David or Dave Brown may refer to:

People

Arts and entertainment

• David Brown (British artist) ( fl. 1792–1797), British painter
• David Robertson Brown (1869–1946), Canadian architect
• David Brown (American artist), American visual artist based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, active since 2004
• Dave Brown (cartoonist) (born 1957), British cartoonist for The Independent in the UK
• David Brown (producer) (1916–2010), American movie producer
• Dave Brown (comedian) (born 1973), British actor and comedian
• David Brown (radio host), American lawyer, radio personality and journalist
• David Jay Brown (born 1961), American writer, interviewer, and consciousness researcher
• David W. Brown ( fl. 2010– ), American author
• David Brown, animator who serves as a main artist for the rhythm game Friday Night Funkin'

Business

• David Brown (1734–1804), Scottish-Danish merchant and shipowner
• David Brown (entrepreneur) (1904–1993), British entrepreneur (David Brown & Sons, Aston Martin, Vosper Thorneycroft)

Music

• David Arthur Brown (born 1967), American vocalist and songwriter
• David Brown (American musician) (1947–2000), American musician, bass player with Santana, 1966–1976
• David Brown (Australian musician) (born 1956), Australian musician, active since 1978
• David Brown (British musician) (born 1987), better known as Boyinaband, YouTube personality and musician
• David Brown (double-bassist), American double-bassist with Rising Appalachia
• David Brown, American guitarist with Billy Joel
• David Brown, vocalist with Canadian band The New Cities
• David Darnell Brown (born 1981), birth name of Young Buck, American Southern rapper
• David Debrandon Brown (born 1985), singer/songwriter & American Idol season 4] semifinalist, a.k.a. pseudonym Lucky Daye

Politics and law

• David Brown (Canadian politician) (born 1990), Ottawa city councillor
• Dave Brown (Montana politician) (1948–1998), member of the Montana House of Representatives
• Dave Brown (Minnesota politician) (born 1961), member of the Minnesota Senate
• David Brown, mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia in 2004–2008
• David Brown (Massachusetts protester) (1740–1812), convicted of sedition because of his criticism of the United States federal government
• David Brown (police officer) (born 1960), superintendent of the Chicago Police Department 2020–2023
• David Paul Brown, convicted kidnapper and child sexual assaulter, who changed his name to Nathaniel Bar-Jonah (1957–2008)

Religion

• David Brown (East India Company chaplain) (1762–1812), English chaplain in Bengal
• David Brown (Free Church of Scotland) (1803–1897), Scottish professor of theology at the University of Aberdeen
• David Brown (bishop) (David Allan Brown, 1922–1982), Bishop of Guildford 1973–1982
• David Brown (theologian) (David William Brown, born 1948), Scottish professor of theology, aesthetics, and culture, University of St. Andrews

Science

• David Alexander Brown (1916–2009), Australian geologist
• Dave Brown (meteorologist) (born 1946), American meteorologist at WMC-TV and former professional wrestling commentator
• David Brown (meteorologist) (born 1959), Australian meteorologist
• David R. Brown (neuroscientist) (born 1964), Australian-born research scientist
• David Brown (geneticist) (born 1968), American geneticist
• David J. Brown (computer scientist) (born 1957), American computer scientist
• David R. Brown (engineer) (1923–2016), American computer scientist
• David Brown (pharmacology professor) (1936 - 2023), English professor of pharmacology
• David F. M. Brown, American physician

Sports

American football

• Dave Brown (cornerback) (1953–2006), NFL cornerback
• Dave Brown (quarterback) (born 1970), NFL quarterback for New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, 1992–2001

Association football

• Davey Brown (1898–1970), American soccer player
• David Brown (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1970), Scottish striker for numerous clubs
• David Brown (footballer, born 1889) (1889–?), Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Greenock Morton
• David Brown (footballer, born 1963), defender for Tranmere Rovers
• David Brown (footballer, born 1978), striker who plays for Wrexham Football Club
• David Brown (footballer, born 1989), striker who plays for Bradford Park Avenue
• David C. Brown, English footballer who played for Burnley in 1896–1897

Australian rules football

• David Brown (footballer, born 1946), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
• David Brown (footballer, born 1967), Australian rules footballer for Sydney Swans
• David Brown (footballer, born 1969), Australian rules footballer for Adelaide and Port Adelaide

Cricket

• David Brown (cricketer, born 1900) (1900–1951), Scottish cricketer
• David Brown (Scottish cricketer) (1941–2011), Scottish cricketer
• David J. Brown (cricketer) (born 1942), English Test cricketer
• David W. J. Brown (1942–2021), English cricketer
• David Owen Brown (born 1982), English cricketer

Ice hockey

• Dave Brown (ice hockey) (born 1962), NHL ice hockey right winger
• David Brown (ice hockey) (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey goaltender from Ontario

Rugby league

• Dave Brown (rugby), rugby league and rugby union player in Australia
• Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1913) (1913–1974), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1940), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1960s
• Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer

Other sports

• Dave Brown (baseball) (1895–?), Negro league baseball player
• Dave Brown (basketball) (1933–2009), former basketball coach
• David Brown (Canadian football) (born 1994), Canadian football offensive lineman
• David Brown (golfer) (1861–1936), Scottish golfer
• David Brown (rower, born 1928) (1928–2004), American rower and Olympic gold medalist
• David Brown (rugby union) (1908–1983), Scottish rugby union player
• David Brown (ski jumper) (born 1965), Canadian ski jumper
• David Edward Brown (1858–?), British rower
• David Brown (parathlete) (born 1992), American Paralympic champion
• Dave Brown (bowls) (1939–2007), Canadian lawn bowler

Other people

• David Brown (musicologist) (1929–2014), English musicologist, Tchaikovsky specialist
• David R. Brown (graphic designer), American graphic designer and academic administrator
• David S. Brown (born 1966), American historian
• David K. Brown (1928–2008), British naval architect, author, and historian
• David Tilden Brown (1823–1889), American psychiatrist
• David Brown (Royal Navy officer) (1927–2005), British admiral
• David M. Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut
• David Brown (Scottish Jew), the first Jew known to have lived in Edinburgh in 1691
• David Brown (translator) (c. 1806–1829), Cherokee translator and clergyman

Fictional characters

• David Brown (Emmerdale), a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale

Businesses

• David Brown Automotive (founded 2013), a British manufacturer of limited edition automobiles
  • David Brown Mini Remastered (2017–present), a city car produced by the British car manufacturer
  • David Brown Speedback (2014–present), a grand tourer produced by the British car manufacturer
• David Brown Ltd. (founded 1860), an English engineering company

See also

• David Browne (disambiguation)
• David J. Brown (disambiguation)

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