James Brown (1933–2006) was an American recording artist and musician.

James, Jim, or Jimmy Brown may also refer to:

• J. B. Selkirk (1832–1904), Scottish poet and essayist, born James Brown
• James Brown (author) (born 1957), American novelist and memoirist
• James Brown (editor) (born 1965), English editor and media entrepreneur
• James Brown (publisher) (1800–1855), American publisher and co-founder of Little, Brown and Company
• James Cooke Brown (1921–2000), American sociologist and science fiction author
• James Brown (Isle of Man) (1815–1881), British publisher of The Isle of Man Times

• James Brown (moderator) (1724–1786), moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1777
• James Brown (academic) (1709–1784), English clergyman and academic
• James Brown (archdeacon of Perth) (1820–1895), Canadian Anglican priest
• James Brown (bishop of Louisiana) (born 1932), American Episcopal bishop
• James Brown (bishop of Shrewsbury) (1812–1881), English Roman Catholic bishop
• James Brown (dean of Edmonton) (fl. 1959–1981), Canadian Anglican priest
• James Brown (Scottish clergyman) (1734–1791), clergyman in the Scottish Episcopal Church
• James Baldwin Brown (1820–1884), British Congregational minister
• James Mellor Brown (1796–1867), British cleric and scriptural geologist

• J. Anthony Brown (born 1945), American comedian and actor
• James Brown (actor) (1920–1992), American actor
• James Harmon Brown, American television writer with Barbara Esensten
• Jim Brown (1936–2023), American former football player and actor
• Jim Brown (director) (born 1950), American film director
• Jim Brown (radio host), host of the Calgary Eyeopener
• James Hall (actor) (James E. Brown, 1900–1940), American actor
• James S. Brown Jr. (1892–1949), American cinematographer

• James Brown (sailor) (1826–1905), American sailor who fought in the American Civil War
• James E. Brown III (born 1954), United States Air Force officer and test pilot
• James R. Brown (1930–2015), general in the United States Air Force
• James Sutherland Brown (1881–1951), Canadian general and war planner
• James Brown (Medal of Honor) (1847–?), United States Army sergeant

• James Brown (Elvis impersonator) (born 1968), Belfast-born Elvis impersonator
• James Brown (guitarist) (born 1984), English guitarist in Pulled Apart by Horses
• James Clifford Brown (1923–2004), English composer
• James Conway Brown (1838–1908), Welsh musician
• James Francis Brown (born 1969), British composer
• Jim Ed Brown (1934–2015), American country music singer
• Jimmy Brown, bassist for the psychobilly band Bodeco
• Jimmy Brown (musician) (1926–2006), American trumpeter, saxophonist, and singer
• James Brown, drummer in the reggae band UB40

• James Drysdale Brown (1850–1922), member of the Victorian Legislative Council
• Jim Brown (New South Wales politician) (1918–1999), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• Jim Brown (Western Australian politician) (1927–2020), member of the WA Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly

• James Brown (Canadian politician) (1828–1897), Ontario businessman and politician
• James Brown (New Brunswick politician) (1790–1870), member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick between 1830 and 1861
• James C. Brown (Ontario politician) (1868–1937), Ontario farmer and political figure
• James Elisha Brown (1913–1974), member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1957 and 1962 to 1971
• James Pollock Brown (1841–1913), Canadian politician
• James Thomas Brown (1871–1957), lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan
• Jim Brown (Ontario politician) (1943–2020), member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999

• James Clark Brown (1830–1891), New Zealand MP in 1870 & 1871–1890

• James Brown (MP for Malton) (1814–1877), British Liberal Party politician
• James Brown (Northern Ireland politician) (1897–?), MP for South Down, Northern Ireland
• James Brown (Scottish politician) (1862–1939), MP for Ayrshire, Scotland
• James Clifton Brown (1841–1917), member of Parliament of the United Kingdom for Horsham, 1876–1880
• James Gordon Brown (born 1951), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2007–2010
• Tony Brown (Manx politician) (James Anthony Brown, born 1950), Chief Minister of the Isle of Man

• James Brown (Connecticut politician) (1682–1769), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
• James Brown (Louisiana politician) (1766–1835), U.S. senator from Louisiana, 1813–1817 and 1819–1823
• James Brown (South Dakota judge) (c. 1864–1936), Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Cour
• James C. Brown (Pennsylvania politician) (1828–1892), member of the Pennsylvania Senate, and of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• James Harvey Brown (1906–1995), city council member in Los Angeles, California
• James M. Brown (attorney) (1941–2023), attorney general of Oregon from 1980 to 1981
• James S. Brown (1824–1878), mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1861 and member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1863–1865
• James Stephens Brown (1858–1946), mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
• James W. Brown (1844–1909), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1903–1905
• Jim Brown (interpreter) (born 1953), State Department language interpreter
• Jim N. Brown (1926–1991), Michigan politician

• James Brown (American football guard) (born 1988), American professional football player for the Chicago Bears
• James Brown (offensive tackle) (born 1970), American professional football player from 1993 to 2000
• James Brown (quarterback) (born 1975), American college football player for the University of Texas
• James A. Brown (1900–1965), American football and basketball coach
• James M. Brown (coach) (1892–1965), American college football, basketball, and baseball coach
• Jim Brown (1936–2023), American former football player and actor

