John Brown most often refers to: *

John Brown (abolitionist) John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement ...

(1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in 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 John Macmillan Brown (5 May 1845 – 18 January 1935) was a Scottish people, Scottish-New Zealand academic, administrator and promoter of education for women. Brown was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Irvine, the sixth child of Ann Brown and he ...

(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) John Brown (died ) was an English historian and miscellaneous writer. He laboured on a history of Bolton; went to London to advocate the claims of his friend, Samuel Crompton, the inventor; but committed suicide, seemingly in despair at his ...

(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 Brown (actor) John Brown (April 4, 1904 – May 16, 1957) was a British actor.DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . p. 43. Early years Brown was born ...

(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 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 councillor * John W. Brown (British trade unionist) (1886–?), British activist, general secretary of the International Federation of Trade Unions *

John Seely Brown John Seely Brown (born 1940), also known as "JSB", is an American researcher who specializes in organizational studies with a particular bend towards the organizational implications of computer-supported activities. Brown served as Director of X ...

(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 John Brown (October 19, 1744 – October 19, 1780) of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was a Revolutionary War officer, a state legislator, and a Berkshire County judge. He played key roles in the conquest of Fort Ticonderoga at the start of the war, du ...

(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) (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 John Nicholas Brown II (February 21, 1900 – October 10, 1979) was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR) from 1946 to 1949. He was a member of the Brown family that had been active in American life since before the American Rev ...

(1900–1979), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy * John Brown Jr. (Navajo) (1921–2009), American Navajo Code Talker during World War II * John Brown (British Army soldier) (–1965), UK spy and POW during World War II * John M. Brown III (fl. 1960s–2000s), United States Army general * John S. Brown (general) (fl. 1970s–2000s), United States Army brigadier general; Chief Historian of the United States Army Center of Military History

Politics and law

Australia

* John Brown (New South Wales politician) (1821–1896), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *

John Alexander Voules Brown John Alexander Voules Brown (8 January 1852 - 14 March 1945) was a South Australian businessman who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Northern Territory from 1910 to 1911 for the Liberal Union. History He w ...

(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 (1843–?), Canadian political figure in New Brunswick *

John Cunningham Brown John Cunningham Brown (February 13, 1844 – January 18, 1929)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78559851/john-cunningham-brown was an Irish-born newspaper owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented New Westminster Ci ...

(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 * John Clemence Gordon Brown (fl. 1960s–1970s), Canadian diplomat

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) John Young Brown (June 28, 1835January 11, 1904) was a politician from the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. He represented the state in the United States House of Representatives and served as its 31st governor. Brown was elected to the House of ...

(1835–1904), Kentucky governor, U.S. representative for Kentucky * John Y. Brown Sr. (1900–1985), U.S. representative for Kentucky *

John Y. Brown Jr. John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) was an American politician, entrepreneur, and businessman from Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, and built Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a ...

(1933–2022), Kentucky governor *

John Young Brown III John Young Brown III (born June 2, 1963) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Brown served as Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1996 to 2004. In 2007, Brown ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Lieutena ...

(born 1963), Kentucky Secretary of State

Other U.S. states

John Brown (Rhode Island politician) John Brown I (January 27, 1736September 20, 1803) was an American merchant, statesman and slave trader from Providence, Rhode Island. Together with his brothers Nicholas, Joseph and Moses, John was instrumental in founding Brown University ...

(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 * John Brown (Texas politician) (1786–1852), speaker of the Texas state House of Representatives * John W. Brown (New York politician) (1796–1875), U.S. representative * John Brown (Cherokee chief) (fl. 1830s) * John S. Brown (politician) (born 1810), Michigan state representative * John Brown (mountain man) (1817–1889), Fur trapper and trader around

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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 Brewer Brown (1836–1898), U.S. representative for Maryland * John Robert Brown (Virginia politician) (1842–1927), U.S. representative *

John Brown (Seminole chief) John Frippo Brown (October 23, 1842October 21, 1919) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was elected by the tribal council as the last principal chief of the Seminole Nation, serving 1885–1901 and 1905–190 ...

