John Robert Brown may refer to:
- John Robert Brown (Virginia politician) (1842–1927), United States representative from Virginia
- John Robert Brown (judge) (1909–1993), member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, noted for his key decisions in favor of civil rights
- John Robert Brown (British Columbia politician) (1862–1947), lawyer and politician in British Columbia, Canada
Famous quotes containing the words robert brown and/or brown:
“Your business is not to catch men with show,
With homage to the perishable clay,
But lift them over it, ignore it all,
Make them forget there’s such a thing as flesh.
Your business is to paint the souls of men—”
—Robert Browning (1812–1889)
“They won’t come to learn, only to stare. I’ll be a freak in a sideshow: Lazarus the Second! Fifty cents to look, a dollar to touch.”
—Karl Brown (1897–1990)