Michael Brown

Michael or Mike Brown may refer to:

Academics

• Michael Barratt Brown (1918–2015), British economist, political activist and educator
• Michael Brown (physicist) (born 1946), Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University
• Michael E. Brown (political scientist) (born 1959), American international affairs professor
• Michael Brown (historian) (born 1965), Scottish historian

Arts and entertainment

• Michael Brown (writer), (1920–2014), American composer, lyricist, writer, director, producer, and performer
• Michael Napier Brown (1937–2016), British actor, theatre director and playwright
• Mike Brown (artist) (1938–1997), Australian artist who worked with Vivienne Binns in the 1990s
• Michael Brown (rock musician) (1949–2015), American keyboardist and songwriter
• Michael Ealy (Michael Brown, born 1973), American actor
• Michael Brown (film director) (born 1978), American documentary filmmaker
• Michael Christopher Brown (born 1978), American photographer
• Mike Brown (producer) (born 1980), American music producer, engineer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
• Michael Stephen Brown (born 1987), American classical pianist and composer
• Mike Brown (saxophonist), saxophonist of Streetlight Manifesto

Crime

• Michael Brown (fraudster) (born 1966), Scottish businessman, large-scale donator to the British Liberal Democrat party and fugitive convicted in absentia
• Michael Brown, American Marine convicted of assault, see Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident
• Michael Brown, 18-year-old shot and killed by a Missouri police officer in 2014, see Killing of Michael Brown

Politics and law

United States

• Michael J. Brown (born 1941), Illinois state representative and businessman
• Michael Donald Brown (born 1953), shadow senator for the District of Columbia
• Michael D. Brown (born 1954), head of FEMA; resigned after Hurricane Katrina
• Michael A. Brown (Washington, D.C., politician) (born 1965), at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia
• Michael Lawrence Brown (born 1968), federal judge in Georgia
• G. Michael Brown (fl. 1990s), lawyer and former New Jersey gaming regulator
• Michael Brown (Michigan politician) (fl. 2009), Flint City, Michigan administrator and temporary mayor
• Michael Brown (mayor) (fl. 2000–2020), mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Mike Brown (Kansas politician) (born 1967/68), chair of the Kansas Republican Party
• Mike Brown (Oklahoma politician) (fl. 2004–2016), Oklahoma state representative

Other countries

• Michael A. Brown (Canadian politician) (1950–2024), Canadian Liberal politician, speaker of the Ontario legislature
• Michael Brown (British politician) (born 1951), British Conservative MP and political journalist
• Michael Brown (Australian politician), member of the South Australian House of Assembly
• Mick Brown (judge) (1937–2015), New Zealand judge

Religion

• Michael Brown (English priest) (1915–2004), Archdeacon of Nottingham
• Michael Brown (New Zealand priest) (1936–2024), New Zealand Anglican priest
• Michael L. Brown (born 1955), conservative American Messianic Jewish radio host and scholar

Science and medicine

• Michael Brown (physician) (1931–1993), British physician, Director of Army Medicine and Physician to the Queen
• Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941), American Nobel Prize-winning biologist
• Michael F. Brown (born 1948), American professor of chemistry
• Michael Glyn Brown (1957–2013), American hand surgeon
• Michael E. Brown (born 1965), American astronomer and discoverer of dwarf planets Eris, Haumea, and Makemake

Sports

American football

• Mike Brown (American football executive) (born 1935), owner of the Cincinnati Bengals
• Mike Brown (safety) (born 1978), American football player
• Mike Brown (wide receiver) (born 1989), American football player and coach
• Mike Brown (defensive back, born 1999), American football player

Association football

• Michael Brown (footballer, born 1951), Welsh footballer
• Mickey Brown (born 1968), English footballer for Shrewsbury Town
• Michael Brown (footballer, born 1977), English footballer for Port Vale F.C.
• Michael Brown (footballer, born 1985), English footballer for Chester City

Baseball

• Mike Brown (Negro leagues outfielder) (fl. 1905–1914), American Negro league baseball player
• Mike Brown (1980s outfielder) (born 1959), American MLB outfielder for Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels
• Mike Brown (pitcher) (born 1959), American MLB pitcher for Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners

Basketball

• Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963), American former professional basketball player and coach
• Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970), American basketball coach

Ice hockey

• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1957), American ice hockey player
• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1979), Canadian NHL forward
• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1981), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1985), American NHL forward

Other sports

• Mike Brown (badminton) (born 1957), English badminton player
• Michael Brown (canoeist) (1937–2024), Canadian sprint canoer
• Michael Brown (chess player) (born 1997), American chess player
• Michael Brown (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer
• Mike Brown (fighter) (born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Mike Brown (motorcyclist) (born 1972), American national champion motocross racer
• Michael Brown (Australian rules footballer) (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
• Michael Brown (rugby league) (born 1970), Australian rugby league player
• Mike Brown (rugby union) (born 1985), English rugby union player
• Mike Brown (swimmer) (born 1984), Canadian Olympic swimmer
• Michael Brown (tennis) (born 1971), Australian tennis player
• Mike Brown (tennis) (born 1968), American tennis player
• Michael Brown (sprinter), winner of the 2002 distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

Other

• Mike Brown (transport executive) (born 1964), Commissioner of Transport for London
• Michael Brown (corporate executive) (born 1950s), American corporate executive

See also

• Mick Brown (disambiguation)
• Michael Browne (disambiguation)