David or Dave Brown may refer to:

People

Arts and entertainment

David Brown (British artist) David Brown (active 1792 ‒ 1797) was a British landscape and genre painter. According to Walter Gilbey, Brown was a house and sign painter who "cherished higher artistic ambitions and had set his heart on learning to painting like George Mo ...

(), British painter *

David Robertson Brown David Robertson Brown (August 28, 1869 – March 28, 1946) was a Canadian architect. Early life and education David Robertson Brown was born in Montreal on August 28, 1869, the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Robertson. He was educated at th ...

(1869–1946), Canadian architect *

David Brown (American artist) David Brown is an American contemporary artist, known for his landscapes and portraiture of his local community of Old Saybrook, Connecticut. He lives and works in what has become known as the "Hay House". It is the oldest such structure east of ...

, American visual artist based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, active since 2004 * Dave Brown (cartoonist) (born 1957), British cartoonist for ''The Independent'' in the UK *

David Brown (producer) David Brown (July 28, 1916 February 1, 2010) was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film '' Jaws'' based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley. Early life He was born in New York Ci ...

(1916–2010), American movie producer *

Dave Brown (comedian) Dave Brown (born 24 August 1973) is a British comedian, designer and photographer. In ''The Mighty Boosh'', he played Bollo the Ape, as well as several other minor characters. He also choreographed the dance routines. He is originally from Sout ...

(born 1973), British actor and comedian *

David Brown (radio host) David D. Brown is an American lawyer, radio personality, editor, journalist, author, and co-creator and host of public radio's first statewide daily news-magazine for Texas, the ''Texas Standard''. He has also produced and hosted '' Business Wars' ...

, American lawyer, radio personality and journalist *

David Jay Brown David Jay Brown (born 1961) is an American writer, interviewer and consciousness researcher. Brown has studied parapsychology, and the effects of psychoactive drugs. With parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake, he studied pets and people who appar ...

(born 1961), American writer, interviewer, and consciousness researcher *

David W. Brown David W. Brown is an American author who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a regular contributor to ''The Atlantic'', ''The New York Times'', ''Scientific American'', and ''The New Yorker''. Career as an author His work generally concern ...

, American author

Business

David Brown (1734–1804) David Brown (24 June 1734 - 13 May 1804) was a Scottish-Danish merchant and shipowner. His trading house, established in a partnership with his brotherJohn Brown (1723–1808) was active in overseas trade. He served as Lord Governor of Tranquebar ...

, Scottish-Danish merchant and shipowner *

David Brown (entrepreneur) Sir David Brown (10 May 1904 – 3 September 1993) was an English industrialist, managing director of his grandfather's gear and machine tool business David Brown Limited and more recently David Brown Tractors, and one time owner of shipbuild ...

(1904–1993), British entrepreneur (David Brown & Sons, Aston Martin, Vosper Thorneycroft) *

Dave Brown (entrepreneur) Dave Brown (born February 28, 1976) is an American entrepreneur. He is the owner/founder of Holiday Matinee, a creative agency and co-founder of Better Looking Records, an independent record label. Work Brown established Holiday Matinee in Febr ...

(born 1976), American entrepreneur

Music

* David Arthur Brown (born 1967), American vocalist and songwriter *

David Brown (American musician) David Brown (February 15, 1947 – September 4, 2000) was an American musician. He was the bass player for the band Santana from 1967 until 1971, then again from 1974 until 1976. Brown played in Santana at Woodstock and at Altamont in 1969 and ...

(1947–2000), American musician, bass player with Santana, 1966–1976 * David Brown (Australian musician) (born 1956), Australian musician, active since 1978 * David Brown (British musician) (born 1987), better known as Boyinaband, YouTube personality and musician * David Brown (double-bassist), American double-bassist with Rising Appalachia *

David Brown (singer) David or Dave Brown may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * David Brown (British artist) (), British painter * David Robertson Brown (1869–1946), Canadian architect * David Brown (American artist), American visual artist based in Old Sayb ...

, ''American Idol'' contestant in 2005 * David Brown, American guitarist with

Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the " Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since th ...

* David Brown, vocalist with Canadian band

The New Cities The New Cities is a Canadian Juno Award and ADISQ Award nominated band originating from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and currently based in Montreal, Quebec. The current members of The New Cities are David Brown, Christian Bergeron, Nicolas Denis, Fran ...

* David Darnell Brown (1981), birth name of

Young Buck David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), best known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He heads his own record label, Cashville, and was a member of the former hip hop group G-Unit. Early life Brown was born in Nashville, Te ...

