiral and American football player * John Nicholas Brown II (1900–1979), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy * John Brown Jr. (Navajo code talker) (1921–2009), American Navajo code talker during World War II * John M. Brown III (fl. 1960s–2000s), United States Army general * John S. Brown (general) (born 1949), United States Army brigadier general; Chief Historian of the United States Army Center of Military History * John Marshall Brown (1838–1907), American commissioned officer during the American Civil War

Politics and law

Australia

* John Brown (New South Wales politician) (1821–1896), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * John Alexander Voules Brown (1852–1945), member of the South Australian House of Assembly * John Brown (Queensland politician) (1881–1949), blacksmith and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * John Brown (Tasmanian politician) (1886–1974), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly * John Brown (Australian politician) (born 1931), member of the Australian House of Representatives

Canada

* John Brown (Upper Canada politician) (1791–1842), Irish-born Canadian politician * John Lothrop Brown (1815–1887), Canadian political figure in Nova Scotia * John Brown (Richmond Hill politician) (fl. 1870s–1880s), Canadian politician * John Brown (Canadian politician) (1841–1905), member of Parliament * John Cameron Brown (c. 1843–?), Canadian political figure in New Brunswick * John Cunningham Brown (1844–1929), Irish-born political figure in British Columbia * John Brown (Ontario MPP) (1849–1924), member of Ontario assembly and mayor of Stratford, Ontario * John Robert Brown (British Columbia politician) (1862–1947), Canadian politician * John Livingstone Brown (1867–1953), Canadian politician * John G. Brown (1900–1958), Ontario politician * John L. Brown (Ontario politician) (1921–2004), Canadian politician

United Kingdom

* John Brown (Wales MP) (died c. 1654) *Sir John McLeavy Brown (1835–1926), British lawyer and diplomat * John Wesley Brown (1873–1944), British MP for Middlesbrough East

United States

Kentucky

John Brown (Kentucky politician, born 1757) John Brown (September 12, 1757August 29, 1837) was an American lawyer and politician, statesman who participated in the development and formation of the State of Kentucky after the American Revolutionary War. Brown represented Virginia in the ...

(1757–1837), U.S. representative and U.S. senator; member of Continental Congress from Virginia * John Y. Brown (politician, born 1835) (1835–1904), Kentucky governor, U.S. representative for Kentucky *

John Y. Brown Sr. John Young Brown (February 1, 1900 – June 16, 1985) was an American Attorney at law, attorney and politician. He was a state representative for six two-year terms, serving one as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1932 and as ma ...

(1900–1985), U.S. representative for Kentucky * John Y. Brown Jr. (1933–2022), Kentucky governor * John Young Brown III (born 1963), Kentucky Secretary of State

Other U.S. states

* John Brown (Rhode Island politician) (1736–1803), U.S. representative, co-founder of Brown University * John Brown (North Carolina politician) (1738–1812), pioneer and statesman * John Brown (Maryland politician) (1760–1815), U.S. representative * John Brown (Pennsylvania politician) (1772–1845), U.S. representative * Red Brown (politician) (1786–1852), Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives * John W. Brown (New York politician) (1796–1875), U.S. representative * John Brown (Cherokee chief) (fl. 1830s) * John S. Brown (Michigan politician) (born 1810), Michigan state representative * John Brown (mountain man) (1817–1889), fur trapper and trader around Pueblo, Colorado from 1841 to 1849 * John Henry Brown (1820–1895), Texas politician, chaired Texas articles of Secession *

John C. Brown John Calvin Brown (January 6, 1827August 17, 1889) was a Confederate Army officer and an American politician and businessman. Although he originally opposed secession, Brown fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, eventually ...

