Editing John Brown

'''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:

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==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 {{circa|1826 or 1829}}), 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 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

===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 {{circa}} 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)]], 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 Robert Brown (judge)]] (1909–1993), member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
*[[John William Brown]] (1913–1993), Ohio governor
*[[John Brown Junior]] (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 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 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

===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
*[[John Brown (basketball, born 1992)]], American basketball player
*[[John Y. Brown Jr.]] (1933–2022), American basketball owner

===Cricket===
*[[John Brown (cricketer, born 1807)]] (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)]] (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)]] or John Brown (1909–1971), English boxer
*[[John Brown (cyclist)]] (1916–1990), New Zealand cyclist
*[[John Brown (bobsleigh)]] (1935–2019), 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)]] (born 1940), Australian sports promoter and tennis player
*[[Jonny Brown (cyclist)]] (born 1997), American cyclist
*[[John Brown (runner, born c. 1954)]], Myers Park HS middle-distance runner and winner of the 1974 [[4 × 880 yard relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships]]

==Others==
*[[John Brown (architect)]] (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]] (1848–1899), Scottish author on sylviculture and state conservator of forests
*[[John Brown (colonist)]] (c. 1801–1879), English colonist in South Australia
*[[John Brown (bridge)]] (1887–?), English contract-bridge player and author
*[[John A. Brown Jr.]] (c. 1962–1997), 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)|''John Brown'' (biography)]], 1909 biography of the abolitionist by W.E.B. Du Bois
*[[John Brown (song)|"John Brown" (song)]] by Bob Dylan (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 (album)|Masters of Reality]]'' (1989)
*John Brown, fictional character in ''[[Ghost Hunt (novel series)|Ghost Hunt]]'' (1989–1992)
*John Brown, fictional physician in ''[[Like Water for Chocolate (novel)|Like Water for Chocolate]]'' (1992)
*John Brown, fictional protagonist of ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]'' (1999)
*[[John Brown's Body (band)]], an American reggae band

===Business and legal uses===
*''[[Virginia v. John Brown]]'', 1859 trial of the abolitionist
*[[John Brown & Company]], shipbuilding company in Clydebank, Scotland
*[[John Brown Media]], British magazine publisher
*[[John A. Brown (department store)]], Oklahoma-based department store chain
*[[John Brown University]], college in Siloam Springs, Arkansas

===Military uses===
*[[John Brown Battery]],<!--redlink--> American volunteer artillery unit in the [[Lincoln Battalion]] during the Spanish Civil War
*[[SS John W. Brown|SS ''John W. Brown'']], American Liberty ship
*[[SS John W. Brown II|SS ''John W. Brown II'']], American Victory ship

==See also==
*[[John Young Brown (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jonathan Brown (disambiguation)]]
*[[John Browne (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Brown (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jackie Brown (disambiguation)]]

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