Brown

Namesakes

Lavender Brown (f)

Harry Potter Characters

Lily Brown (f)

Tolkien's Characters

Robert Brown (m) 1773-1858

Notable Scientists and Inventors

Molly Brown (f) 1867-1932

Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1960 The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown (m) 1876-1948

Hall-of-Famers 1949 (baseball)

Alice Joyce (a.k.a. Brown) (f) 1890-1955

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Joe E. Brown (m) 1891-1973

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Hal Brown (m) 1898-1983

Olympic Medalists 1920 3000 m team (gold)

Leroy Brown (m) 1902-1970

Olympic Medalists 1924 high jump (silver)

Ray Brown (m) 1908-1965

Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)

Paul Brown (m) 1908-1991

Hall-of-Famers 1967 (football)

Father Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1910 The Blue Cross

Fictional Characters from Television 2013 Father Brown

Herbert C. Brown (m) 1912-2004

Nobel Prize Winners 1979 (chemistry)

Audrey Brown (f) 1913-2005

Olympic Medalists 1936 4x100 m relay (silver)

Godfrey Brown (m) 1915-1995

Olympic Medalists 1936 400 m; 4x400 m relay (silver/gold)

Willard Brown (m) 1915-1996

Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)

William Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1922 Just William

Georgia Brown (f)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1925 Sweet Georgia Brown

Ruth Brown (f) 1928-2006

Notable Musicians

Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993

Paul Dooley (a.k.a. Brown) (m) 1928-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Vanessa Brown (f) 1928-1999

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Robert Lansing (a.k.a. Brown) (m) 1928-1994

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Angie Dickinson (a.k.a. Brown) (f) 1931-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Rosey Brown (m) 1932-2004

Hall-of-Famers 1975 (football)

James Brown (m) 1933-2006

Notable Musicians

Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986

Hubie Brown (m) 1933-

Hall-of-Famers 2005 (basketball)

Velvet Brown (f)

Fictional Characters from Books 1935 National Velvet

Fictional Characters from Movies 1944 National Velvet

Fictional Characters from Television 1960 National Velvet

Jed Allan (a.k.a. Brown) (m) 1935-2019

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Earlene Brown (f) 1935-1983

Olympic Medalists 1960 shot put (bronze)

Jim Brown (m) 1936-2023

Hall-of-Famers 1971 (football)

Most Valuable Players 1965 football

Notable Athletes (football)

Michele Brown (f) 1939-

Olympic Medalists 1964 high jump (silver)

Larry Brown (m) 1940-

Hall-of-Famers 2002 (basketball)

Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)

Willie Brown (m) 1940-2019

Hall-of-Famers 1984 (football)

Michael Stuart Brown (m) 1941-

Nobel Prize Winners 1985 (medicine)

Bob "The Boomer" Brown (m) 1941-2023

Hall-of-Famers 2004 (football)

Roger Brown (m) 1942-1997

Hall-of-Famers 2013 (basketball)

Notable Athletes (basketball)

Blair Brown (f) 1946-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Charlie Brown (m)

Other Fictional Characters 1947 comic strip

David Brown (m) 1947-2000

Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 Santana

Bryan Brown (m) 1947-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Larry Brown (m) 1947-

Most Valuable Players 1972 football

Reb Brown (m) 1948-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Gordon Brown (m) 1951-

British Prime Ministers 2007-2010

Dana (a.k.a. Brown) (f) 1951-

Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1970 Ireland

Notable Musicians

Benny Brown (m) 1953-1996

Olympic Medalists 1976 4x400 m relay (gold)

Katie Brown (f)

Fictional Characters from Movies 1953 Calamity Jane

Leslie Browne (a.k.a. Brown) (f) 1957-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/dancer)

Paddington (a.k.a. Brown) (m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1958 A Bear Called Paddington

Charlie Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1959 Charlie Brown

Sally Brown (f)

