John Brown may refer to several people, most famously John Brown (the abolitionist), or the related song John Brown's Body (which originally referred to someone else).

Others include the following:

Australians

• John Brown (Australian magnate) (1850–1930), a mining magnate in New South Wales, Australia; known as the “Coal Baron”
• John Brown (Australian politician), elected to the Australian House of Representatives from 1977 to 1990
• John Brown (tennis), very experienced professional tennis player in the late 1960s

Scotsmen

• John Brown (of Wamphray) (1610–1679)
• John Brown (theologian) (1722–1787), a Scottish clergyman and Biblical commentator
• John Brown (doctor) (1735–1788), a Scottish physician who developed his own medical “system”
• John Brown (clergyman) (1784–1859), a Scottish clergyman and writer
• John Brown (orthodontic technician), a Scottish lecturer in Orthodontics and long standing Orthodontic Technicians Association councillor
• John Brown (physician) (1810–1882), a Scottish physician and essayist
• John Brown (servant) (1826–1883), the Scottish servant of Queen Victoria
• John Brown (professor) (b. 1947), teacher of astronomy in Scotland.
• John Brown (footballer) (b. 1962), former football (soccer) player for Rangers Football Club

Other Britons

• John Brown (Concertina player), a concertina player. (1968- )
• John Brown (essayist) (1715–1766), an English clergyman.
• John Brown (architect), a British architect in the 19th century.
• John Brown (bridge player), a contract-bridge player.
• Sir John Brown (industrialist) (1816–1896), the inventor of a process for rolling armour-plate and founder of the Atlas steelworks, Sheffield
• John Brown (spy), spy and POW during the Second World War
• John Brown (vicar) (died 1845), an eloquent British evangelical preacher and Vicar of St. Mary's Leicester
• John Brown of Bedford (1830-1922), Doctor of Divinity, pastor of Bunyan's Chapel, and author of many works of theology and church history
• John Thomas Brown (1869–1904), Yorkshire and England cricketer.
• John Brown (curler), an English curling player
• John Brown (soldier) English Civil War Parliamenterian Colonel, lost the Battle of Powick Bridge
• Prof. John M. Brown (physical chemist), Fellow of the Royal Society and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oxford, investigating the spectroscopic theory of free radicals
• Dr John Brown (organic chemist), Fellow of the Royal Society and tutor in organic chemistry at Wadham College, Oxford.
• John Brown (actor) (4 April 1904 in Hull, England-16 May 1957 Hollywood, California, USA). He was the much loved voice of Digby "Digger" O'Dell in The Life of Riley radio series as well as neighbour, Gillis. He was also boyfriend, "Al" in the My Friend Irma radio series. From radio, he graduated into TV and film work (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113876/)

United States politicians

(Listed in alphabetical order by state, office)

• Kentucky: John Y. Brown, Jr., Governor, 1970s (born 1933)
• Kentucky: John Y. Brown, III, Secretary of the State, 1990s
• Kentucky: John Y. Brown, Sr., U.S. Representative (1900–1985)
• Kentucky: John Y. Brown (1835–1904), U.S. Representative
• Kentucky and Virginia: John Brown (Kentucky), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky; member of Continental Congress from Virginia (1757–1837)
• Maryland: John Brewer Brown, U.S. Representative (1836–1898)
• Maryland: John Brown (Maryland), U.S. Representative (died 1815)
• New York: John W. Brown (New York politician), U.S. Representative (1796–1875)
• North Carolina: John Brown (North Carolina), pioneer and statesman (1737–1812)
• Ohio: John William Brown, Governor for eleven days in 1957 (1913–1993)
• Pennsylvania: John Brown (Pennsylvania), U.S. Representative (1772–1845)
• Rhode Island: John Brown (Rhode Island), U.S. Representative, co-founder of Brown University (1736–1803)
• Tennessee: John C. Brown, Governor (1827–1889)
• Texas: John Brown (Texas politician), Speaker of the state House of Representatives, 1846 (c. 1786–1852)
• Virginia and Kentucky: John Brown (Kentucky), member of Continental Congress from Virginia; United States representative and senator from Kentucky (1757–1837)
• Virginia: John Robert Brown (Virginia politician), U.S. Representative (1842–1927)

Other Americans and Canadians

• John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), abolitionist
• John Brown (baseball) (1876–1908), player for 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms, which later became Los Angeles Dodgers
• John Brown (basketball) (b. 1951), NBA player
• John Brown (boxer), American boxer
• John Brown (builder) (1809–1876), Canadian builder of Ontario's Imperial Towers
• John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), third president of the University of Georgia
• John Brown (executive), who ran Stryker Corp. and became a billionaire
• John Brown (football player) (b. 1939), NFL player
• John Brown (fugitive slave) (c. 1810–1876), Writer of Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings and Escape of John Brown published in London, 1855
• John Brown (Medal of Honor) (b. 1838), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Brown (news anchor), KTVI news anchor
• John Brown (Ontario) (b. 1841), Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons
• John Brown of Pittsfield (1744–1780), American Revolutionary War officer
• John Brown (entity), entity in season one of ego trip's "The (White) Rapper Show."
• John Brown (sailor) (b. 1826), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John A. Brown, Jr. (d. 1997), American murderer executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin

• John Appleton Brown (d. 1902), American painter
• John Elward Brown, Sr. (1879-1957), influential American evangelist at the turn of the century; founded John Brown University in Arkansas
• John George Brown (1831–1913), American painter born Durham, England
• John H. Brown, American scholar of public diplomacy
• John H. Brown (soldier), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Henry Hobart Brown (1831–1888), Episcopal bishop
• John M. Brown III, Lieutenant General in the United States Army
• John Mason Brown (1900–1969), United States literary critic
• John Robert Brown (British Columbia politician)
• John Robert Brown (judge) (1909–1993), member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, noted for his key decisions in favor of civil rights
• John Ronald Brown (b. 1922), unlicensed United States sex-change operation surgeon
• John W. Brown (1867–1941), Canadian-born labor leader in the United States
• John W. Brown (New York politician) (1796–1875), U.S. Representative from New York.
• John W. Brown (surgeon), cardiothoracic surgeon

Fictional characters

• Inspector John "Gadget" Brown, the protagonist of the 1999 film Inspector Gadget
• The name of the sheriff in the song I Shot the Sheriff by Bob Marley
• The father in the Just William series.
• The name of the sheriff in the song Bad Boys by Inner Circle
• The millionaire in the musical comedy The Shop Girl
• The judge who puts Johnny away for ninety-nine years in Bruce Springsteen's "Johnny 99."

Things

John Brown may also be:

• John Brown & Company, a shipbuilding company based in Clydebank, Scotland that was part-owner of Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval
• John Brown Publishing, British magazine publisher with a stable including Viz and Fortean Times
• John Brown (Trial)
• “John Brown's Body”, Union marching song of the American Civil War
• “John Brown (song)”, a Bob Dylan song
• John Brown's Body (band), an American Reggae band
• John Brown University, a private Christian college located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas

See also

• John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley, former Chief Executive of BP

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "John Brown". Image Credit.

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