John Brown 16374 219596925 2008-06-16T00:38:13Z Mwanner 93358 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 219596449 by [[Special:Contributions/71.188.126.5|71.188.126.5]] ([[User talk:71.188.126.5|talk]]) '''John Brown''' may refer to several people, most famously the [[Abolitionism|abolitionist]] [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], or the related song ''[[John Brown's Body]]'' (which originally referred to someone else). Others include the following: ==Australians== *[[John Brown (Australian magnate)]] (1850–1930), a mining magnate in New South Wales, Australia; known as the “Coal Baron” *[[John Brown (Australian politician)]], elected to the Australian House of Representatives from 1977 to 1990 *[[John Brown (tennis)]], very experienced professional tennis player in the late 1960s ==Scotsmen== * [[John Brown (of Wamphray)]] (1610–1679) * [[John Brown (theologian)]] (1722–1787), a Scottish clergyman and Biblical commentator * [[John Brown (doctor)]] (1735–1788), a Scottish physician who developed his own medical “system” * [[John Brown (clergyman)]] (1784–1859), a Scottish clergyman and writer *[[Orthodontic Technicians Association Council#John Brown|John Brown (orthodontic technician)]], a Scottish lecturer in Orthodontics and long standing Orthodontic Technicians Association councillor * [[John Brown (physician)]] (1810–1882), a Scottish physician and essayist * [[John Brown (servant)]] (1826–1883), the Scottish servant of Queen Victoria * [[John Brown (professor)]] (b. 1947), teacher of astronomy in Scotland. * [[John Brown (footballer)]] (b. 1962), former football (soccer) player for Rangers Football Club ==Other Britons== * [[John Brown (Concertina player)]], a concertina player. (1968- ) * [[John Brown (essayist)]] (1715–1766), an English clergyman. * [[John Brown (architect)]], a British architect in the 19th century. * [[John Brown (bridge player)]], a contract-bridge player. * Sir [[John Brown (industrialist)]] (1816–1896), the inventor of a process for rolling armour-plate and founder of the Atlas steelworks, Sheffield * [[John Brown (spy)]], spy and POW during the Second World War * [[John Brown (vicar)]] (died 1845), an eloquent British evangelical preacher and Vicar of St. Mary's Leicester * [[John Brown of Bedford]] (1830-1922), [[Doctor of Divinity]], pastor of [[John Bunyan's Chapel|Bunyan's Chapel]], and author of many works of theology and church history * [[Jack Brown|John Thomas Brown]] (1869–1904), Yorkshire and England cricketer. * [[John Brown (curler)]], an English curling player * [[John Brown (soldier)]] English Civil War Parliamentarian Colonel, lost the [[Battle of Powick Bridge]] * Prof. [[John M. Brown (physical chemist)]], Fellow of the Royal Society and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oxford, investigating the spectroscopic theory of free radicals * Dr [[John Brown (organic chemist)]], Fellow of the Royal Society and tutor in organic chemistry at [[Wadham College]], Oxford. *[[John Brown (actor)]] (4 April 1904 in Hull, England-16 May 1957 Hollywood, California, USA). He was the much loved voice of Digby "Digger" O'Dell in [[The Life of Riley]] radio series as well as neighbour, Gillis. He was also boyfriend, "Al" in the [[My Friend Irma]] radio series. From radio, he graduated into TV and film work (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113876/) ==United States politicians== (Listed in alphabetical order by state, office) *Kentucky: [[John Y. Brown, Jr.]], Governor, 1970s (born 1933) *Kentucky: [[John Y. Brown, III]], Secretary of the State, 1990s *Kentucky: [[John Y. Brown, Sr.]], U.S. Representative (1900–1985) *Kentucky: [[John Y. Brown (1835–1904)]], U.S. Representative *Kentucky and Virginia: [[John Brown (Kentucky)]], U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky; member of Continental Congress from Virginia (1757–1837) *Maryland: [[John Brewer Brown]], U.S. Representative (1836–1898) *Maryland: [[John Brown (Maryland)]], U.S. Representative (died 1815) *New York: [[John W. Brown (New York politician)]], U.S. Representative (1796–1875) *North Carolina: [[John Brown (North Carolina)]], pioneer and statesman (1737–1812) *Ohio: [[John William Brown]], Governor for eleven days in 1957 (1913–1993) *Pennsylvania: [[John Brown (Pennsylvania)]], U.S. Representative (1772–1845) *Rhode Island: [[John Brown (Rhode Island)]], U.S. Representative, co-founder of [[Brown University]] (1736–1803) *Tennessee: [[John C. Brown]], Governor (1827–1889) *Texas: [[John Brown (Texas politician)]], Speaker