Peter Brown may refer to:

Business

Peter T. Brown Peter T. Brown was the executive director of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) from 2005 until early 2011. Having come from a business management and finance background, he began working for the organization in 2001 as a comptroller, and was p ...

, former executive director of the Free Software Foundation *

Peter M. Brown Peter M. Brown (born December 15, 1941) is a Canadian businessman. He founded Canaccord Financial (now Canaccord Genuity), which has become the largest independent investment dealer in Canada. He retired in 2014. Early life Peter MacLachlan B ...

(born 1941), Canadian businessman *

Peter Fitzhugh Brown Peter Fitzhugh Brown (born February 2, 1955) is the CEO of the American hedge fund Renaissance Technologies. Personal life and education Brown is a son of Henry B. R. Brown, who invented the world's first money market fund, the Reserve Fund. B ...

(born 1955), CEO of Renaissance Technologies

Music

* Peter McCarrick Brown, former drummer from the American band

Wheatus Wheatus is an American rock band from Northport, New York, formed in 1995. They are known principally for their 2000 single, "Teenage Dirtbag". They also experienced success with their 2001 cover version of Erasure (duo), Erasure's "A Little ...

Pete Brown (jazz musician) James Ostend "Pete" Brown (November 9, 1906 – September 20, 1963) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader. Career Brown learned to play piano, trumpet, and saxophone while young. He played in New York City with Bernie Robinson's ...

(1906–1963), American jazz saxophonist *

Peter Brown (singer) Peter Brown (born July 11, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Brown was a popular performer in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His biggest success was the release of the LP in 1977 called '' A Fantasy Love Affair'' wh ...

(born 1953), American funk singer, 1970s *

Pete Brown Peter Ronald Brown (25 December 1940 – 19 May 2023) was an English performance poet, lyricist, and singer best known for his collaborations with Cream and Jack Bruce.Colin Larkin, ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ...

(1940–2023), British rock singer, 1960s * Peter Brown (music manager), personal assistant to The Beatles and Brian Epstein

Politics

Peter Brown (Newfoundland politician) Peter Brown (ca. 1797 – December 28, 1845 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland) was a merchant, politician and justice of the peace was elected to the House of Assembly representing the district of Conception Bay on the first general election h ...

(c. 1797–1845), one of Newfoundland's first elected member of House of Assembly *

Peter Brown (South African politician) Peter McKenzie Brown (24 December 1924 – 2004) was a founding member of the Liberal Party of South Africa and succeeded Alan Paton as its national chairman in 1958. Biography Brown was born in Durban on 24 December 1924 to a wealthy family ...

(1924–2004), founding member of the South African Liberal Party *

Peter Brown (New Zealand politician) Peter Brown (born 18 October 1939) is an English-born New Zealand politician. He was a member of parliament for and deputy leader of the New Zealand First party. Biography Early life and career Born in England in 1939 Brown Merchant Navy and h ...

(born 1939), New Zealand First MP and former deputy party leader, 1996–2008 *

Peter Nicholas Brown Peter Nicholas Broun (17 August 1797 – 5 November 1846), known for most of his life as Peter Nicholas Brown, was the first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia, and a member of Western Australia's first Legislative Council. Early life Pet ...

(1797–1846), or Peter Broun, first colonial secretary of Western Australia (1829–1846) *

Peter Hoyt Brown Peter Hoyt Brown (October 16, 1936 – December 12, 2017) was a politician who held office as an at-large council member in the city of Houston, Texas. Known locally as "Peter Brown," he was a candidate for the 2009 Houston mayoral race, to succee ...

(1936–2017), council member, city of Houston *

Peter Campbell Brown Peter Campbell Brown (12 August 1913 – 23 July 1994) was a corporation counsel for New York City and a Justice Department official. Early life Brown was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Peter Paul Brown and Ellen Campbell, and grew up in ...

(1913–1994), corporation counsel for New York City and Justice Department official

Sports

Pete Brown (golfer) Pete Brown (February 2, 1935 – May 1, 2015) was an American professional golfer who was the first African American to win a PGA Tour event with his win at the Waco Turner Open. He was from Mississippi. Early life Brown was born in Port Gibson, ...

(1935–2015), PGA Tour golfer * Peter Brown (ice hockey) (born 1954), American ice hockey defenceman * Pete Brown (American football) (1930–2001), American football player *

Peter Brown (rugby league) Peter Michael Gordon Brown (born 1 September 1961) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer agent and a former footballer who represented New Zealand. His position of preference was at prop. Playing career Brown was a Te Atatu Roosters player ...

