Francis Brown is the name of:
- Francis Brown (theologian) (1849–1916), American Semitic scholar
- Francis Brown (1784–1820), president of Dartmouth College
- Francis Ernest Brown, headmaster for Geelong Church of England Grammar School
- Francis David Millet Brown (1837–1895), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Francis Focer Brown (1891–1971), Midwestern American Impressionist painter, Professor and Director of the Muncie Art Museum
- Francis James Brown (1925–2008), American classical composer
- Francis Graham Brown (1891–1942), Anglican bishop
- F. Taylor Brown (1925–2011), U.S. Navy admiral
Famous quotes containing the words francis and/or brown:
“I hardly said a word to my wife until I said ‘yes’ to divorce.”
—John Milius, U.S. screenwriter, Francis Ford Coppola (b. 1939)
“There was such speed in her little body,
And such lightness in her footfall,
It is no wonder her brown study
Astonishes us all.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)