(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) John Robert Brown (December 10, 1909 – January 23, 1993) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1950s and 1960s, one of the " Fifth Circuit Four" pivotal in the civil rights movement. Ed ...

(1909–1993), member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit *

John William Brown John William Brown (December 28, 1913October 29, 1993) was an American Republican politician from Ohio. He briefly served as the 58th governor of Ohio from January 3, 1957 to January 14, 1957 and served as the 51st and 54th lieutenant governo ...

(1913–1993), Ohio governor * John Brown Jr. (Navajo) (1921–2009), member of Navajo Tribal Council * John Brown Junior (1821–1895), American abolitionist

Other countries

John Evans Brown John Evans Brown (16 February 1827 – 9 July 1895) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Born in Pennsylvania, he came to New Zealand after spending time in Australia, where he was a farmer and US Consul. He farmed in Canterbu ...

(1827–1895), American-born member of New Zealand parliament

Religion

* John Brown of Priesthill (1627–1685), Scottish Protestant martyr *

John Brown (essayist) John Brown (5 November 1715 – 23 September 1766) was an English Anglican priest, playwright and essayist. Life He was born in 1715 at Rothbury, Northumberland, the son of the Rev. John Brown (1677–1763), vicar of Wigton from that year, ...

(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) John Brown (July 12, 1784 – October 13, 1858) was a Scottish minister and theologian, known for his exegesis as a preacher. Life The grandson of John Brown of Haddington, he was born at Whitburn, Linlithgowshire. He studied at Glasgow univers ...

(1784–1858), Scottish clergyman and writer *

John Newton Brown John Newton Brown (June 29, 1803 – May 14, 1868) was an influential Baptist teacher, minister and publisher in the 19th century. He was born in New London, Connecticut, and attended Madison College (now known as Colgate University) where he gradu ...

(1803–1868), Baptist teacher, minister and publisher * John Croumbie Brown (1808–1895), Scottish missionary and forestry pioneer in South Africa *

John M. Brown John Mifflin Brown (September 8, 1817 – March 16, 1893) was a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. He was a leader in the underground railroad. He helped open a number of churches and scho ...

(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 John Henry Hobart Brown (called Hobart; December 1, 1831 – May 2, 1888) was the first bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in the Episcopal Church. Early life Brown was born on December 1, 1831, in New York City. After theological stud ...

(1831–1888), American Episcopal bishop of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin * John Brown (moderator) (1850–1919), Scottish minister * John E. Brown (1879–1957), American evangelist, founder of

John Brown University John Brown University (JBU) is a private, interdenominational, Christian university in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Founded in 1919, JBU enrolls 2,343 students from 33 states and 45 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online, and ...

* John J. Brown (fl. 1915), American Roman Catholic priest and educator *

John Brown (bishop) John Edward Brown (13 July 1931 – 23 October 2011) was the Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf from 1986 to 1996. Brown was educated at Wintringham Grammar School in Grimsby, Lincolnshire and Kelham Theological College. In 1956 he was ordained and ...

(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 John Campbell Brown (4 February 1947 – 16 November 2019) was a Scottish astronomer who worked primarily in solar physics. He held the posts of Astronomer Royal for Scotland, the Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Glasgow, ...

(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 Brown (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1955), English footballer for Notts County * John Brown (footballer, born 1876) (1876–?), Scottish footballer for Sunderland * John Brown (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1943), footballer for Celtic and Chelsea * John Brown (footballer, born 1888) (1888–?), footballer for Manchester City and Stoke * Jonathan Brown (English footballer) (1893–1918), English footballer * John Brown (footballer, born 1890s), Scottish professional footballer * John Brown (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1977), English footballer for Leicester City and Wrexham * John Brown (1920s footballer), English footballer * John Brown (footballer, born 1915) (1915–2005), Scottish football player * John Brown (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1989), English professional footballer for York City * John Brown (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2000), Scottish football player * John Brown (footballer, born March 1940), Scottish footballer * John Brown (footballer, born July 1940), English footballer * John Brown (footballer, born 1947), English football goalkeeper * John Brown (footballer, born 1962), Scottish football player and manager

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) John Young Brown (born December 14, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball at the University of Missouri. He was a graduate of ...