(1827–1889), Confederate general, Tennessee governor * John S. Brown (Maryland politician), American politician * John B. Brown (1836–1898), U.S. representative for Maryland * John Robert Brown (Virginia politician) (1842–1927), U.S. representative * John Brown (Seminole chief) (1842–1919), Seminole chief and Confederate States Army officer * John C. Brown (Ohio politician) (1844–1900), American politician * John T. Brown (1876–1951), Ohio lieutenant governor * John Robert Brown (judge) (1909–1993), member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit * John William Brown (1913–1993), Ohio governor * John Brown Junior (1821–1895), American abolitionist

Other countries

* John Evans Brown (1827–1895), American-born member of New Zealand parliament

Religion

* John Brown of Priesthill (1627–1685), Scottish Protestant martyr * John Brown (essayist) (1715–1766), English clergyman * John Brown of Haddington (1722–1787), Scottish clergyman and Biblical commentator * John Brown (Vicar of St Mary's, Leicester) (c. 1792–1845), British evangelical preacher * John Brown (minister) (1784–1858), Scottish clergyman and writer * John Newton Brown (1803–1868), Baptist teacher, minister and publisher * John Croumbie Brown (1808–1895), Scottish missionary and forestry pioneer in South Africa * John M. Brown (1817–1852), American bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal church * John Brown (Mormon pioneer) (1820–1897), American Mormon leader * John Brown (writer) (1830–1922), British theologian, historian, and pastor * John Henry Hobart Brown (1831–1888), American Episcopal bishop of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin * John Brown (moderator) (1850–1919), Scottish minister *John E. Brown (evangelist) (1879–1957), American evangelist, founder of John Brown University * John J. Brown (fl. 1915), American Roman Catholic priest and educator * John Brown (bishop) (1931–2011), English Anglican bishop * John Brown of Wamphray (1610–1679), Scottish church leader * John Pierce Brown (1843–1925), Irish Anglican priest

Science and medicine

* John Brown (physician, born 1735) (1735–1788), Scottish physician * John Brown (geographer) (1797–1861), English geographer * John Brown (physician, born 1810) (1810–1882), Scottish physician and essayist * John Ronald Brown (1922–2010), unlicensed United States sex-change operation surgeon * John Campbell Brown (1947–2019), Scottish astronomer

Sports

American football

* John Brown (center) (1922–2009), American football center and linebacker * John Brown (offensive tackle) (born 1939), American NFL football offensive tackle * John Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1988), American football offensive lineman * John Brown (wide receiver) (born 1990), American NFL football wide receiver * Jon Brown (American football) (born 1992), American NFL football placekicker

Association football

John Arnesby Brown Sir John Alfred Arnesby Brown (29 March 1866 in Nottingham – 16 November 1955 in Haddiscoe, NorfolkJohn Brown (footballer, born 1876) (c. 1876–?), Scottish footballer for Sunderland * John Brown (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1943), Scottish footballer born in Clackmannan * John Brown (footballer, born 1888) (1888–?), English footballer born in Liverpool * Jonathan Brown (English footballer) (1893–1918), English footballer born in Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire * John Brown (footballer, born 1890s), Scottish professional footballer born in Glasgow * John Brown (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1977), English footballer born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire * John Brown (1920s footballer), English footballer for Rochdale *

John Brown (footballer, born 1915) John Bell Brown (21 February 1915 – 30 August 2005) was a Scottish people, Scottish association football, footballer, who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. At club level he played for Clyde F.C., Clyde, Hibernian F.C. ...

(1915–2005), Scottish football player born in Troon * John Brown (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1989), English footballer born in Crook, County Durham * John Brown (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2000), Scottish football left-back born in Edinburgh * John Brown (footballer, born March 1940), Scottish football wing-half born in Edinburgh * John Brown (footballer, born July 1940), English footballer born in Wadebridge, Cornwall * John Brown (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2024), English football goalkeeper born in Bradford, Yorkshire * John Brown (footballer, born 1962), Scottish football player and manager born in Lennoxtown

Australian rules football

* John Brown (Australian footballer, born 1923) (1923–2007), Australian rules footballer for Carlton * John Brown (Australian footballer, born 1937) (1937–2001), Australian rules footballer for Geelong * John Brown (Australian footballer, born 1944) (1944–2001), Australian rules footballer for Geelong