(born 1961), New Zealand rugby league footballer *

Peter Brown (rugby union) Peter Brown (16 December 1941 – 12 January 2025) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played No. 8 and Lock. Rugby Union career Amateur career Brown played for West of Scotland and Gala. Brown was dubbed "the man on the ...

(1941–2025), Scottish rugby union footballer * Peter Brown (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2011), with Southampton and Wrexham * Peter Brown (footballer, born 1961), English former footballer

Australian rules footballers

Peter Brown (Australian footballer, born 1906) Peter Brown (9 October 1906 – 1 January 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australi ...

(1906–1988), North Melbourne player *

Peter Brown (Australian footballer, born 1949) Peter Brown (born 15 June 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the A ...

, Geelong player *

Peter Brown (Australian footballer, born 1952) Peter Brown (born 9 August 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated ...

, South Melbourne player *

Peter Brown (Australian footballer, born 1957) Peter Brown (born 8 December 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1977 and 1980. He then played with Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League in 19 ...

, Fitzroy player *

Peter Brown (Australian footballer, born 1958) Peter Brown (born 19 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Brown started his career as a key forward and was at full-forward in Carlton's 1979 VFL ...

, Carlton and St Kilda player *

Peter Brown (Australian footballer, born 1963) Peter Brown (born 15 November 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by ...

, St Kilda player

Literature, arts and entertainment

Peter Brown (naturalist) Peter Brown (active 1758–1799) was an English naturalist and natural history illustrator of Danish ancestry who worked mainly in London. Life and work Brown was an associate of the great English naturalists Thomas Pennant and Joseph Banks. ...

(died 1799), British painter and natural history illustrator *

Peter Brown (British artist) Peter Edward Mackenzie Brown (born 28 July 1967) is a British Impressionist painter popularly known as "Pete the Street" from his practice of working on location in all weathers. He is best known for his depictions of street scenes and landscape ...

(born 1967), British painter *

Peter Brown (illustrator) Peter Brown is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. He won a Caldecott Medal, Caldecott Honor in 2013 for his illustration of ''Creepy Carrots!'' Biography Brown was raised in Hopewell, (New Jersey ...

(born 1979), American illustrator of children's books *

Peter Brown (New Zealand artist) Charles Fredrick Peter Brown (12 April 1921 – 14 October 2005) was a New Zealand born artist of the school of traditional realism. Brown served in the RAF throughout World War II and the drawing and sketching he did while a German prisoner of ...

(1921–2005), New Zealand painter *

Peter Brown (actor) Pierre Lynn de Lappe (October 5, 1935 – March 21, 2016), also known as Peter Brown, was an American actor. He portrayed Deputy Johnny McKay opposite John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop in the 1958 to 1962 ABC-Warner Brothers western televi ...

(1935–2016), American television actor * Pete Brown (writer) (born 1968), UK writer on drink and drinking culture *

Peter Brown (Oz) Peter Brown is a major character in the Oz novels of Ruth Plumly Thompson, who continued the series of Oz books after the death of their creator, L. Frank Baum. Thompson used Peter as the protagonist in three of her books: '' The Gnome King o ...

, child protagonist of the ''Oz'' books by Ruth Plumly Thompson *

Peter Currell Brown Peter Currell Brown (born 1936) is a British author who penned the cult classic 1965 surrealist novel, '' Smallcreep's Day''."Curiosities". ''Fantasy and Science Fiction''. February 2009Reprintat SFSite (sfsite.com/fsf). Retrieved 2014-09-27. Bio ...

(born 1936), British novelist

Other

* Peter Browne (''Mayflower'' passenger) (1594–1633), also spelled Brown, Pilgrim and English colonist, signer of the Mayflower Compact * Peter Brown (British Army officer) (1775–1853), British Army officer interested in the welfare of soldiers' children *

Peter Brown (VC) Peter Brown (1837 – 10 September 1894) was a Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Brown was appro ...

(1837–1894), Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Peter Hume Brown Peter Hume Brown, FBA (17 December 1849 – 1 December 1918) was a Scottish historian and professor who played an important part in establishing Scottish history as a significant academic discipline. In addition to teaching and writing, he spe ...

(1849–1918), Scottish biographer and historian *

Peter Brown (historian) Peter Robert Lamont Brown (born 26 July 1935) is an Irish historian. He is the Rollins Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. Brown is credited with having brought coherence to the field of Late Antiquity, and is often regarde ...

(born 1935), Irish historian and biographer specializing in Late Antiquity and the cult of Saints * Peter Douglas Brown (born 1925), historian of eighteenth-century British politics * Peter Brown (bishop) (born 1947), New Zealand-born Catholic bishop in American Samoa * Peter J. Brown (born 1963), U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral and Homeland Security Adviser * Peter J. Brown, computer scientist, developer of the

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