James Brown (disambiguation)
James Brown was an American recording artist and musician.
James, Jim, or Jimmy Brown may also refer to:
Authors, editors, and publishers
- J. B. Selkirk, Scottish poet and essayist, born James Brown
- James Brown , American novelist and memoirist
- James Brown , English editor and media entrepreneur
- James Brown , American publisher and co-founder of Little, Brown and Company
- James Cooke Brown, American sociologist and science fiction author
- James Brown , British publisher of ''The Isle of Man Times''
Clergymen
- James Brown , moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1777
- James Brown , English clergyman and academic
- James Brown , Canadian Anglican priest
- James Brown , American Episcopal bishop
- James Brown , English Roman Catholic bishop
- James Brown , Canadian Anglican priest
- James Brown , clergyman in the Scottish Episcopal Church
- James Baldwin Brown, 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 , American actor
- James Harmon Brown, American television writer with Barbara Esensten
- Jim Brown, American former football player and actor
- Jim Brown , American film director
- Jim Brown, host of the Calgary Eyeopener
- James Hall , American actor
- James S. Brown Jr., American cinematographer
- James Brown
Military personnel
- James Brown , American sailor who fought in the American Civil War
- James E. Brown III, United States Air Force officer and test pilot
- James R. Brown, general in the United States Air Force
- James Sutherland Brown, Canadian general and war planner
- James Brown , United States Army sergeant
Musicians
- James Brown , Belfast-born Elvis impersonator
- James Adrian Brown, English musician/composer
- James Clifford Brown, English composer
- James Conway Brown, Welsh musician
- James Francis Brown, British composer
- Jim Ed Brown, American country music singer
- Jimmy Brown , American trumpeter, saxophonist, and singer
Politicians
Australia
- James Drysdale Brown, member of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Jim Brown , member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Jim Brown , member of the WA Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly
Canada
- James Brown , Ontario businessman and politician
- James Brown , member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick between 1830 and 1861
- James C. Brown , Ontario farmer and political figure
- James Elisha Brown, member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1957 and 1962 to 1971
- James Pollock Brown, Canadian politician
- James Thomas Brown, lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan
- Jim Brown , member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999
New Zealand
- James Clark Brown, New Zealand MP in 1870 & 1871–1890
United Kingdom and Isle of Man
- James Brown , British Liberal Party politician
- James Brown , MP for South Down, Northern Ireland
- James Brown , MP for Ayrshire, Scotland
- James Clifton Brown, member of Parliament of the United Kingdom for Horsham, 1876–1880
- James Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2007–2010
- Tony Brown , Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
United States
- James Brown , member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
- James Brown , U.S. senator from Louisiana, 1813–1817 and 1819–1823
- James Brown , elected as Montana State Auditor in 2024
- James Brown , Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Cour
- James C. Brown , member of the Pennsylvania Senate, and of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- James Harvey Brown, city council member in Los Angeles, California
- James M. Brown , attorney general of Oregon from 1980 to 1981
- James S. Brown, mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1861 and member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1863–1865
- James Stephens Brown, mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
- James W. Brown, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1903–1905
- Jim Brown , State Department language interpreter
- Jim N. Brown, Michigan politician
Sportspeople
American football players and coaches
- James Brown , American professional football player for the Chicago Bears
- James Brown , American professional football player from 1993 to 2000
- James Brown , American college football player for the University of Texas
- James A. Brown, American football and basketball coach
- James M. Brown , American college football, basketball, and baseball coach
- Jim Brown, American former football player and actor
Association football
- Jimmy Brown , English footballer born in Blackburn, Lancashire
- Jimmy Brown , Scottish footballer born in Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire
- James Brown, Scottish football defender
- Jim Brown , Scottish footballer born in West Calder, West Lothian
- James Brown , English football goalkeeper born in Barnard Castle, County Durham
- James Brown , Scottish footballer born in Leith, Edinburgh
- Jim Brown , Scottish-American soccer player born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
- James Brown , Scottish footballer born in Glasgow
- Jimmy Brown , Scottish footballer born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire
- Jimmy Brown , Scottish goalkeeper born in Buckhaven, Fife
- Jim Brown , English footballer, see List of Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Jim Brown , Scottish footballer born in Stirling
- Jim Brown, Scottish footballer born in Edinburgh
- Jim Brown, Scottish goalkeeper born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
- Jimmy Brown, Scottish footballer born in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire
- James Brown, English footballer born in Cramlington, Northumberland
- James Brown , Australian soccer player
- James Brown, English-Maltese footballer
- James Brown, Irish footballer
- Jimmy Brown, Scottish football manager
Baseball players
- Jim Brown , American baseball catcher and first baseman
- Jim Brown , baseball player
- Jim Brown , baseball pitcher in 1884 and 1886
- Jimmy Brown , American baseball player
- James Brown , American baseball player
Other sportspeople
- James Brown , Canadian BMX rider
- James Brown, Scottish lawn bowls player
- James Brown , Scottish cricketer
- James Brown , Northern Ireland cyclist
- James Brown , English rugby league player
- James Brown , American sportscaster formerly for Fox and presently for CBS and Showtime
- James Victor Brown, Australian rugby player
- Jim Brown , American professional basketball player
- Jim Brown , Scottish darts player
- Jim Brown , retired American professional ice hockey defenseman
- Jim Brown , Canadian sprinter
- Jim J. Brown, Australian rules footballer for Geelong
- Jim W. Brown, Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
- Jimmy Brown , cricketer
- Jimmy Brown , retired American professional tennis player
- Jimmy White, snooker player
Other people
- James Brown , American painter active in Paris
- James Brown , South Australian philanthropist
- James Brown , American soldier
- James Brown , American ecologist and academic
- James Brown , New Zealand engraver, caricaturist, and drawing tutor
- James Brown , Irish hair stylist
- James Brown, British magic-performer
- James A. C. Brown, Scottish psychiatrist
- James Boyer Brown, Australian gynaecologist
- James Duff Brown, British librarian
- James Graham Brown, American businessman and real estate developer
- James Howard Brown, American bacteriologist
- James Joseph Brown, American mining businessman
- James MacLellan Brown, Scottish architect
- James Robert Brown, Canadian philosopher
- James Smedley Brown, American educator of the deaf
- James William Brown, English physician
- Jim Brown , American computer scientist with IBM
- Jimmy Brown , activist and paramilitary leader
- James Failla, also known as Jimmy Brown, member of the Gambino crime family
- James Stephens Brown , American mormon, participant of the California Gold Rush
- James Brown , Nigerian internet personality
- James Campbell Brown, chemist and professor
- James H. Brown , West Virginia judge
- James Johnston Mason Brown, Scottish paediatric surgeon
Other
- "James Brown", a 1989 song by Big Audio Dynamite
- "James Brown Is Dead", a 1991 song by L.A. Style
- "The Three Bells", a 1959 song also known as "The Jimmy Brown Song", "Little Jimmy Brown", or "Jimmy Brown"