John Brown most often refers to: John Brown (abolitionist) (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 (1900–1969), American literary critic Sir John Gilbert Newton Brown (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) (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) (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 (1831–1913), English-born American painter John William Brown (artist) (1842–1928), English painter and stained-glass designer John Appleton Brown (1844–1902), American painter John Arnesby Brown (1866–1955), English landscape artist
Business and industry John Brown (1723–1808), Scottish-Danish merchant and shipowner John Brown (brewer) (1795–1890), English brewer John Brown (builder) (1809–1876), Canadian builder John Brown (coalmine owner) (1850–1930), coal baron and shipowner in New South Wales, Australia Sir John Brown (industrialist) (1816–1896), British industrialist; founder of the Atlas steelworks John Albert Brown (1885–1944), American oilman and president of Mobil John Bundy Brown (1805–1881, American industrialist, owner of the Portland Sugar Company John Crosby Brown (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 John Brown (Western Australian politician) (1867–1930), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
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) (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. (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 (1827–1889), Confederate general, Tennessee governor John S. Brown (Maryland politician) (c. 1810–1878), 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 Thomas Brown (politician) (1857–1942), mayor of Fort Worth, Texas 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 J. Marshall Brown (1926–1995), Louisiana state representative and Democratic national committeeman John Brown Jr. (abolitionist) (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 Coggin Brown (1884–1962), British geologist 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 (1866–1955), English footballer born in Nottingham John 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 1890) (1890-unknown), Scottish footballer see List of Bury F.C. players (25–99 appearances) 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) (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 Jock Brown (John Winton Brown, born 1946), Scottish football commentator
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