# 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

## 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
* Michael Brown, 18-year-old shot and killed by a Missouri police officer in 2014, see Killing of Michael Brown

### 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
* Mike Brown (pole vaulter) (born 1977), American pole vaulter, 1999 All-American for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish track and field team

## Other

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