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 (1869–1946), Canadian architect •
David Brown (American artist), American visual artist based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, active since 2004 •
Dave Brown (cartoonist) (born 1957), British cartoonist for
The Independent in the UK •
David Brown (producer) (1916–2010), American movie producer •
Dave Brown (comedian) (born 1973), British actor and comedian •
David Brown (radio host), American lawyer, radio personality and journalist •
David Jay Brown (born 1961), American writer, interviewer, and consciousness researcher •
David W. Brown (born 1979), 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) (1904–1993), British entrepreneur (David Brown & Sons, Aston Martin, Vosper Thorneycroft)
Music •
David Arthur Brown (born 1967), American vocalist and songwriter •
David Brown (American musician) (1947–2000), American musician, bass player with Santana, 1966–1976 •
David Brown (Australian musician) (born 1956), Australian musician, active since 1978 •
David Brown (British musician) (born 1987), 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 (born 1981), birth name of
Young Buck, American Southern rapper • David Debrandon Brown (born 1985), singer/songwriter &
American Idol season 4] semifinalist, pseudonym
Lucky Daye Politics and law •
David Brown (Canadian politician) (born 1990), Ottawa city councillor •
Dave Brown (Montana politician) (1948–1998), member of the Montana House of Representatives •
Dave Brown (Minnesota politician) (born 1961), member of the Minnesota Senate • David Brown,
mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia in 2004–2008 •
David Brown (Massachusetts protester) (1740–1812), convicted of sedition because of his criticism of the United States federal government •
David Brown (police officer) (born 1960), 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 (1957–2008)
Religion •
David Brown (East India Company chaplain) (1762–1812), English chaplain in Bengal •
David Brown (Free Church of Scotland) (1803–1897), Scottish professor of theology at the University of Aberdeen •
David Brown (bishop) (David Allan Brown, 1922–1982), Bishop of Guildford 1973–1982 •
David Brown (theologian) (David William Brown, born 1948), Scottish professor of theology, aesthetics, and culture, University of St. Andrews
Science •
David Alexander Brown (1916–2009), Australian geologist •
Dave Brown (meteorologist) (born 1946), American meteorologist at WMC-TV and former professional wrestling commentator •
David Brown (meteorologist) (born 1959), Australian meteorologist •
David R. Brown (neuroscientist) (born 1964), Australian-born research scientist •
David Brown (geneticist) (born 1968), American geneticist •
David J. Brown (computer scientist) (born 1957), American computer scientist •
David R. Brown (engineer) (1923–2016), American computer scientist •
David Brown (pharmacology professor) (1936–2023), English professor of pharmacology •
David F. M. Brown, American physician
Sports American football •
Dave Brown (cornerback) (1953–2006), NFL cornerback •
Dave Brown (quarterback) (born 1970), NFL quarterback for New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, 1992–2001
Association football •
Davey Brown (1898–1970), American soccer player •
David Brown (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1970), Scottish striker for numerous clubs •
David Brown (footballer, born 1889) (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) (1900–1951), Scottish cricketer •
David Brown (Scottish cricketer) (1941–2011), Scottish cricketer •
David J. Brown (cricketer) (born 1942), English Test cricketer •
David W. J. Brown (1942–2021), English cricketer •
David Owen Brown (born 1982), English cricketer
Ice hockey •
Dave Brown (ice hockey) (born 1962), NHL ice hockey right winger •
David Brown (ice hockey) (born 1985), 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) (1913–1974), 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) (1895–1985), Negro league baseball player •
Dave Brown (basketball) (1933–2009), former basketball coach •
David Brown (Canadian football) (born 1994), Canadian football offensive lineman •
David Brown (golfer) (1861–1936), Scottish golfer •
David Brown (rower, born 1928) (1928–2004), American rower and Olympic gold medalist •
David Brown (rugby union) (1908–1983), Scottish rugby union player •
David Brown (ski jumper) (born 1965), Canadian ski jumper •
David Edward Brown (1858–?), British rower •
David Brown (parathlete) (born 1992), American Paralympic champion •
Dave Brown (bowls) (1939–2007), Canadian lawn bowler
Other people •
David Brown (musicologist) (1929–2014), English musicologist, Tchaikovsky specialist •
David R. Brown (graphic designer), American graphic designer and academic administrator •
David S. Brown (born 1966), American historian •
David K. Brown (1928–2008), British naval architect, author, and historian •
David Tilden Brown (1823–1889), American psychiatrist •
David Brown (Royal Navy officer) (1927–2005), British admiral •
David M. Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut •
David Brown (Scottish Jew), the first Jew known to have lived in Edinburgh in 1691 •
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah (1957–2008), born David Paul Brown, convicted kidnapper, child molester and cannibalistic serial killer •
David Brown (translator) (c. 1790–1829), Cherokee translator and clergyman • David Brown, who was convicted of the
murder of David Knapps ==Fictional characters==