Nicholas Brown

Nicholas Brown may refer to:

  • Nicholas Brown I (1729–1791), American signer of the 1764 charter of what became Brown University
  • Nicholas Brown II (1769–1841), Brown University was renamed for him in 1804
  • Nicholas Brown III (1792–1859), American Consul to Italy
  • Nicholas Brown (pirate) (died 1726)
  • Nicholas Edward Brown (1849–1934), Kew Gardens plant taxonomist
  • Nicholas John Brown (1838–1903), Australian politician
  • Nick Brown (born 1950), British Labour Party politician, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne, former government minister
  • Nick Brown (tennis) (born 1961), British tennis player and coach

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