, American Southern rapper * David Debrandon Brown (1985), American singer-songwriter known professionally as

Lucky Daye David Debrandon Brown (born September 25, 1985), professionally known as Lucky Daye, is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans. He is signed to Keep Cool Records and RCA Records. He released his first EP, ''I'' on November 9, 2018 and hi ...

Politics and law

David Brown (Canadian politician) David Glendon Brown (born December 5, 1990) is a Canadian politician. He is currently the city councillor for Rideau-Jock Ward on Ottawa City Council. He was first elected in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election. Early life Brown grew up in Richm ...

(born 1990), Ottawa city councillor *

Dave Brown (Montana politician) Dave Brown was a member of the Montana House of Representatives. Biography Brown was born on November 20, 1948 in Pompey's Pillar, Montana. He pled guilty in 1994 to five counts of failing to file federal income tax returns. He died on October 23 ...

(1948–1998), member of the Montana House of Representatives *

Dave Brown (Minnesota politician) David M. Brown (born June 26, 1961) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 15, which included portions of Benton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morri ...

(born 1961), member of the Minnesota Senate * David Brown, mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia in 2004–2008 *

David Brown (Massachusetts protester) David Brown (1740–1812) was convicted of sedition because of his criticism of the United States federal government and received the harshest sentence for anyone under the Sedition Act of 1798 for erecting the Dedham Liberty Pole. Brown was a v ...

(1740–1812), convicted of sedition because of his criticism of the United States federal government *

David Brown (police officer) David O'Neal Brown (born September 18, 1960) is an American police officer who is currently serving as Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. He was the chief of the Dallas Police Department from 2010 to 2016. He has been widely praise ...

(born 1960), superintendent of the Chicago Police Department since April 2, 2020 * David Paul Brown, convicted kidnapper and child sexual assaulter, who changed his name to

Nathaniel Bar-Jonah Nathaniel Benjamin Levi Bar-Jonah (born David Paul Brown; February 15, 1957 – April 13, 2008) was an American convicted child molester and suspected cannibalistic serial killer who was sentenced to 130 years in prison without the possibilit ...

(1957–2008)

Religion

David Brown (East India Company chaplain) David Brown (1763–1812) was an English chaplain in Bengal and founder of the Calcutta Bible Society. Life He was born in Yorkshire, and was educated first under private tuition at Scarborough, and then at a grammar school at Hull under Joseph ...

(1762–1812), English chaplain in Bengal *

David Brown (Free Church of Scotland) David Brown (17 August 1803 in Aberdeen – 3 July 1897 in Aberdeen) was a son of bookseller who was twice Provost of the city. He was a Free Church of Scotland minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly 1885/86. He was co-a ...

(1803–1897), Scottish professor of theology at the University of Aberdeen * David Brown (bishop) (David Allan Brown, 1922–1982), Bishop of Guildford 1973–1982 *

David Brown (theologian) David William Brown (born 1 July 1948) is an Anglican priest and British scholar of philosophy, theology, religion, and the arts. He taught at the universities of Oxford, Durham, and St. Andrews before retiring in 2015. He is well-known for h ...

(David William Brown, born 1948), Scottish professor of theology, aesthetics, and culture, University of St. Andrews

Science

David Alexander Brown David Alexander Brown (8 February 1916 – 3 November 2009) was a geologist who played an important role in developing the study of Geology in Australia. He was born on 8 February 1916 in Scotland. His father fought and died at Gallipoli in Wo ...

(1916–2009), Australian geologist * Dave Brown (meteorologist) (born 1946), American meteorologist at WMC-TV and former professional wrestling commentator * David Brown (meteorologist) (born 1959), Australian meteorologist * David R. Brown (neuroscientist) (born 1964), Australian-born research scientist *

David Brown (geneticist) David Brown (born 1968) is an American scientist best known for his work in the field of microRNA (miRNA). He was the Director of Drug Discovery and in vivo Research at Mirna Therapeutics, now retired. He previously held the position of direct ...

(born 1968), American geneticist * David J. Brown (computer scientist) (born 1957), American computer scientist *

David R. Brown (engineer) David Randolph Brown (October 31, 1923 – April 16, 2016) was an American computer scientist. He was a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology leadership team that created Project Whirlwind, "one of the first large-scale, high-speed co ...

(1923–2016), American computer scientist *

David F. M. Brown David F. M. Brown is an American physician, emergency medicine specialist, teacher, researcher, and administrator. He is the MGH Trustees Endowed Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and served as Chief of the Department of Em ...