Other Fictional Characters 1959 comic strip

Clancy Brown (m) 1959-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Olivia Brown (f) 1960-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Alice Brown (f) 1960-

Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988 100 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/gold)

Ron Brown (m) 1961-

Olympic Medalists 1984 4x100 m relay (gold)

Kimberlin Brown (f) 1961-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Benita Fitzgerald-Brown (f) 1961-

Olympic Medalists 1984 100 m hurdles (gold)

Judi Brown Clarke (f) 1961-

Olympic Medalists 1984 400 m hurdles (silver)

Angie Stone (a.k.a. Brown) (f) 1961-

Notable Musicians

Phil Brown (m) 1962-

Olympic Medalists 1984 4x400 m relay (silver)

Kerrith Brown (m) 1962-

Olympic Medalists 1984 judo (bronze)

W. Earl Brown (m) 1963-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Dan Brown (m) 1964-

Notable Writers

Curtis Reed (a.k.a. Brown) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives

Cindy Brown (f) 1965-

Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (gold)

Tim Brown (m) 1966-

Hall-of-Famers 2015 (football)

Natasha Kaiser-Brown (f) 1967-

Olympic Medalists 1992 4x400 m relay (silver)

Junior Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1971 The Planet of Junior Brown

Yvette Nicole Brown (f) 1971-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Leroy Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1973 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Michael Ealy (a.k.a. Brown) (m) 1973-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Mel B. (a.k.a. Brown) (f) 1975-

Notable Musicians

Sterling K. Brown (m) 1976-

Emmy Award Winners 2017 The People v. O. J. Simpson (actor)

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Juan Ignacio Sánchez (a.k.a. Brown) (m) 1977-

Olympic Medalists 2004 basketball (gold)

Chris Brown (m) 1978-

Olympic Medalists 2000; 2008; 2012; 2016 4x400 m relay (bronze/silver/gold)

Bobby Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1979 Bobby Brown

Max Brown (m) 1981-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Veronica Campbell Brown (f) 1982-

Notable Athletes (track)

Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016 200 m; 100 m; 4x100 m relay (gold/bronze/silver)

Matthew Brown (m) 1982-

Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)

Kiel Brown (m) 1984-

Olympic Medalists 2008 field hockey (bronze)

Dustin Brown (m) 1984-

Notable Athletes (tennis)

Emmett "Doc" Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Movies 1985 Back to the Future

Victoria Brown (f) 1985-

Olympic Medalists 2012 water polo (bronze)

Duane Brown (m) 1985-

Notable Athletes (football)

Mike Brown (m) 1985-

Notable Athletes (rugby)

Jeremiah Brown (m) 1985-

Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (silver)

Orlando Brown (m) 1987-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Notable Musicians

Jackie Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1989 Jackie Brown

Chris Brown (m) 1989-

Notable Musicians

Fraser Brown (m) 1989-

Notable Athletes (rugby)

Jessica Brown Findlay (f) 1989-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Steve Sanders (a.k.a. Brown) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210

Aaron Brown (m) 1992-

Olympic Medalists 2016; 2020 4x100 m relay (bronze/silver)

Keanu Marsh-Brown (m) 1992-

Notable Athletes (soccer)

Rhyon Nicole Brown (f) 1992-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Graham Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Heartbreak High

Jemma McKenzie-Brown (f) 1994-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Jason Brown (m) 1994-

Olympic Medalists 2014 figure skating (bronze)

Swae Lee (a.k.a. Brown) (m) 1995-

Notable Musicians

Ajiona Alexus (a.k.a. Brown) (f) 1996-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Ella Brown (f)

Fictional Characters from Books 1999 Just Ella

Cleveland Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1999; 2009 Family Guy; The Cleveland Show

Warrick Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Andy Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Everwood

Delia Brown (f)

Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Everwood

Ephram Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Everwood

Millie Bobby Brown (f) 2004-

Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)

Billy Brown (m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2007 Billy Brown

Traci Brown (f)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2008 Traci Brown