may refer to several people, most famously the (and the related song '' John Brown's Body '').
Others include the following:
- John Brown (essayist) (1715–1766), an English clergyman and essayist
- 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 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
- Dr. John M. Brown , Fellow of the Royal Society and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oxford, investigating the spectroscopic theory of free radicals
- 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/)
(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 Brown (Virginia) , Republican nominee opposing U.S. Representative Rick Boucher in 1988 election (born c. 1940)
- Virginia: John Robert Brown (Virginia Politician) , U.S. Representative (1842–1927)
- John Brown (baseball) , player for 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
- John Brown (basketball) , NBA player
- John Brown (boxer) , American boxer
- John Brown (builder) , Builder of Canada's Imperial Towers
- John Brown (executive) , who ran Stryker Corp. and became a billionaire
- John Brown (football Player) , 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) (born 1838), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- 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) (born 1826), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John A. Brown, Jr. , American murderer executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin
- John Appleton Brown (d. 1902), American painter
- 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 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 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, noted for his key decisions in favor of civil rights
- John Ronald Brown , 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 WI Brown (1970), Nationally syndicated show host and news anchor
- John Elward Brown, Sr. (1879-1957), Influential American evangelist at the turn of the century; founded John Brown University in Arkansas
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