• James Brown (1890s footballer), Scottish football defender
• James Brown (Australian soccer) (born 1990), Australian soccer player
• James Brown (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1965), English football goalkeeper born in Barnard Castle, County Durham
• James Brown (footballer, born 1906) (1906–?), Scottish footballer born in Leith, Edinburgh
• James Brown (footballer, born 1919) (1919–2005), Scottish footballer born in Glasgow
• James Brown (footballer, born 1987), English footballer born in Cramlington, Northumberland
• James Brown (footballer, born January 1998), English-Maltese footballer
• James Brown (footballer, born June 1998), Irish footballer
• Jim Brown (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2015), Scottish footballer born in Stirling
• Jim Brown (footballer, born 1950), Scottish footballer born in Edinburgh
• Jim Brown (footballer, born 1952), Scottish goalkeeper born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
• Jim Brown (soccer, born 1908) (1908–1994), Scottish-American soccer player born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
• Jim Brown (Cowdenbeath footballer) (died 1955), Scottish footballer born in West Calder, West Lothian
• Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1862) (1862–1922), English footballer born in Blackburn, Lancashire
• Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1924), Scottish footballer born in Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire
• Jimmy Brown (football manager), Scottish football manager
• Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1924) (1924–2002), Scottish footballer born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire
• Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1925) (1925–2008), Scottish goalkeeper born in Buckhaven, Fife
• Jimmy Brown (footballer, born 1953), Scottish footballer born in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire

• Jim Brown (catcher) (1892–1943), American baseball catcher and first baseman
• Jim Brown (outfielder) (1897–1944), baseball player
• Jim Brown (pitcher) (1860–1908), baseball pitcher in 1884 and 1886
• Jimmy Brown (baseball) (1910–1977), American baseball player
• James Brown (baseball) (1919–?), American baseball player

• James Brown (BMX rider) (born 1989), Canadian BMX rider
• James Brown (bowls player), Scottish lawn bowls player
• James Brown (cricketer) (1931–2014), Scottish cricketer
• James Brown (cyclist) (born 1964), Northern Ireland cyclist
• James Brown (rugby league) (born 1988), English rugby league player
• James Brown (sportscaster) (born 1951), American sportscaster formerly for Fox and presently for CBS and Showtime
• James Victor Brown (1935–2020), Australian rugby player
• Jim Brown (basketball) (1912–1991), American professional basketball player
• Jim Brown (darts player) (born 1971), Scottish darts player
• Jim Brown (ice hockey) (born 1960), retired American professional ice hockey defenseman
• Jim Brown (sprinter) (1909–2000), Canadian sprinter
• Jim J. Brown (1925–1995), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
• Jim W. Brown (1926–2014), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
• Jimmy Brown (cricketer) (1864–1916), cricketer
• Jimmy Brown (tennis) (born 1965), retired American professional tennis player
• Jimmy White (aka Jimmy Brown, born 1962), snooker player

• James Brown (artist) (1951–2020), American painter active in Paris
• James Brown (Australian pastoralist) (1819–1890), South Australian philanthropist
• James Brown (ecologist) (born 1942), American ecologist and academic
• James Brown (engraver) (1819–1877), New Zealand engraver, caricaturist, and drawing tutor
• James Brown (hair stylist) (born 1969), Irish hair stylist
• James Brown (magician), British magic-performer
• James A. C. Brown (1911–1964), Scottish psychiatrist
• James Boyer Brown (1919–2009), Australian gynaecologist
• James Duff Brown (1862–1914), British librarian
• James Graham Brown (1881–1969), American businessman and real estate developer
• James Howard Brown (1884–1956), American bacteriologist
• James Joseph Brown (1854–1922), American mining businessman
• James MacLellan Brown (1886–1967), Scottish architect
• James Robert Brown (born 1949), Canadian philosopher
• James Smedley Brown (1819–1863), American educator of the deaf
• James William Brown (1897–1958), English physician
• Jim Brown (computer scientist) (born 1943), American computer scientist with IBM
• Jim Brown (multihull designer), multihull sailboat designer
• Jimmy Brown (Irish republican) (1956–1992), activist and paramilitary leader
• James Failla (1919–1999), also known as Jimmy Brown, member of the Gambino crime family
• James Stephens Brown (Mormon) (1828–1902), American mormon, participant of the California Gold Rush
• James Brown (internet personality) (born 1999), Nigerian internet personality
• James Campbell Brown (1843–1910), chemist and professor
• James H. Brown (judge) (1818–1900), West Virginia judge
• James Johnston Mason Brown (1908–1964), Scottish paediatric surgeon

• "James Brown", a song by Cage the Elephant from the 2008 album Cage the Elephant
• "James Brown" (song), a 1989 song by Big Audio Dynamite
• "James Brown Is Dead", a 1991 song by L.A. Style
• Jimmy Brown, a character from the animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall
• "The Three Bells", a 1959 song also known as "The Jimmy Brown Song", "Little Jimmy Brown", or "Jimmy Brown"

• Brown's Hotel, London's oldest existing hotel, founded by James Brown in 1831.
• Djämes Braun, Danish singer
• Jamie Brown (disambiguation)
• Jim Brown (disambiguation)
• James Browne (disambiguation)