Michael Brown facts for kids

Michael or Mike Brown is a common name, and many people around the world share it! This page helps you find out about some of the famous people named Michael or Mike Brown. They have done many different things, from playing sports to discovering planets.

People in Music

• Michael Brown (rock musician) (1949–2015) was an American keyboard player and songwriter.
• Mike Brown (producer) (born 1980) is an American music producer, engineer, and songwriter. He also plays many instruments and started Temperamental Recordings.
• Mike Brown is a saxophonist who plays with the band Streetlight Manifesto.
• Michael Brown (writer) (1920–2014) was an American composer, lyricist, writer, director, producer, and performer.

People in Politics

• Michael Brown (Australian politician) was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly.
• Michael Brown (British politician) (born 1951) was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and is now a political journalist.
• Michael Brown (mayor) is the current mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the United States.
• Michael Brown (Michigan politician) worked as the city administrator and temporary mayor for Flint, Michigan.
• Michael A. Brown (Washington, D.C. politician) (born 1965) was a member of the Council of the District of Columbia.
• Michael A. Brown (born 1950) is a Canadian politician who was once the Speaker of the Ontario legislature.
• Michael D. Brown (born 1954) was the head of FEMA, a government agency that helps with disasters, from 2003 to 2005.
• Michael Donald Brown (born 1953) is a shadow senator for the District of Columbia.
• Michael J. Brown (born 1941) is an Illinois state representative and a businessman.

People in Science

• Michael E. Brown (born 1965) is a professor of astronomy at Caltech. He is famous for discovering several dwarf planets, including Eris, Haumea, and Makemake.
• Michael Brown (physician) (1931–1993) was a British doctor who was also the Director of Army Medicine and a physician to the Queen.
• Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941) is a biologist who won a Nobel Prize for his work.
• Michael F. Brown is a professor of chemistry.

People in Sports

American Football Players

• Mike Brown (American football executive) (born 1935) is the owner of the Cincinnati Bengals American football team.
• Mike Brown (safety) (born 1978) is an American football safety.
• Mike Brown (wide receiver) (born 1989) is an American football wide receiver.

Association Football (Soccer) Players

• Michael Brown (footballer, born 1951) is a Welsh football player who played as a centre back.
• Mickey Brown (born 1968) is an English football player who played for Shrewsbury Town.
• Michael Brown (footballer, born 1977) is an English football player who played for Port Vale F.C.
• Michael Brown (footballer, born 1985) is an English football player who used to play for Chester City.

Australian Rules Football Players

• Michael Brown (Australian rules footballer) (born 1976) is an Australian rules football player.

Baseball Players

• Mike Brown (Negro leagues) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues from 1905 to 1914.
• Mike Brown (outfielder) (born 1959) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels.
• Mike Brown (pitcher) (born 1959) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners.

Basketball Players

• Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player and assistant coach.
• Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970) is an American basketball associate head coach.

Ice Hockey Players

• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1957) is an American defenseman who was drafted by the New York Rangers.
• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1979) is a Canadian forward who played for teams like the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks.
• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1981) is a Canadian goaltender who was an All-American in college hockey.
• Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1985) is an American forward who played with the Montreal Canadiens.

Other Sports

• Michael Brown (canoeist) (born 1937) is a Canadian sprint canoer.
• Michael Brown (cricketer) (born 1980) is an English cricketer.
• Michael Brown (tennis) (born 1971) is an Australian tennis player.
• Mike Brown (fighter) (born 1975) is an American mixed martial arts fighter.
• Mike Brown (motorcyclist) (born 1972) is an American national champion motocross racer.
• Mike Brown (rugby union) (born 1985) is an English rugby union player.
• Mike Brown (swimmer) (born 1984) is a Canadian Olympic swimmer.

Other Fields

• Michael Brown (historian) (born 1965) is a Scottish historian.
• Michael Brown (physicist) (born 1946) was the Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.
• Michael Brown (priest) (1915–2004) was an Archdeacon of Nottingham.
• Mike Brown (transport executive) (born 1964) is the Commissioner of Transport for London.
• Michael Brown (New Zealand priest) (born 1936) is a New Zealand Anglican priest.
• Michael Brown (writer) (1920–2014) was an American author who wrote children's books.
• G. Michael Brown is an American lawyer.
• Michael Christopher Brown (born 1978) is an American photographer.
• Michael E. Brown (academic) (born 1954) is a professor who studies international affairs.
• Michael L. Brown (born 1955) is an American radio host, author, and Old Testament scholar.
• Michael Napier Brown (1937–2016) was a British actor, theatre director, and playwright.
• Michael Ealy (born 1973), whose birth name is Michael Brown, is an American actor.
• Michael Barratt Brown (1918–2015) was a British economist, political activist, and educator.
• Michael Lawrence Brown (born 1968) is an American federal judge in Georgia.
• Michael Brown (film director) (born 1978) is an American documentary filmmaker.
• Michael Brown (pianist) (born 1987) is an American classical pianist and composer.

See also

In Spanish: Michael Brown para niños

• Mick Brown (disambiguation)
• Michael Browne (disambiguation)