of the state House of Representatives, 1846 (c. 1786–1852) *Virginia and Kentucky: [[John Brown (Kentucky)]], member of Continental Congress from Virginia; United States representative and senator from Kentucky (1757–1837) *Virginia: [[John Robert Brown (Virginia politician)]], U.S. Representative (1842–1927) ==Other Americans and Canadians== *[[John Brown (abolitionist)]] (1800–1859), abolitionist *[[John Brown (baseball)]] (1876–1908), player for 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms, which later became Los Angeles Dodgers *[[John Brown (basketball)]] (b. 1951), NBA player *[[John Brown (boxer)]], American boxer *[[John Brown (builder)]] (1809–1876), Canadian builder of Ontario's Imperial Towers *[[John Brown (educator)]] (1763–1842), third president of the University of Georgia *[[John Brown (executive)]], who ran [[Stryker Corp.]] and became a billionaire *[[John Brown (football player)]] (b. 1939), NFL player *[[John Brown (fugitive slave)]] (c. 1810–1876), Writer of ''Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings and Escape of John Brown'' published in London, 1855 *[[John Brown (Medal of Honor)]] (b. 1838), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *[[John Brown (news anchor)]], [[KTVI]] news anchor *[[John Brown (Ontario)]] (b. 1841), Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons *[[John Brown of Pittsfield]] (1744–1780), American Revolutionary War officer *[[John Brown (entity)]], entity in season one of ego trip's "The (White) Rapper Show." *[[John Brown (sailor)]] (b. 1826), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *[[John A. Brown, Jr.]] (d. 1997), American murderer executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin [[Image:JABrownPastoralLandscape1890.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Pastoral Landscape'' (1890) by John Appleton Brown]] *[[John Appleton Brown]] (d. 1902), American painter *[[John Elward Brown, Sr.]] (1879-1957), influential American evangelist at the turn of the century; founded John Brown University in Arkansas *[[John George Brown]] (1831–1913), American painter born Durham, England *[[John H. Brown]], American scholar of public diplomacy *[[John H. Brown (soldier)]], American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *[[John Henry Hobart Brown]] (1831–1888), Episcopal bishop *[[John M. Brown III]], Lieutenant General in the United States Army *[[John Mason Brown]] (1900–1969), United States literary critic *[[John Robert Brown (British Columbia politician)]] *[[John Robert Brown (judge)]] (1909–1993), member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, noted for his key decisions in favor of civil rights *[[John Ronald Brown]] (b. 1922), unlicensed United States sex-change operation surgeon *[[John W. Brown]] (1867–1941), Canadian-born labor leader in the United States *[[John W. Brown (New York politician)]] (1796–1875), U.S. Representative from New York. *[[John W. Brown (surgeon)]], cardiothoracic surgeon ==Fictional characters== * Inspector John "Gadget" Brown, the protagonist of the 1999 film ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]'' * The name of the sheriff in the song ''[[I Shot the Sheriff]]'' by [[Bob Marley]] * The father in the [[Just William]] series. * The name of the sheriff in the song ''[[Bad Boys]]'' by [[Inner Circle]] * The millionaire in the musical comedy ''[[The Shop Girl]]'' * The judge who puts Johnny away for ninety-nine years in [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s "Johnny 99." * The name of a physician who becomes the protagonist's fiancée in Laura Esquivel's ''[[Like Water for Chocolate]]'' == Things == '''John Brown''' may also be: * [[John Brown & Company]], a shipbuilding company based in Clydebank, Scotland that was part-owner of Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval * [[John Brown Publishing]], British magazine publisher with a stable including ''Viz'' and ''Fortean Times'' * [[John Brown (Trial)]] * “[[John Brown's Body]]”, Union marching song of the American Civil War * “[[John Brown (song)]]”, a [[Bob Dylan]] song * [[John Brown's Body (band)]], an American Reggae band * [[John Brown University]], a [[private college|private Christian college]] located in [[Siloam Springs, Arkansas]] == See also == * [[John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley]], former Chief Executive of BP {{hndis|name=Brown, John}} [[de:John Brown]] [[es:John Brown]] [[fr:John Brown (homonymie)]] [[ja:ジョン・ブラウン]] [[ru:Браун, Джон]] [[sv:John Brown]] [[tr:John Brown]]