Basketball

* John Brown (basketball, born 1951), American former basketball player in the NBA * John Brown (basketball, born 1992), American basketball player * John Y. Brown Jr. (1933–2022), American basketball owner

Cricket

* John Brown (cricketer, born 1807) (1807–1883), English cricketer * John Brown (cricketer, born 1820) (1820–?), English cricketer * John Brown (cricketer, born 1862) (1862–?), English cricketer * Jack Brown (cricketer) (1869–1904), English cricketer * John Brown (cricketer, born 1874) (1874–1950), English cricketer * John Brown (cricketer, born 1890) (1890–1968), English cricketer * John Brown (umpire) (1928–2005), New Zealand Test match umpire

Rugby football

* John Blair Brown (1856–1904), Scottish rugby union player * John Alf Brown (1881–1936), Welsh international rugby union player * Johnny Brown (rugby league) (born 1943), Australian rugby league footballer * John Brown (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league player

Other sports

* John Brown (1890s pitcher) (1876–1908), American baseball player * John Brown (1940s pitcher) (1918–1999), American baseball player *

Jackie Brown (English boxer) John Brown (29 November 1909 – 15 March 1971), better known as Jackie Brown, was a flyweight boxing world champion. He held the National Boxing Association, NBA, European Boxing Union, IBU and List of British flyweight boxing champions, Briti ...

or John Brown (1909–1971), English boxer * John Brown (cyclist) (1916–1990), New Zealand cyclist * John Brown (bobsleigh) (1935–2019), British Olympic bobsledder * John Brown (bodybuilder) (fl. 1980s), American bodybuilder *John Brown (runner) (fl. 2000s–2010s), British competitor in the 2010 World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge * John Brown (tennis) (born 1940), Australian sports promoter and tennis player * Jonny Brown (cyclist) (born 1997), American cyclist *John Brown (runner, born c. 1954), Myers Park HS middle-distance runner and winner of the 1974 4 × 880 yard relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

Others

* John Brown (architect) (1805–1876), British architect * John Brown (fugitive slave) (c. 1810–1876), American author of ''Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings and Escape of John Brown'' * John Brown (servant) (1826–1883), Scottish servant and close friend of Queen Victoria * John Ednie Brown (1848–1899), Scottish author on sylviculture and state conservator of forests * John Brown (colonist) (c. 1801–1879), English colonist in South Australia * John Brown (bridge) (1887–?), English contract-bridge player and author * John A. Brown Jr. (c. 1962–1997), American murderer executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin

Other uses

Artistic uses

*" John Brown's Body", Union marching song of the American Civil War * John Brown (The Shop Girl), fictional millionaire in ''The Shop Girl'' (1894) * ''John Brown'' (biography), 1909 biography of the abolitionist by W.E.B. Du Bois * "John Brown" (song) by Bob Dylan (1962) *John Brown, fictional sheriff in "

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" by Bob Marley (1973) *"John Brown", a song by the Masters of Reality from ''

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'' (1989) *John Brown, fictional character in '' Ghost Hunt'' (1989–1992) *John Brown, fictional physician in '' Like Water for Chocolate'' (1992) *John Brown, fictional protagonist of ''

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'' (1999) * John Brown's Body (band), an American reggae band

Business and legal uses

*'' Virginia v. John Brown'', 1859 trial of the abolitionist *

John Brown & Company John Brown and Company of Clydebank was a Scottish Naval architecture, marine engineering and shipbuilding firm. It built many notable and world-famous ships including , , , , , and ''Queen Elizabeth 2 (ship), Queen Elizabeth 2''. At its heig ...

, shipbuilding company in Clydebank, Scotland * John Brown Media, British magazine publisher * John A. Brown (department store), Oklahoma-based department store chain * John Brown University, college in Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Military uses

*John Brown Battery, American volunteer artillery unit in the

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during the Spanish Civil War * SS ''John W. Brown'', American Liberty ship * SS ''John W. Brown II'', American Victory ship