, American former basketball player in the NBA * John Brown (basketball, born 1992), American basketball player *

(1933–2022), American basketball owner

Cricket

* John Brown (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (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) John Thomas Brown (24 November 1874 – 12 April 1950) was an English first-class cricketer. Born in Snape Hill, Darfield, Yorkshire, England, Brown was a right arm fast bowler and right-handed tail end batsman. He played thirty matches fo ...

(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 NBA, IBU and British flyweight titles. He would be stripped of both his NBA and IBU titles while still having n ...

or John Brown (1909–1971), English boxer *

John Brown (cyclist) John Brown (7 January 1916 – 12 April 1990) was a New Zealand cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1938 British Empire Games. Biography Born in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 7 January 1916, Brown was the son of Elizabeth Pearson Ste ...

(1916–1990), New Zealand cyclist * John Brown (bobsleigh) (born 1935), 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), Australian sports promoter and tennis player * Jonny Brown (cyclist) (born 1997), American cyclist

Others

John Brown (architect) John Brown (1805–1876) was a 19th-century architect working in Norwich, in the county of Norfolk, England. His buildings include churches and workhouses. Life He was the pupil of the architect William Brown of Ipswich, a close relative. He was, ...

(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 John Ednie Brown, (1848–1899) J.P., F.L.S., was an author on sylviculture and state conservator of forests. Biography The author's contemporary entry in George E. Loyau's ''Notable South Australians'' relates his biographical details: He ...

(1848–1899), Scottish author on sylviculture and state conservator of forests * John Brown (colonist) (died 1879), English colonist in South Australia *

John Brown (bridge) John Brown (1887–?) of Grimsby, Lincolnshire,Frey (1967), p.49. was an English contract bridge player and writer. He was the winner of the National Pairs, Northern Area in 1952. His best-known book is ''Winning Defence'' (1952) which has been ...

(1887–?), English contract-bridge player and author * John A. Brown Jr. (died 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" (Bob Dylan song) (1962) *John Brown, fictional sheriff in " I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley (1973) *"John Brown", a song by the Masters of Reality from ''

Masters of Reality Masters of Reality is an American rock band formed in 1981 by frontman Chris Goss and guitarist Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York, United States. They took the name for the band from a misprinted label of the third Black Sabbath album. Goss ...

'' (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 '' Inspector Gadget'' (1999) *

John Brown's Body (band) John Brown's Body is an eight-piece reggae and dub band based out of Ithaca, New York and Boston, Massachusetts. They have been together for two decades and have been hailed as "Future Roots, Reggae and Dub with an intricately balanced weaving ...

, an American reggae band

Business and legal uses

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Virginia v. John Brown ''Virginia v. John Brown'' was a criminal trial held in Charles Town, Virginia, in October 1859. The abolitionist John Brown was quickly prosecuted for treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, murder, and inciting a slave insurrection, al ...

'', 1859 trial of the abolitionist * John Brown & Company, shipbuilding company in Clydebank, Scotland * John Brown Media, British magazine publisher *

John A. Brown (department store) John A. Brown was an Oklahoma department store chain. It operated under that name from 1932, when its founder bought out its predecessor and renamed the chain for himself. After Mr. Brown died in 1940, his widow took over management until her ow ...

, Oklahoma-based department store chain *

, college in Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Military uses

* John Brown Battery, American volunteer artillery unit in the Lincoln Battalion during the Spanish Civil War * SS ''John W. Brown'', American Liberty ship * SS ''John W. Brown II'', American Victory ship