David Brown
David or Dave Brown may refer to:
People
Arts and entertainment
- Dave Brown (theatre director), Australian theatre maker of children's theatre, artistic director of Patch Theatre Company for 20 years
- David Brown (British artist), British painter
- David Robertson Brown, Canadian architect
- David Brown (American artist), American visual artist based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, active since 2004
- Dave Brown (cartoonist), British cartoonist for The Independent in the UK
- David Brown (producer), American movie producer
- Dave Brown (comedian), British actor and comedian
- David Brown (radio host), American lawyer, radio personality and journalist
- David Jay Brown, American writer, interviewer, and consciousness researcher
- David W. Brown, American author
- David Brown, animator who serves as a main artist for the rhythm game Friday Night Funkin'
- David Brown, American actor and producer, played in ''Inside Man''
Business
- David Brown (1734–1804), Scottish-Danish merchant and shipowner
- David Brown (entrepreneur), British entrepreneur
Music
- David Arthur Brown, American vocalist and songwriter
- David Brown (American musician), American musician, bass player with Santana, 1966–1976
- David Brown (Australian musician), Australian musician, active since 1978
- David Brown (British musician), 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, birth name of Young Buck, American Southern rapper
- David Debrandon Brown, singer/songwriter & American Idol season 4] semifinalist, pseudonym Lucky Daye
Politics and law
- David Brown (Canadian politician), Ottawa city councillor
- Dave Brown (Montana politician), member of the Montana House of Representatives
- Dave Brown (Minnesota politician), member of the Minnesota Senate
- David Brown, mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia in 2004–2008
- David Brown (Massachusetts protester), convicted of sedition because of his criticism of the United States federal government
- David Brown (police officer), 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
Religion
- David Brown (East India Company chaplain), English chaplain in Bengal
- David Brown (Free Church of Scotland), Scottish professor of theology at the University of Aberdeen
- David Brown (bishop), Bishop of Guildford 1973–1982
- David Brown (theologian), Scottish professor of theology, aesthetics, and culture, University of St. Andrews
Science
- David Alexander Brown, Australian geologist
- Dave Brown (meteorologist), American meteorologist at WMC-TV and former professional wrestling commentator
- David Brown (meteorologist), Australian meteorologist
- David R. Brown (neuroscientist), Australian-born research scientist
- David Brown (geneticist), American geneticist
- David J. Brown (computer scientist), American computer scientist
- David R. Brown (engineer), American computer scientist
- David Brown (pharmacology professor), English professor of pharmacology
- David F. M. Brown, American physician
Sports
American football
- Dave Brown (cornerback), NFL cornerback
- Dave Brown (quarterback), NFL quarterback for New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, 1992–2001
Association football
- Davey Brown, American soccer player
- David Brown (footballer, born 1887), Scottish striker for numerous clubs
- David Brown (footballer, born 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), Scottish cricketer
- David Brown (Scottish cricketer), Scottish cricketer
- David J. Brown (cricketer), English Test cricketer
- David W. J. Brown, English cricketer
- David Owen Brown, English cricketer
Ice hockey
- Dave Brown (ice hockey), NHL ice hockey right winger
- David Brown (ice hockey), 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), 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), Negro league baseball player
- Dave Brown (basketball), former basketball coach
- David Brown (Canadian football), Canadian football offensive lineman
- David Brown (golfer), Scottish golfer
- David Brown (rower, born 1928), American rower and Olympic gold medalist
- David Brown (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player
- David Brown (ski jumper), Canadian ski jumper
- David Edward Brown, British rower
- David Brown (parathlete), American Paralympic champion
- Dave Brown (bowls), Canadian lawn bowler
Other people
- David Brown (musicologist), English musicologist, Tchaikovsky specialist
- David R. Brown (graphic designer), American graphic designer and academic administrator
- David S. Brown, American historian
- David K. Brown, British naval architect, author, and historian
- David Tilden Brown, American psychiatrist
- David Brown (Royal Navy officer), British admiral
- David M. Brown, American astronaut
- David Brown (Scottish Jew), the first Jew known to have lived in Edinburgh in 1691
- David Brown (translator), Cherokee translator and clergyman
- David Brown, who was convicted of the murder of David Knapps
Fictional characters
- David Brown (Emmerdale), a fictional character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''
Businesses
- David Brown Automotive, a British manufacturer of limited edition automobiles
- * David Brown Mini Remastered, a city car produced by the British car manufacturer
- * David Brown Speedback, a grand tourer produced by the British car manufacturer
- David Brown Ltd., an English engineering company