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
- Cricket
- David Brown (cricketer born 1941) (1941–2011), Scottish cricketer
- David Brown (cricketer born 1942), English cricketer
- David Brown (cricketer born 1982), English cricketer
- Football – association (soccer) and Australian rules
- Davey Brown (1898–1970), American soccer player
- David Brown (Australian rules footballer) (born 1969), Australian footballer for Adelaide and Port Adelaide Football Clubs
- David Brown (footballer born 1887) (1887–1970), Scottish striker for numerous clubs
- David Brown (footballer born 1889), Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Greenock Morton
- 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
- Ice hockey
- Dave Brown (ice hockey) (born 1962), retired NHL ice hockey right winger
- David Brown (ice hockey) (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey goaltender from Ontario
- Rugby
- Dave Brown (1900s athlete), rugby league footballer in Australia
- Dave Brown (rugby league) (born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer
- Dave Brown (rugby league forward) (born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer
- David Brown (rugby league) (1913–1974), Australian rugby league footballer
- Other sports
- Dave Brown (baseball) (1896–?), Negro League baseball player
- Dave Brown (basketball), former basketball coach
- David Brown (golfer) (died 1930), Scottish golfer
- David Brown (rower) (1923–1986), American rower and Olympic gold medalist
- David Edward Brown (1858–?), British rower
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