, American physician

Sports

American football

Dave Brown (cornerback) David Steven Brown (January 16, 1953 – January 10, 2006) was an American football player and coach. Brown played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) at the cornerback position for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1975), Seattle Seahawks ...

(1953–2006), NFL cornerback *

Dave Brown (quarterback) David Michael Brown (born February 25, 1970) is a former professional American football quarterback who played for Duke University and later in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals. Brown grew up in West ...

(born 1970), NFL quarterback for New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, 1992–2001

Association football

Davey Brown David "Davey" Brown (November 18, 1898 in East Newark, New Jersey – September 17, 1970 in Kearny, New Jersey David Brown (footballer, born 1887) David Brown (26 November 1887 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played extensively in both England and Scotland. He played in the Football League for Barrow, Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Notts County and Stoke. A centre-forward, he sc ...

(1887–1970), Scottish striker for numerous clubs *

David Brown (footballer, born 1889) David Crichton Brown (26 July 1889 – after 1909) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Greenock Morton. Football career Brown began his career at Forthill Athletic. After a trial at Reading, Brown joined ...

(1889–?), Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Greenock Morton *

David Brown (footballer, born 1963) David Brown (born 21 October 1963) is an English footballer, who played as a defender. He made one (non-contracted) appearance in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football ...

, defender for Tranmere Rovers * David Brown (footballer, born 1978), striker who plays for Wrexham Football Club * David Brown (footballer, born 1989), striker who plays for Bradford Park Avenue *

David C. Brown David C. Brown was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,02 ...

, English footballer who played for Burnley in 1896–1897

Australian rules football

* David Brown (footballer, born 1946), Australian rules footballer for Geelong *

David Brown (footballer, born 1967) David Brown (born 16 August 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). Brown, recruited from Pennant Hills, was tried at full-forward by Sydney in 1988 ...

, Australian rules footballer for Sydney Swans *

David Brown (footballer, born 1969) David Brown (born 29 September 1969) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Port Adelaide, Brown w ...

, Australian rules footballer for Adelaide and Port Adelaide

Cricket

* David Brown (cricketer, born 1900) (1900–1951), Scottish cricketer *

David Brown (Scottish cricketer) David Basil Stuart Brown (14 June 1941 – 11 March 2011) was a Scottish cricketer. Brown was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Insch, Aberdeenshire. Brown made his first-class debut for Scotland against Ireland in 1973. He played ...

(1941–2011), Scottish cricketer *

David J. Brown (cricketer) David John Brown (born 30 January 1942) is a former English cricketer who played in twenty six Test matches between 1965 and 1969. Cricket writer Colin Batemen described Brown as a "rangy, popular paceman...ithgutsy determination and uncomplai ...

(born 1942), English Test cricketer *

David W. J. Brown David Wyndham James Brown (26 February 1942 – 17 August 2021) was an English cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire between 1964 and 1967. Brown was a middle-order batsman. On his first-class debut in 1964 he top-scored with a solid 50 in ...

(1942–2021), English cricketer *

David Owen Brown David Owen Brown (born 8 December 1982 in Burnley, Lancashire) is an English first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-armed medium bowler. Early life Brown was born in Burnley, Lancashire, attending Queen Elizabeth's Gra ...

(born 1982), English cricketer

Ice hockey

Dave Brown (ice hockey) David James Brown (born October 12, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks. He was primarily know ...

(born 1962), retired NHL ice hockey right winger * David Brown (ice hockey) (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey goaltender from Ontario

Rugby league

Dave Brown (rugby) Dave Brown was a pioneer of rugby league football in Australia. He played in the opening 2 seasons of the new sport for Eastern Suburbs, 1908 and 1909. A centre, Brown made 14 appearances for the East's club during the 1908 and 1909 seasons ...

, rugby league and rugby union player in Australia *

Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1913) David Michael Brown (4 April 1913 – 23 February 1974) was one of Australia's greatest rugby league footballers. Brown in his distinctive headgear was said to be one of the most admired sights in the game during the 1930s. He won two premiers ...

(1913–1974), Australian rugby league footballer *

Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1940) David Brown is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. Dave Brown came to the St George Dragons as a 2 year old from Newcastle, New South Wales and played three first grade seasons between 1960 and 1962. He was a d ...

