James Brown (disambiguation)

James Brown (1933–2006) was an American recording artist and musician.

James, Jim, or Jimmy Brown may also refer to:

Authors, editors, and publishers

 * J. B. Selkirk (1832–1904), Scottish poet and essayist, born James Brown
 * James Brown (author) (born 1957), American novelist and memoirist
 * James Brown (editor) (born 1965), English editor and media entrepreneur
 * James Brown (publisher) (1800–1855), American publisher and co-founder of Little, Brown and Company
 * James Cooke Brown (1921–2000), American sociologist and science fiction author

Clergymen

 * James Brown (moderator) (1724–1786), moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1777
 * James Brown (academic) (1709–1784), English clergyman and academic
 * James Brown (archdeacon of Perth) (1820–1895), Canadian Anglican priest
 * James Brown (bishop of Louisiana) (born 1932), American Episcopal bishop
 * James Brown (bishop of Shrewsbury) (1812–1881), English Roman Catholic bishop
 * James Brown (dean of Edmonton) (fl. 1959–1981), Canadian Anglican priest
 * James Brown (Scottish clergyman) (1734–1791), clergyman in the Scottish Episcopal Church
 * James Baldwin Brown (1820–1884), British Congregational minister
 * James Mellor Brown, British cleric and scriptural geologist

Film, radio, and television personnel

 * J. Anthony Brown, American comedian and actor
 * James Brown (actor) (1920–1992), American actor
 * James Harmon Brown, American television writer with Barbara Esensten
 * Jim Brown (1936–2023), American former football player and actor
 * Jim Brown (director) (born 1950), American film director
 * Jim Brown (radio host), host of the Calgary Eyeopener
 * James Hall (actor) (James E. Brown, 1900–1940), American actor
 * James S. Brown Jr. (1892–1949), American cinematographer

Military personnel

 * James Brown (sailor) (1826–1905), American sailor who fought in the American Civil War
 * James E. Brown III (born 1954), United States Air Force officer and test pilot
 * James R. Brown (1930–2015), general in the United States Air Force
 * James Sutherland Brown (1881–1951), Canadian general and war planner
 * James Brown (Medal of Honor) (1847–?), United States Army sergeant

Musicians

 * James Brown (Elvis impersonator) (born 1968), Belfast-born Elvis impersonator
 * James Brown (guitarist) (born 1984), English guitarist in Pulled Apart by Horses
 * James Clifford Brown (1923–2004), English composer
 * James Conway Brown (1838–1908), Welsh musician
 * James Francis Brown (born 1969), British composer
 * Jim Ed Brown (1934–2015), American country music singer
 * Jimmy Brown, bassist for the psychobilly band Bodeco
 * Jimmy Brown (musician) (1926–2006), American trumpeter, saxophonist, and singer
 * James Brown, drummer in the reggae band UB40

Australia

 * James Drysdale Brown (1850–1922), member of the Victorian Legislative Council
 * Jim Brown (New South Wales politician) (1918–1999), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
 * Jim Brown (Western Australian politician) (1927–2020), member of the WA Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly

Canada

 * James Brown (Canadian politician) (1828–1897), Ontario businessman and politician
 * James Brown (New Brunswick politician) (1790–1870), member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick between 1830 and 1861
 * James C. Brown (Ontario politician) (1868–1937), Ontario farmer and political figure
 * James Elisha Brown (1913–1974), member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1957 and 1962 to 1971
 * James Pollock Brown (1841–1913), Canadian politician
 * James Thomas Brown (1871–1957), lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan
 * Jim Brown (Ontario politician) (1943–2020), member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999

New Zealand

 * James Clark Brown (1830–1891), New Zealand MP in 1870 & 1871–1890

United Kingdom and Isle of Man

 * James Brown (MP for Malton) (1814–1877), British Liberal Party politician
 * James Brown (Northern Ireland politician) (1897–?), MP for South Down, Northern Ireland
 * James Brown (Scottish politician) (1862–1939), MP for Ayrshire, Scotland
 * James Clifton Brown (1841–1917), member of Parliament of the United Kingdom for Horsham, 1876–1880
 * James Gordon Brown (born 1951), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2007–2010
 * Tony Brown (Manx politician) (James Anthony Brown, born 1950), Chief Minister of the Isle of Man

United States

 * James Brown (Connecticut politician) (1682–1769), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
 * James Brown (Louisiana politician) (1766–1835), U.S. senator from Louisiana, 1813–1817 and 1819–1823
 * James Brown (South Dakota judge) (c. 1864–1936), Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Cour
 * James C. Brown (Pennsylvania politician), member of the Pennsylvania Senate, and of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
 * James Harvey Brown (1906–1995), city council member in Los Angeles, California
 * James M. Brown (attorney) (born 1941), attorney general of Oregon from 1980 to 1981
 * James S. Brown (1824–1878), mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1861 and member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1863–1865
 * James Stephens Brown (c. 1857–1947), mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
 * James W. Brown (1844–1909), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1903–1905
 * Jim Brown (interpreter) (born 1953), State Department language interpreter
 * Jim N. Brown (1926–1991), Michigan politician

