Donald Brown may refer to:

Academics

* Donald F. Brown (archaeologist) (1908–2014), American archaeologist * Donald Brown (anthropologist) (born 1934), American professor of anthropology * Donald D. Brown (1931–2023), American biochemist and developmental biologist

Arts and entertainment

* Donald Brown (musician) (born 1954), American jazz musician * Don Brown (author) (born 1960), American novelist * Don Brown (voice actor) (born 1964), Canadian voice actor * Don Brown (children's author) (born 1949), American children's book author and illustrator

Politics

* Don Brown (American politician) (born 1954), commissioner to the Colorado Department of Agriculture, 2015–2018 * Don Brown (Australian politician) (born 1981), member of the Queensland Parliament * Donald Ferguson Brown (1903–1959), Canadian politician, barrister and lawyer * Donald Cameron Brown (1892–1963), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Sports

Gridiron football

* Don Brown (American football coach) (born 1955), American college football coach * Donald Brown (defensive back) (born 1963), American football defensive back * Donald Brown (running back) (born 1987), American football running back * Don Brown (running back) (1937–2013), American football player in the American Football League * Donald Brown (Canadian football) (born 1985), American football defensive back in the Canadian Football League

Other sports

* Don Brown (Australian footballer) (born 1953), Australian rules footballer * Don Brown (runner), winner of the 1974 4 × 880 yard relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

Other

* Donald Forrester Brown (1890–1916), New Zealand Victoria Cross recipient * Donald R. Brown (died 2009), first African American to attend dental school at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry * Donald Brown (programmer), computer programmer and creator of the ''Eamon'' game series