, Australian rugby league footballer of the 1960s * Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer

Other sports

* Dave Brown (baseball) (1895–?), Negro league baseball player *

Dave Brown (basketball) David Charles Brown (February 22, 1933 – June 15, 2009) was a basketball coach who briefly coached the Dallas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association in 1973. He was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and graduated from Edgewood High School ...

(1933–2009), former basketball coach *

David Brown (Canadian football) David Brown (born July 11, 1994) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). University career Brown played U Sports football for the Western Mustangs from 2014 to 201 ...

(born 1994), Canadian football offensive lineman *

David Brown (golfer) David "Deacon" Brown (9 May 1861 – 8 July 1936) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century. He won the 1886 Open Championship and finished second in the 1903 U.S. Open. In total, he had twelve top-10 ...

(1861–1936), Scottish golfer *

David Brown (rower, born 1928) David Brown (16 May 1928 – 14 August 2004) was an American competition rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars ar ...

(1928–2004), American rower and Olympic gold medalist *

David Brown (ski jumper) David Brown (born 16 September 1965) is a Canadian former ski jumper from Thunder Bay, Ontario who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages ...

(born 1965), Canadian ski jumper * David Edward Brown (1858–?), British rower *

David Brown (parathlete) David Brown (born October 19, 1992) is a visually impaired American sprint runner. He competed over 100–400 m distances at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics and 2013 and 2015 world championships and won the 100 m event in 2015 and 2016. He current ...

(born 1992), American Paralympic champion * Dave Brown (bowls) (1939–2007), Canadian lawn bowler

Other people

David Brown (musicologist) David Clifford Brown (8 July 1929, in Gravesend – 20 June 2014)Peter Le Huray 1980 was an English musicologist, most noteworthy for his major study of Tchaikovsky’s life and works. Brown attended Gravesend Grammar School and then studied ...

(1929–2014), English musicologist, Tchaikovsky specialist * David R. Brown (graphic designer), American graphic designer and academic administrator * David Brown (pharmacology professor), English professor of pharmacology *

David S. Brown David Scott Brown (born 29 September, 1966) is a Horace E. Raffensperger professor of history at Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania, United States. He is the author of several books, including biographies of Richard Hofstadter and F. Scott Fitzge ...

(born 1966), American historian *

David K. Brown David K. Brown (1928–2008) was a noted British naval architect. Born in Leeds, he joined the Admiralty and became a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He rose through the ranks to become the Deputy Chief Naval Architect, befor ...

(1928–2008), British naval architect, author, and historian * David Tilden Brown (1823–1889), American psychiatrist *

David Brown (Royal Navy officer) Vice-Admiral Sir David Worthington Brown (28 November 1927 – 13 July 2005) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer, Plymouth. Naval career Educated in HMS ''Conway'', Brown joined the Royal Navy in June 1945.Debrett's People ...

(1927–2005), British admiral * David M. Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut *

David Brown (Scottish Jew) The history of the Jews in Scotland goes back to at least the 17th century. It is not known when Jews first arrived in Scotland, with the earliest concrete historical references to a Jewish presence in Scotland being from the late 17th cen ...

, the first Jew known to have lived in Edinburgh in 1691 *

David Brown (translator) David Brown (Cherokee: ''A-wish'') (c.1806 – September 14, 1829) was a Cherokee clergyman and translator. Biography Brown was born in Wills Valley, Alabama about 1806. Brown's father was of mixed race, part white and part Cherokee. Brown, or ...

(c. 1806–1829), Cherokee translator and clergyman *

(born David Paul Brown; 1957-2008), child molester and possible serial killer

Fictional characters

* David Brown (''Emmerdale''), a fictional character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''

Businesses

David Brown Automotive David Brown Automotive is a British manufacturer of limited edition automobiles in Silverstone, England, belonging to British businessman David Brown. The company began in Coventry in 2013 and moved to a new 18,000 sq ft dedicated build facil ...

(founded 2013), a British manufacturer of limited edition automobiles **

David Brown Mini Remastered The David Brown Mini Remastered is a city car produced by the British car manufacturer David Brown Automotive. It was unveiled in April 2017 at the ''Top Marques'' in Monaco. The vehicle is a remastering of the original Mini built between 1959 an ...

(2017–present), a city car produced by the British car manufacturer ** David Brown Speedback (2014–present), a grand tourer produced by the British car manufacturer *

David Brown Ltd. David Brown Engineering Limited is an English engineering company, principally engaged in the manufacture of gears and gearboxes. Their major gear manufacturing plant is in Swan Lane, Lockwood, Huddersfield, adjacent to Lockwood railway stat ...

(founded 1860), an English engineering company