American football players and coaches

 * James Brown (American football guard) (born 1988), American professional football player for the Chicago Bears
 * James Brown (offensive tackle) (born 1970), American professional football player from 1993 to 2000
 * James Brown (quarterback) (born 1975), American college football player for the University of Texas
 * James A. Brown (1900–1965), American football and basketball coach
 * James M. Brown (coach) (1892–1965), American college football, basketball, and baseball coach
 * Jim Brown (1936–2023), American former football player and actor

Association football

 * James Brown (1890s footballer), Scottish football defender
 * James Brown (Australian soccer) (born 1990)
 * James Brown (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1965), English football goalkeeper born in Barnard Castle, County Durham
 * James Brown (footballer, born 1907) (1907–?), Scottish footballer born in Leith, Edinburgh
 * James Brown (footballer, born 1919) (1919–2005), Scottish footballer born in Glasgow
 * James Brown (footballer, born 1987), English footballer born in Cramlington, Northumberland
 * James Brown (footballer, born January 1998), English-Maltese footballer
 * James Brown (footballer, born June 1998), Irish footballer
 * Jim Brown (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2015), Scottish footballer born in Stirling
 * Jim Brown (footballer, born 1950), Scottish footballer born in Edinburgh
 * Jim Brown (footballer, born 1952), Scottish goalkeeper born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
 * Jim Brown (soccer, born 1908) (1908–1994), Scottish-American soccer player born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
 * Jim Brown (Cowdenbeath footballer) (died 1955), Scottish footballer born in West Calder, West Lothian
 * Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1862) (1862–1922), English footballer born in Blackburn, Lancashire
 * Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1924), Scottish footballer born in Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire
 * Jimmy Brown (football manager), Scottish football manager
 * Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1924) (1924–2002), Scottish footballer born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire
 * Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1925) (1925–2008), Scottish goalkeeper born in Buckhaven, Fife
 * Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1953), Scottish footballer born in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire

Baseball players

 * Jim Brown (catcher) (1892–1943), American baseball catcher and first baseman
 * Jim Brown (outfielder) (1897–1944), baseball player
 * Jim Brown (pitcher) (1860–1908), baseball pitcher in 1884 and 1886
 * Jimmy Brown (baseball) (1910–1977), American baseball player
 * James Brown (baseball) (1919–?), American baseball player

Other sportspeople

 * James Brown (BMX rider) (born 1989), Canadian BMX rider
 * James Brown (bowls player), Scottish lawn bowls player
 * James Brown (cricketer) (1931–2014), Scottish cricketer
 * James Brown (cyclist), Northern Ireland cyclist
 * James Brown (rugby league) (born 1988), English rugby league player
 * James Brown (sportscaster) (born 1951), American sportscaster formerly for Fox and presently for CBS and Showtime
 * James Victor Brown (1935–2020), Australian rugby player
 * Jim Brown (basketball) (1912–1991), American professional basketball player
 * Jim Brown (darts player) (born 1971), Scottish darts player
 * Jim Brown (ice hockey) (born 1960), retired American professional ice hockey defenseman
 * Jim Brown (sprinter) (1909–2000), Canadian sprinter
 * Jim J. Brown (1925–1995), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
 * Jim W. Brown (1926–2014), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
 * Jimmy Brown (cricketer) (1864–1916), cricketer
 * Jimmy Brown (tennis) (born 1965), retired American professional tennis player
 * Jimmy White (aka Jimmy Brown, born 1962), snooker player

Other people

 * James Brown (artist) (1951–2020), American painter active in Paris
 * James Brown (Australian pastoralist) (1819–1890), South Australian philanthropist
 * James Brown (ecologist) (born 1942), American ecologist and academic
 * James Brown (engraver) (1819–1877), New Zealand engraver, caricaturist, and drawing tutor
 * James Brown (hair stylist) (born 1969), Irish hair stylist
 * James Brown (magician), British magic-performer
 * James A. C. Brown (1911–1964), Scottish psychiatrist
 * James Boyer Brown (1919–2009), Australian gynaecologist
 * James Duff Brown (1862–1914), British librarian
 * James Graham Brown (1881–1969), American businessman and real estate developer
 * James Howard Brown (1884–1956), American bacteriologist
 * James Joseph Brown (1854–1922), American mining businessman
 * James MacLellan Brown (c. 1886 – 1967), Scottish architect
 * James Robert Brown (born 1949), Canadian philosopher
 * James Smedley Brown, 19th-century American educator of the deaf
 * James William Brown (1897–1958), English physician
 * Jim Brown (computer scientist) (born 1943), American computer scientist with IBM
 * Jim Brown (multihull designer), multihull sailboat designer
 * Jimmy Brown (Irish republican) (1956–1992), activist and paramilitary leader
 * James Failla (1919–1999), also known as Jimmy Brown, member of the Gambino crime family
 * James Stephens Brown (Mormon) (1828–1902), American mormon, participant of the California Gold Rush
 * James Brown (internet personality), Nigerian internet personality
 * James Campbell Brown, chemist and professor
 * James H. Brown (judge) (1818–1900), West Virginia judge
 * James Johnston Mason Brown, Scottish paediatric surgeon

Other

 * "James Brown", a song by Cage the Elephant from the 2008 album Cage the Elephant
 * "James Brown" (song), a 1989 song by Big Audio Dynamite
 * "James Brown Is Dead", a 1991 song by L.A. Style
 * Jimmy Brown, a character from the animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall
 * "The Three Bells", a 1959 song also known as "The Jimmy Brown Song", "Little Jimmy Brown", or "Jimmy Brown"